Fire and smoke are synonymous with damage and destruction. But for Ilonggo artist Marvin Dalisay , fire and smoke are natural elements for art creation. Marvin Dalisay The 31-year-old artist from the quaint coastal town of Banate in Iloilo province has been using ...
How the monumental occasion will be observed later this month, and an exclusive look at Iloilo City during the pandemic UNDYING DEVOTION Dinagyang primarily honors the Senor Sto. Nino (Photo by Mayad) At the heart of the Philippines lies the Queen of all festivals. Dagyang fever is in the air!...
Photos by Arnold Almacen The year is coming to a close and no community was spared by coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but artists in Iloilo City have managed to transform collective experience with street art. Across SM City Iloilo, artists collectively known as Baysulangpu (an anagram for the...
A tapestry portraying a conflict among a family in Iloilo has emerged as the grand prize winner of the 25th Philippine Art Awards. Melvin Guirhem ’s fabric art Failed Reconciliation may have been a personal story of pain, but mirrors the pain of many Filipino families. “It’s a...
Photos by Jules Vivas LUNCH AT ST. MARTHA'S From left: Chef Angelo Comsti, the author, MB content producer Jules Vivas, Chef Francis Lim, Chef Kalel Chan, and Richmonde Hotel Iloilo GM Natalie Lim Sometimes we travel far and wide in search of something, only to arrive at it where we travel from. I...
Riding on tradition, this year’s Tabu-an: Western Visayas Ilonggo Heritage Cooking Competition was as delightful as its past editions Photos by the author WINNER WINNER DUCK DINNER The best main course pato estofado by team four In the Philippines, only a handful of cooking tournaments can match...
So we asked key people behind some of our favorite hotels, wonderlands of hospitality, oracles of holidaymaking, what they have in store for us in this merry, merry season. It has become customary for The Manila Hotel to celebrate Filipino ingenuity and creativity through our Christmas décor at...
Holiday and hospitality in an age of uncertainty This year’s Yuletide season will be unlike any other in contemporary history. It can be disappointing to be unable to celebrate such a momentous occasion replete of the normal accoutrements of Christmas. And so, people are finding a means to...
Going all out with Christmas decorations has become a tradition in every community in the country, but for some reason, we have our favorite places to visit. Take a walk (or even go caroling with social distancing in mind) around the best villages and towns in the country that have reopened its...
Photo from PFL Kaya-Iloilo denied newly-crowned champion United City FC a perfect season after producing a 2-1 victory Monday night in the Philippines Football League at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. Kenshiro Daniels and Carlyle Mitchell scored in the first half before Kaya...
Bienvenido Maranon of United City gestures after scoring a goal against Stallion Friday night. Photo from PFL United City FC looks to cap off a successful title run with a perfect season when it battles Kaya-Iloilo Monday night in the Philippines Football League at the PFF National Training Center...
United City players rejoice after taking a 7-1 victory over Stallion which earned them the Philippines Football League title Friday night. (Photo from PFL) United City FC clinched the Philippines Football League with a masterclass performance, thumping Stallion-Laguna, 7-1, Friday night at the PFF...
