Homeless dreams Jonathan Joven When artist Jonathan Joven was young, he would go out and ride his pedicab to pick up passengers and to sell scraps he collected from piles of garbage. Living in the Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila, he dreamed of one day having his own home, away from the stinky...
Talented shoe designer Joel Wijangco puts his best foot forward in the upcoming International Footwear Design Competition in Guangzhou, China On the heels of his recognition for the second time, as one of the finalists of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) and the Philippine Footwear...
This year, the film festival also puts a spotlight on gender and diversity For more than a decade, Cinema Rehiyon has been defined by its location(s), pertaining not only to the space where it holds its events but also the places where its independent film entries came from. This year, the 13th...
Manila Bulletin Lifestyle brings home the award for “Outstanding Published Feature Article on Youth and Education in a Nationally Circulated Publication” at the 16th Lasallian Scholarum Awards last March 26, 2021 for its “ Private school teachers share their experiences in blended learning...
‘Inside Out’ co-director Ronnie del Carmen’s animated project with Netflix will focus on Philippine mythology and lore Jumping from the studios of Pixar to the streaming giant Netflix is Filipino animator and writer Ronnie del Carmen. Far from his works on films like “Inside Out,”...
Filipino artist Paolo Dumlao talks about the taboos and the creative intimacy that comes from performing and baring it all out When it comes to stage fright, the oldest trick in the books is to picture your audience naked. But for performance artist Paolo Dumlao, baring himself to his viewer is the...
It looks Tiktok isn’t just for hacks, it’s also for launching a music career Angela Ken For many aspiring artists, a big break is all they need to get a foot on the door to fame. And as much as we want to believe that the ones we clapped and listened to today had theirs easy, the true story...
Believe it or not, Hannah responded! Hollywood actress Miley Cyrus celebrates the 15th anniversary of the premiere of the show that made her one of the teen idols of the 2000s, “Hannah Montana,” by writing her character a letter. In a tweet, Miley shared photos of her said letter written in...
Even in a time of public health crisis, making art is as essential as hand washing A year of fear in home isolation has put things in a different perspective. Forget the rat race we all lived in our pre-COVID time, people from all over the world are reminded of the things that are essential to...
Filipina artist Ela Andal paints a childish throwback in her latest works As much as we hate to say it, we never really part with the childish things when we grow up. Stacking Legos, though still fun, is now a way for us to meditate or channel our creative side. Learning how to eat certain...
Dante dances through hell in this experimental film An allegory of human life exhibited in a visionary trip through Christian afterlife, the Divine Comedy was written to steer a corrupt society into the path righteousness. Dante is guided by Roman poet Virgil through hell ( Inferno ) and purgatory...
ARTIST AT WORK: Finding happy With or without a mask, we are all clowns covered in the smiles of our “resiliency” while suffering from hunger and poverty in the pits of our stomachs. UNMASKING THE ARTIST Marco Banares Just like artist’s Marco Banares’ Wala man bahid ng kalungkutan. Huwad...
