Filipino visual artists were playing musical instruments in the al fresco second floor of a rejuvenated building in 21 West Capitol Drive when, as if on cue, a fireworks display
Author Joseph Anthony Montecillo celebrated the release of his book, “In The Blood and Other Stories,” a compilation of short fiction horror tales, last month. The event was highlighted by
On slow, weekday high noons, the Fiesta Carnival amusement park—once a beloved entertainment destination that helped define the landscape of old Cubao—is neither festive nor carnivalesque. If you enter through
On Oct. 20, the final day of “Request sa Radio,” director Bobby Garcia was noticeably absent. TV icon and longtime friend Boy Abunda realized Garcia was not in the Philippines.
This Christmas will be a totally new one for Paul Gamboa, a former teacher at Ateneo junior high school. In August this year, he moved to Kobe in Japan to
Gen Xers and late millennials may remember watching in their youth the Christmas display at the Manila COD department store in Cubao in Quezon City. It featured mechanical figurines that
As an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Abu Dhabi, for 17 years, Tess Salgado gets homesick, especially during the Christmas season. The United Arab Emirates is a Muslim country, so
More than 20 years ago, Marikina City native Dona Robles-Santiago traveled to Turin in Italy to join her husband V, who was working there. Soon, they became a family of
In an alternate world, it could be a scene from a thriller novel. A healthcare insurance CEO is gunned down in what is arguably the busiest city in the world:
Seventeen years ago, if someone told us we’d still be doing this today, we might have laughed it off as wishful thinking. Back then, we were young, energetic mountain climbers
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