The oldest photography club of the Philippines attempts to weed out from traditional photographs to “wallable” images as it celebrates its 85th year this 2013.
People have been wondering about those three portentous letters emblazoned on the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) logo: KKK. Is it something secret and revolutionary—as in that secret society of the Philippine Revolution?
My husband and I have been living separately for 18 years, since he left me and had another family, with two children. I did not file any legal separation or marriage annulment, as I knew this would affect my work in a school in our own barangay.
When Supertyphoon “Yolanda” struck the country early last month, Gift Gate Inc.’s Virgie Ramos received a phone call from her longtime friend Kunihiko Tsuji, chief operating officer and senior executive vice president of Sanrio Co. Ltd.
Nighttime traffic going to Resorts World Manila (RWM) has been stressful lately. Last Tuesday, our friends Serafin Pua and Wing Inductivo had to get off the car and hop over the central island of the road across Naia 3 just to make it in time for a show at RWM’s Newport Performing Arts Theater. Meanwhile, the taxi we were riding barely squeezed itself out of a near gridlock not far from the venue.
The community truly banded together, but this effort is not unique–it’s happening everywhere in the Philippines.
When my cousins Eden and Lina came to live with us, I gave up my room and slept with Mother. They were home-loving sisters who made my room look nice with printed curtains, and they made crocheted covers for the beds. Under the bed they had many boxes of canned goods, mostly milk for Eden’s baby. A basket lined with diapers was hung from the rafters and the baby slept in it.
The annual Christmas Gala concert of the University of Santo Tomas ushers in the wonderful holiday season our country is known to celebrate with fervor. Held on the first Thursday of December, the event starts with the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony at the centuries-old campus grounds.
Levi’s launched its new Revel jeans with a très exclusive affair at posh Forbes Park. The line comes in awesome cuts and colors, all toward one goal—to give each woman the legs and the butt that she has always wanted to have, no matter what body type she is.
Brazillian philosopher, social theorist and politician Roberto Unger once pointed out in an interview that we often see change happening after a crisis or a trauma. He knew what he was talking about, having served in Brazil’s government and participated in its turbulent political life.
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