Book on Chief Justice Fred Ruiz Castro to be launched
A soldier by heart, the late Supreme Court Justice Fred Ruiz Castro embraced the law as his core value.
A soldier by heart, the late Supreme Court Justice Fred Ruiz Castro embraced the law as his core value.
After the “Promdi” exhibit at the Reflections Gallery of Museo Orlina in Tagaytay, the gallery has mounted “Promdi 2,” featuring the works of Angelo Baldemor from Paete, Laguna; Henri Cainglet from Valencia, Bohol; and Ramon Orlina from Taal, Batangas.
Part of the proceeds from the recently concluded University of Santo Tomas Classical Christmas Concert will go to the restoration of two famous murals by National Artist Vicente Manansala on the history of medicine.
Glorious music marked the traditional Classical Christmas Concert of the University of Santo Tomas.
Indigenous communities in the Visayas region that gathered in Bacolod City for the Dayaw indigenous people’s festival said they were still coping from the devastation of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) and the 7.2-magnitude earthquake last year.
Modern theater has come a long way in the Philippines since it made its arrival during the American Occupation. But challenges remain, especially the lack of financial wherewithal and support from the state. Then there’s the seeming paucity in audience.
Strange how one epithet of a word, uttered in confusion, can grow to have a life of its own. Ironic, too, that the perpetrator of such mischief could be the most influential critic of the time.
Known for his abstraction and deft exploration of materials and technique, Benjie Cabangis’ recent works at his Gauze Project exhibition at University of the Philippines Fine Arts Gallery acutely depict the question of framing time in art.
The 150th birth anniversary of national hero Apolinario Mabini came to a fitting conclusion with Dulaang UP’s “Ang Muling Lagda ni Apolinario Mabini” by dramatist Floy Quintos and composer Krina Cayabyab (at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater); with direction by Dexter M. Santos.
Filipino Redemptorist priest Fr. Karl Gaspar’s new book is “Desperately Seeking God’s Saving Action: Yolanda Survivors’ Hopes beyond Heartbreaking Lamentations” (ISA, Quezon City, 2014, 361 pp).
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