Instead of spending the last days of summer on the beach, we opted to explore one of the oldest towns...
When I learned of a new pilgrimage site in Tanay, Rizal, I got easily interested not only because a huge statue of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary reportedly is installed there, but more so because I heard it offers a place to rest amid the noise and haste of the metropolis.
Angono, “Art Capital of the Philippines,” Antipolo City and other Rizal towns hosted the Philippine Visual Arts Festival (PVAF), part of the National Arts Month celebration, last Feb. 17 to 21.
My youngest son, Arcus, City Bank executive, was going to be one of the Apostles in the Maunday Thursday ritual of the Washing of the Feet at Mount Carmel Church, New Manila. I had never been to a Holy Week church affair that didn’t bore me to death, but I was in my wheelchair, and sure of a seat, so I went.
The winter of her career in classical music that Ingrid Sala Santamaria herself refers to has been a truly busy one; it’s been concentrated on preparations for an eternal Spring.
In celebration of the 102nd birth anniversary of the late National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro, the local government of Angono in Rizal province and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) staged on Feb. 11 a concert honoring the composer and conductor.
It is certainly a pleasant surprise to learn that Ricky Lee, one the country’s most honored and prolific screenwriters...
Underline the big issues, but don’t forget the romance—that is playwright Nicanor Tiongson and director Soxie Topacio’s formula for Peta’s ‘Noli Fili: Dekada Dos Mil,’ which opens Sept. 10
ASIDE from being known for the Higantes Festival and as the Art Capital of the Philippines, the town of Angono...
ARGUABLY the most important auction of León Gallery, “Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2016” saw for the first time in history an artwork by National Hero José Rizal put on the auction block.
