A heartbreaking ‘Good-bye’
By Ruel S. De Vera
Impending death is easily one of the hardest subjects to write about, especially if the writer is still young and has so much to lose.

Impending death is easily one of the hardest subjects to write about, especially if the writer is still young and has so much to lose.

The art works of Angelo Toledo-Malanyaon depict the play of colors in underwater images.

Philippine folk art plays an important role in the development of the country’s visual arts. With motifs and compositions that are more attuned to indigenous sensibilities, folk art has spurned the creation of a unique Philippine identity that strongly resonated among the pioneers of Philippine art.
Agencies, academic departments in Filipino, organizations and language centers who seek the development of the Filipino language are requested to enlist in the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino’s (KWF) registry program.

Saint Pedro Calungsod, of course, belongs not just to Cebu but to the Philippines. The same can be said of San Lorenzo Ruiz of Binondo, Manila.

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra awed Manila’s music-lovers in the concluding performance of its season concert held recently at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Spanish flamenco maestro Manuel Betanzos will hold classes in Manila on May 7-8.
The University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (UST CCWLS will be holding its Summer Creative Writing Workshop on May 5-11, at the Ridgewood Residence in Baguio City.

Remember Escolta? It is the street running parallel to the Pasig River that once was Manila’s premier commercial location.

Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man” 3 is the continuation of the big-screen adventures of the world’s favorite billionaire—inventor Tony Stark aka Iron Man.

Because of the unusual way he wields his words, Paulo Coelho is perhaps the world’s most quotable novelist.