Varied activities across the land—poetry readings, discussions, symposia, performances, storytelling sessions, tributes to prominent writers and workshops—are underway in celebration of National Literature Month, and will last until the third
So, go na tayo, ha!” Those were the last words veteran playwright-director Floy Quintos said to the actors and members of the creative team after handing in the final draft
T his year, Feb. 22 marked the 135th anniversary of Jose Rizal’s letter in 1889 to the women of Malolos, which, among others, hailed them for championing women. On the
“Papua New Guinea?” “No, Papua.” “Saan yon?”Granted, not everybody can tell the difference, although Papua New Guinea, I heard, also offers incredible scuba diving. This, however, was a different dream
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Milton Berle From the sand dunes of Namibia to the wilderness trails of Botswana to the towering coral formations of Tubbataha Reefs, I
Sony David Maramba almost had me convinced her time was past, as writer, editor and author. For one thing, she said, she couldn’t keep up with the new technology, could
It seems Ramon Orlina’s hands have been full lately—not just with glass, but with paving a lustrous future for Filipino visual artists. On Independence Day, Orlina initiated a meeting in
On his second term as director of the Instituto Cervantes in Manila, Javier Galvan solidified the Philippines’ position as one of the top five countries with the largest Spanish language
Among the throng of critics, curators and creatives who have been populating the Giardini, the Arsenale and the labyrinthine streets of Venice, Italy, since the days leading up to the
When he was 27 years old, Jimmy Choi was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD). His first doctor told him to get his affairs in order as he’d be in
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