How the Cultural Center of the Philippines is marrying tradition with modernity INSTRUMENTAL Kubing , a Philippine jaw harp from bamboo With well over 50 years of providing and preserving our cultural heritage through the arts, once again, CCP is opening its doors to Filipino artists who crave to...
WALA LANG PICTURES OF MARTYRDOM A Japanese print representing Takayama Ukon. Photos from Google Images. February is not a happy month in Philippine-Japan relations. The Battle of Manila raged 76 years ago in February 1945 and a persecuted Japanese feudal lord died here in February 1615. By the late...
WALA LANG IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTIES: NCCA invitation for comments on the delisting petition. The latest excitement in heritage circles is over a temple in Santa Ana that a Ms. Chloe Chizu Go , wants removed from the National Museum’s “Important Cultural Property” list. How she became...
The cognoscenti ’s weekend paradise Why Rue Angelique will be a treasure trove for Home Improvement fans and art collectors ‘A weekend in early February at the Palacio de Memoria should be the true destination of all interested in Filipino culture and the Arts. Plus the promise of great food...
WALA LANG SHARP OBJECTS AND BLADED WEAPONS Talibóng of the Mundo (Panay-Bukidnon) warriors and the handle of one, depicting a Makara, a mythical being of Hindu origin. (photo courtesy of Floy Quintos) Apart from what my kasambahay calls kutsilyo or nayp , the most familiar weapon nowadays is the...
WALA LANG WORKS ON PAPER. Prints by Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. (Juggler, ’82, 10/100) Covid-19 notwithstanding, art auctions continue to set new records. At the Nov. 28 León Gallery Kingly Treasures Auction 2020, paintings fetched the highest prices. An HR Ocampo ( Tempo Rubato , 1949) went for P37.4...
Wala Lang Jaime C. Laya The economy is tanking—travel is down and with it hotels and resorts, malls are quiet, restaurants are empty, movie houses are dark, churches are bare, construction has stopped. Gardening is a bright spot, a big thanks to ladies-who-lunch and men-who-drink. The...
WALA LANG Jaime C. Laya There is great excitement among Malitboganons of Southern Leyte. Malitbog’s miraculous image, Sto. Nino de Malitbog missing since 1991, has been found. The Malitboganons 7 in Manila Association (MIMA) held a formal sendoff last Saturday with Holy Mass at the Sto. Nino de...
WALA LANG Jaime Laya “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” It’s always been like that. Unlike the 19th century hoi polloi who lived in bahay kubo with two rooms, Dons and Doñas were in grand homes, spending time in large rooms with high...
Wala Lang TIME TESTED Arellano High School in Manila, photo by David Montasco The library of my school, Arellano High in Santa Cruz near C.M. Recto, survived World War II and till I left for U.P. in 1953, I browsed its stacks and book cases of pre-war books. Our librarian was the super strict...
GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES Portrait of the author Dr. Jaime Laya (when he was minister of budget) by national artist Federico Alcuaz So it has been with former President Ferdinand E. Marcos . Every Feb. 25 (EDSA Day), Aug. 29 (Ninoy Day), Sept.11 (birthday), Sept. 21 (Declaration of Martial Law),...
Wala Lang AS LOVELY AS A TREE Pinto Arboretum, Antipolo Ask someone to name some trees and the answer might be, “narra, coconut, pine tree … … ano pa nga ba —banana?” PWH chops down whatever stands in the way of road widening. Trees are truncated to protect Meralco and PLDT...
