Dayaw, the biggest celebration of indigenous Filipino culture, is not only a meeting of different traditions but a reflection of Filipino identity, organizers said during a press conference held at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts lobby last Oct. 24.
Great painters were enamored with flowers, which they depicted with ardor and affection and in a multiplicity of variations.
French composer Georges Bizet is Manila’s flavor of the month, judging by the simultaneous staging of “Carmen” by the Lyric Opera of the Philippines and its ballet version by Ballet Manila.
In 2008, one of the five awardees of Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas was a small, unassuming man who received the Manuel Baldemor trophy with quiet delight. He wrote under the name “Yun H” or “Cloud Crane.”
Eons ago, when we were living in Malate, Manila, having been unceremoniously uprooted from war-torn Ermita, my mother made my sister and I take up the piano. Our teacher was a friend of the family, a mestiza called Ms Barros, whom we called Tita Nena.
Thrillers are by far the most popular form of American fiction, as its creators are among the most prolific of authors.
A student from Subic who was bullied in school for being half-African-American; an engineering student who was an illegitimate child; and a Communication Arts major from Ateneo are vying to win a new talent contest.
UP Concert Chorus (UPCC) has won three awards on the international scene: 1st Prize in the Folk category of the Festival Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros in Vic, Spain; and the gold diploma and the Audience Prize (People’s Choice Award) at the 9th Cantemus International Choir Festival at Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Year 2012 is a banner year for the Philippines in conservation and management of World Heritage properties.
AHA Chef Instructor Joey Carpo shows how to cook and prepareMmalaysian Mango Chicken
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