In Philippine design and architecture, the name “Calma” is synonymous with a powerful aesthetic impact on the environment. Think Lorenzo “Lor” Calma’s sculptural planes, whose flatness is interrupted by cuts and folds, or Ed Calma’s stark-white College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts building with its irregular form and all-glass backside set against an old, grayish district in Manila.
It’s easy to get carried away with the passionate arguments over last week’s cover of Time Magazine’s US issue. Beginning with the question, “Are you mom enough?” and of course, the breastfeeding cover shot that nobody could miss, what ensued was a flurry of comments, opinions and debates.
As discussed last week, smartphones are becoming vulnerable to the same problems that threaten computer security—malware, worm, phishing, etc.—especially as people increasingly use these devices for sensitive purposes like banking transactions.
Sulo Riviera Hotel in Quezon City was the scene for the bienvenida for Ipe Cruz, who was coming home from New York, and the birthday of former Givenchy house model Tetta Agustin Bavery, dahlings.
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