21 ‘lola’ join beauty tilt but no swimsuits
MANILA, Philippines–Who says beauty pageants are only for “the young and the beautiful?” The lola (grandmothers) of Malabon City are out to prove that
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MANILA, Philippines–Who says beauty pageants are only for “the young and the beautiful?” The lola (grandmothers) of Malabon City are out to prove that
MANILA, Philippines–As about a hundred parents and guardians found spots on the mat-covered floor of Montgomery Place Clubhouse in New Manila, Quezon City, the air
The jovial mood and frenzied rush to take selfies and group photos quickly turned teary and emotional as Torsten van Dullemen stood at the center of the Mandarin Oriental Manila (MOM) lobby at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fifteen artists who are members of the Estillo Art Group are currently exhibiting their works at Erehwon Center for the Arts in Quezon City. Joining them is Filipino-Australian guest artist Benild Abigan, whose exhibited acrylic/charcoal “Memoir of Malee…the Ancient Remedy” depicts his psychic sensitivity that shows in his other works.
What was once part of a somber military camp—where the likes of Ninoy Aquino, Serge Osmeña and Geny Lopez were once imprisoned—is now a vibrant “gimik” place called Bonifacio Global City (or BGC) in Taguig.
Conspiracy Garden Café (59 Visayas Ave., Project 6, Quezon City) is the offshoot of an idea that musicians can open and operate their own venue for live performances.
How we should view art, everyday objects and space beyond the norm is the design premise of the new Artlab of artists and provocateurs Cesare and Jean Marie Syjuco.
Every year, dozens of new restaurants open to much fanfare. Original concepts and foreign chains with everything, from specialty tea to steamed chicken, vie for the attention of Filipinos, inveterate foodies.
Everyone of us may know or recommend one or two favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants that serve quite delicious food and are not part of mainstream dining.
While we were living abroad, huddling in the gray chill of late autumn as the dark nights drew in, a rose-colored apparition would manifest itself in our frost-bitten imaginations about sitting down to a smorgasbord of hearty Filipino fare, with long-lost friends sitting around the table in cheerful bonhomie.
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