In the late 1950s, fundraising by a radio station in Manila helped to launch the international career of violinist Carmencita Lozada, then a tiny wisp of a girl from whose dainty fingers would emerge mighty sounds that would thrill audiences in Europe and the United States.
EVEN ACTIVIST nun Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB, like all the rest of us Scholastican jubilarians, loved the homecoming theme for 2012 that the silver jubilarians, led by woman pilot Brooke Castillo, adopted: Walang Kupas! A logical running theme in the light of numerous recent natural disasters was the love and care for the environment.
The recent edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival ended with more than half a billion pesos in revenue and with at least one entry “Enteng Ka Ng Ina Mo” (second best picture) breaking box-office history with more than P111 million in less than a week.
