World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who says the Bible has changed his life, is hanging his gloves this season of Lent to take on a new task: to preach the Word of God to priests.
Whenver I’d run into Sir Gani at the office, he would always greet me with a supportive: “Uy, tumaba ka! By one millimeter.”
Long before Adele’s Grammy grand slam, there was kaleidoscope-haired, über-funky Cyndi Lauper who snagged multiple coveted music awards. And check out the numbers: She has been nominated for 14 Grammys (she’s won six), two American Music Awards, seven American Video Awards, and 18 MTV Awards.
Four bands, one stage, one heck of a crazy night. Overwhelming? Maybe. Fun? You bet. The music fest entitled “SMASH Project 2012” just kicked off a sweltering month by bringing in four of the hottest rock acts from the US, joined by four of our local crowd favorites Chicosci, Typecast, Urbandub, and Slapshock.
Take a straightforward portrait and turn it into something figurative—this is what photographer Jake Verzosa has demonstrated in his latest body of work “Harbinger,” inspired by Magic the Gathering cards and other role-playing games. Or, as Verzosa put it simply, “I like the word.”
“We are not trying to restore the original situation before the devastation, but rather we [are trying] to look forward to the future,” said actor Japanese Ken Watanabe.
If there is one thing we can learn from the people of Tiaong, Quezon, it is having pride of place. Proof of that is the recent publication of “Tiaong: Coming Into Its Own,” a coffee-table book written by Abe Florendo, with archival research by Dulce Festin Baybay and Dr. Luis C. Dery.
Between photo shoots, deadlines, and minor dilemmas, I was definitely looking forward to a breather. As it was my first trip to “The Land of Smiles,” my thoughts could be summed up in four words: Thailand, here I come!
It makes us proud when a fellow countryman makes a mark on foreign soil. I know we can name so many at this point, but this time I will introduce to you someone who, from my point of view, has so much power to wield yet has remained humble.
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