WALA LANG RIZAL’S GRANDDAUGHTER Lulu Tinio (second from the right) with Rizal cousins (descendants of Soledad and Narcisa Rizal): Natividad Francisco, Concepcion A. Feria, and Jose Q. Arguelles Lulu Tinio Worthy descendant of the Rizals of Calambâ and the Hidalgos of Batangas, married to...
WALA LANG This is a special year for culture and arts in the Philippines, being the golden anniversary year of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Asia-Pacific’s best. It was founded in 1973 as the CCP Philharmonic Orchestra on initiative and with the continuing support of then...
WALA LANG Steadfast and faithful civil servant Manuel S. Alba passed away this year, distinguished son of his native Iloilo and of the country he served. He had transferred to Diliman from University of the Philippines (UP) Iloilo and we met in our junior year at the College of Business...
AS SEEN FROM ABOVE Troops from Vigan lead the battle at Bantaoay as the Great Comet of 1807 can be seen from the sky (Photo National Museum) With history, culture, and art given little attention in our public schools curriculum, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Museum of...
WALA LANG CRUEL HISTORY The Contemplative Court in the US Museum of African American History, Culture and Arts The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. is a reminder of the horrors experienced by the families of a significant part of the American population, the...
CRUEL HISTORY The Contemplative Court in the US Museum of African American History, Culture, and Arts The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. is a reminder of the horrors experienced by the families of a significant part of the American population, the genocide that Adolf...
WALA LANG It is as if Juan Luna (1857-1899) has just laid down his brushes and standing proudly, almost defiantly, before his prize-winning Spoliarium , proclaims, “There. Try and better that.” The painting and the artist—then 27 years old—as he was in the very year that he finished...
WALA LANG Even as some US cities suffer from stagnation, crime, homelessness, and wholesale shoplifting, New York City remains vibrant. On a short break the other month, some family members and I stayed a week in Manhattan. My trip is museums and while my companions were scootering in Central Park...
WALA LANG Twin buildings are rising in Diliman near the Carillon and the Film Center. One is the Black Box KAL Theater, the other a gallery. The former has state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment and can sit 350 to 450 people in rows facing a stage or in tiers on four sides as a...
WALA LANG On its 54th anniversary, celebrated this month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is strictly speaking, homeless. The main building on Roxas Boulevard has been dark since January and at its traditional location, only the recently inaugurated Teatro Ignacio Gimenez (the Black...
WALA LANG A remarkable couple, banker Edwin Bautista and academician Aileen B. Bautista, teamed up to form a unique collection of Philippine material heritage that the perceptive scholar and writer Florencio “Floy” Quintos declares “gives a deeper meaning and resonance to the narrative of an...
Dr Jaime Laya feted for his opinion article “Emily in Egypt” in his Manila Bulletin column “Wala Lang” Dr. Jaime C. Laya was recognized by the Egypt Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt for his outstanding work on the article he wrote entitled “Emily in Egypt” which was featured in...
