MANILA, Philippines—Tagaytay fine dining restaurant Antonio’s made it into the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, making it the first Philippine restaurant to break into the prestigious list. Antonio’s ranked 48th
Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Rina Jimenez-David was among the 15 journalists honored by a global advocacy organization for championing the health and rights of girls and women through their reporting.
A British boy got in trouble at school when he arrived for World Book Day celebrations dressed as the lead character from racy novel “50 Shades of Grey,” complete with bondage equipment.
The March 6 concert of Romanian soprano Nelly Miricioiu at the Meralco Theater earned every possible gesture of admiration from an impassioned crowd after she performed carefully chosen pieces, which obviously represent facets of her versatility and artistic range, from bel canto to Verdi and the modern Italian and French repertoire.
Even Filipinos based overseas have taken to street photography, as shown by the exhibit, “Unpredictable… Unscripted,” running at the Vargas Museum of University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
The first post-liberation concert of the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) under conductor Dr. Herbert Zipper was given in the ruins of Santa Cruz Church on May 9, 1945. It was described in the Sunday Times Magazine in May 1970 as the most unusual concert ever given in Manila.
Heritage advocates criticized anew national cultural agencies and the Manila city government for allowing the construction of a high-rise condominium in Sta. Ana district, a declared histo-cultural overlay zone and a heritage zone.
Twenty years ago, Ballet Manila (BM), then a breakaway group from another company, debuted to an overeager audience that kept clapping and cheering “Bravo!” even before the number was over.
Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi’s “Philippine Madonna” runs until March 15 at The Crucible Art Gallery, 4/L, The Artwalk, Building A, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
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