In “Desiccated Proxy” (on view at the Galleria Duemilla until Feb. 29), Jose Tence Ruiz continues to explore the paradoxes, contradictions and the absurdities of human existence, as he portrays various social ills alongside existential queries mostly with the use of Catholic symbols, in his attempt to make some sense of the complexities his finds in life.
The chamber music event of the week is the performance of Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1 and Chausson’s Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet at the Philamlife Theater on Feb. 25, featuring cellist Wilfredo Pasamba, violinist Gina Medina and pianist Mary Anne Espina.
Veteran advertising art director Gil Corcuera has reinvented himself as one of the country’s most interesting sculptors. This in itself is already welcome news in a country where the three-dimensional medium has always remained in the shadow of the better appreciated medium of painting.
“The Future Begins Here” is not your regular history book. It was published to celebrate the 100-year story of De La Salle University, an event marked by a yearlong celebration that culminates in March 2012.
AHA Chef Bambi shows how to prepare and cook Chili Con Carne. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Frances Mangosing
The Philippines’ middle-aged bachelor president Benigno Aquino III said Sunday he was still hoping to find a wife, saying it would make him a better leader.
If you have money and want to flaunt it, mansions, limousines and yachts are no longer enough. For the super rich of Asia, owning a private jet has become the ultimate status symbol.
The Rio Carnival came alive Saturday with more than two million revelers in outlandish costumes staging a mammoth, frenzied samba-driven street festival in the city center.
It was a weekend of everything that flies—colorful hot air balloons with different shapes and sizes, kites, transport and trainer planes, ultra-light aircraft and helicopters, skydivers and paragliders—filled the skies of Air Force City, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark Field, Pampanga during the 17th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta last Feb. 9-12.
Living in this city gets more exciting every day! The business, political, social and entertainment sectors are bursting with life, and it’s getting difficult to keep up with the excitement. Since this is the Lifestyle section, I will not dwell on the action-packed political and business arenas but instead focus on the wonderful shows, places and adventures happening in our metropolis. Indeed, life is more thrilling than fiction!
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