Ramon “Richie” Lerma is the director and chief curator of the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) at the Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. He used to teach at the university’s fine arts program. Today he is an adviser of Salcedo Auctions at Three Salcedo Place, Salcedo Village, Makati City.
Many people, it appears, do not know that banks are required by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to inform...
If President Benigno S. Aquino III signs into law a bill authored by his cousin, Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, establishments can no longer avoid giving the exact change or offering candy or something else instead of cash.
When champions meet you can be totally sure you’re in for a great show, palangga.
When the exhibit of gold artifacts from the Philippines opens at the Asia Society Museum in New York City next month, visitors will be astounded by the quality and intricacy of the pieces. The fact that they date from the 10th to the 13th centuries should be even more cause for amazement.
HOW do they do it? Before some people can catch up with the old con, scam artists have already come...
LOANS from the National Museum, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Metropolitan Museum of...
The Philippines’ fabulous pre-Hispanic cultural heritage takes the spotlight in New York, as Asia Society will mount the important exhibit,...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (formerly Central Bank of the Philippines) has collected paintings. The first accessions of major works...
Somebody recently gave me a big alkansiya (coin bank). After I started putting P5 and P10 coins in it, I wondered if saving money this way would affect the supply of coins and make it difficult for establishments and public utility vehicles (PUVs) to give exact change.
