A new group of Filipino artists has made its presence felt Saturday with its first major exhibition, which opened Saturday at the Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art (ECCA) at Valle Verde, Pasig City.
My resolution this year is to see more of my own country. In the past, traveling abroad was the thing to do, with domestic travel reserved for those doing business or visiting their provincial hometowns.
In what may be the wiliest move ever, Mark Millar, the brains behind Kick-Ass, Wanted and Civil War and other shelf favorites, held a contest.
After a lengthy creative hiatus, one of the most-loved Irish rock acts of the ’90s resurfaces into mainstream consciousness with its sixth full-length offering entitled “Roses.” And, boy, does it sound sweet.
Last Sunday, Lauren Oliver, author of the popular Delirium trilogy, popped by Powerbooks Greenbelt for a book signing, and even had time for an intimate lunch with five of her fans.
Even the not-very-religious Catholic does Visita Iglesia during Holy Week. Visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday, after the Holy Eucharist is brought to the “altar of repose” by the priest during the procession inside the Church, is a tradition observed by most Catholics.
Claude Tayag sees himself as a food missionary, hoping to convert people at home and abroad to the secret cuisine wonders of the Philippines.
Arnel Valencia felt humiliated at school when he was barred from using the language he spoke at home, part of a decades-long pattern of linguistic destruction across the Philippines.
Cultural relations between France and the Philippines had been staunchly conducted in the past as it is vigorously pursued now. This is particularly true in the field of music.
Susan Gimagan beamed with pride as she marched to the stage to receive her high school diploma. Nothing unusual, one might say, except that Gimagan is not just 45 years old and a widow but she also has been in jail for the last five years awaiting trial on a narcotics charge.
