What would one of the Philippines’ greatest revolutionaries do in this pandemic? HONORING A MAN OF LETTER AND SCIENCE Poster of the documentary On this day, June 19, in 1861, a Filipino icon was born. This well-traveled intellectual not only helped liberate the Philippines with his beliefs and...
Happy couple Carlyn Ocampo and Von Ordoña, and Z-GIRLS (Photos: Gabriel Altonaga via Ocampo and Ordoña’s Instagram accounts and Z-POP Dream) Carlyn Ocampo, a Filipino member of the pop group Z-GIRLS that was launched in Korea in 2019, announced that she is pregnant. Z-GIRLS and Z-BOYS...
Filipino female scientists with remarkable contributions to medicine and education When an imbalance in the system deprived women of the right to knowledge the right to knowledge and rendered them mere household figures, their skills and passion were obscured by male dominance and patriarchy as...
Did Miles Ocampo just indirectly reacted to rumor about her carrying Bimby Aquino's child? She recently posted a photo of her with raised eyebrow. She wrote, "2021 na.... naniniwala ka pa din sa fake news???" Note that recently, comedian-journalist Ogie Diaz slammed vloggers disseminating fake...
Ogie Diaz dipped into another rumor to create content for his vlog. This time, he decided to criticize other vloggers disseminating fake news about Kris Aquino's son, Bimby supposedly impregnating actress Miles Ocampo. "Utang na loob! Yung nabuntis si Miles -- para makagawa ng...
Wala Lang I received a message after my article last week hit the streets. On collectors feeling rich while tracking auction results, Jayson Ong texted, “It’s really very joyful to compute for the present estimated value of our collection but it’s also very hard for us to let go of pieces we...
We are kicking off Women’s month at Mesa ni Misis with our Bahay Kubo Kitchen series with Sheryl Ocampo, featuring El Nido. Hailed as “The world’s most beautiful beach” by travel magazines, El Nido also boasts a bounty of indigenous crops that are underutilized in our daily cooking. Through...
An historic HR Ocampo sale, plus an Ifugao ceremonial bench tops León Gallery’s year-end auction By Dexter R. Matilla Of all the pieces from León Gallery’s recent auction, it was perhaps the Ifugao ceremonial bench that sold for P21.6-M that delivered the most surprising result. The 13-feet...
Martin Nievera (right) and Louie Ocampo Martin Nievera’s latest song entitled “A Brand New Christmas” was inspired by two words that we’ve all grown accustomed to hearing these days: new normal. “That’s the inspiration behind the whole song because everything now is dictating us, and...
Interesting takeaways from the ‘History Comes Alive!’ lectures of Prof. Ambeth Ocampo The Cholera Squad Now that we are at the height of the global health crisis, it pays to know more about infectious diseases. Studying history helps us understand and better deal with the present. Learning,...
Filipino historian Prof. Ambeth Ocampo In 2017, the phrase “fake news” was chosen as Collins Dictionary’s official Word of the Year. But the concept of false truths presented as the news has been around for as long as there has been news to spread. Rizal and fake news “Fake news is not...
The sold-out lecture series goes digital, so get your tickets before it is too late The Ayala Museum’s commitment to Philippine art and culture takes on the digital frontier with the launch of Ayala Museum Virtual. Now more accessible than ever, the Ayala Museum Virtual is set to become a hub of...
