
Divided we stood: Reflections five years after COVID
Five years ago, the world came to a standstill. I revisited my journal from March 2020, and back then, the uncertainty was overwhelming—an eerie, collective pause that forced us to
Five years ago, the world came to a standstill. I revisited my journal from March 2020, and back then, the uncertainty was overwhelming—an eerie, collective pause that forced us to
When one considers the poet and metaphysician Marjorie Evasco, who has trained medical doctors in writing narratives of healing, one thinks of elegant verse and prose the way they are
Snaking through several Metro Manila cities as well as the municipality of Pateros and Rizal province’s Taytay town, the Pasig River has played an important role in the development of
I finally found the time to pick up “Sangkap 2: Main Philippine Cooking Ingredients” which features winning stories from the Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award from 2018 to 2022.
The 18th Palihang Rogelio Sicat (PRS) welcomes 16 writing fellows chosen from more than one hundred applicants and who will have the chance to hone their writing skills under the
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the sudden passing of my Mom, Margarita A. Forés …,” restaurateur Amado Forés broke the shocking news in an Instagram post
Juan Senson’s 1923 painting “Baptism of Christ” is the country’s newest National Cultural Treasure (NCT), following its recent declaration by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Done
Last month, while riding a taxi, I overheard the 71-year-old driver lamenting his meager earnings. He disclosed that in the past week, he had only earned P200 per day after
If experience is the best teacher, practice makes perfect, and rejection is just redirection, then going Christmas caroling is probably one of the best, if unlikely, kinds of training a
Cherry DV Agoyaoy has unveiled her debut solo exhibition, “Eternal Blossoms,” featuring colorful, floral-inspired artworks. A Filipina creative from Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, now based in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Agoyaoy is
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