He’s no longer the same SYM–and he doesn’t care what critics say
Surrounded by his paintings, Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza eats lunch, alone and quietly, in his condominium unit in Metro Manila one early afternoon.
November 23, 2014
Surrounded by his paintings, Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza eats lunch, alone and quietly, in his condominium unit in Metro Manila one early afternoon.
Before anything else, you are struck by how absolutely cute they are, little clay communities of rotund people dressed in bright colors, congregating around a central figure—an image of the Virgin Mary, or a corpulent woman overrun by little companions climbing affectionately all over her.
It’s five days before Jason Mraz returns to Manila for a concert on Nov. 27 at Smart Araneta Coliseum—and we hope to catch the show because this would be our first time to see him perform live.
For several months now, I have included among my special intentions in my daily Masses a prayer for the 2016 elections.
Upon arriving at General Santos City airport, you immediately notice the hustle and bustle of business life in the city. Foreigners and locals alike stream out of the airport. It’s my first time in General Santos City, and it seems to me that commerce and the march of progress is well underway in this booming port. But the city was not our first destination as we immediately headed to South Cotabato and the enchanting Lake Sebu.
Strange that some Filipino travelers are familiar with what’s going on in places like Inner Mongolia and yet have no clue about many Philippine must-see sights and must-go sites.
Chino Roces, the newspaper publisher and freedom fighter, confessed to some discomfort accepting awards, afraid of doing them injustice in the future: As long as a human lives, he would say, he’s capable of anything. He thought it safest, thus, to accept them posthumously.
It was a hip day in Ayala Alabang last Saturday.
The rest of the city had already succumbed to the languor of the afternoon heat, but inside the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati, half a dozen people were praying intently.
Less than a month after it opened its first branch in the Philippines at SM Mega Fashion Hall, Swedish brand H&M opened a second branch at Robinsons Magnolia four days ago. The winter collection of apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and children is now in the store, but what’s new and notable is the wide range of items from Mama, H&M Sport and Home.
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