Andrea Torres learned a lot doing another international project in "Pasional." She shared her new discoveries during a recent interview. According to Andrea, doing the movie allowed her to learn some Spanish. Andrea actually fell in love with the language. "Gusto ko siya ituloy pag-aralan. Na-in...
Instituto Cervantes on a mission to recover Philippine literature in Spanish Apart from the hand-writing chain of Miguel de Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote,” Instituto Cervantes de Manila also held invited Filipino poetry lovers to an online recording of Phil-Hispanic poems during its recent...
AMIGOS EN LA CULTURA National Museum Director Jeremy Barns (left) and Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jose Moragas formally open the exhibit titled The Longest Journey With alert level one in place, diplomatic events have come back to (real) life. This, after having been relegated mostly to...
Chef Heny Sison and Cong. DV Savellano had high hopes when they opened the doors of their authentic Spanish restaurant Deo Gracias. Launched last October 2021, at 12 11th Jamboree St., QC, so much was still up in the air in terms of what sort of reception they would elicit. Deo Gracias (DG)...
The learning material asking students to interview someone who experienced the Spanish period was “not developed nor quality-assured” by the Department of Education (DepEd). (Image courtesy of DepEd) DepEd issued this clarification regarding a circulating image of a supposed DepEd module asking...
A total of 1,400 families Municipality of Sultan Dumalongdong, Lanao del Sur received cash assistance as part of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as part of its Multipurpose Cash Grant (MPCG), the organization said on Thursday, Nov. 18. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN)...
A beautiful mingling of great food, ambiance, privacy, and should I say great food again? Deo Gracias You mention the name Chef Heny Sison, and we’re thinking of once-in-a-lifetime wedding cakes and baked delights. We’ll think of her Heny Sison Culinary School, and how it started off in 1985 as...
CENA FAMILIAR Clockwise from top left: Croque monsieur, tortilla de patata, toasted chorizo, and gambas with all its juices This past week was fun. I made sure it was nothing but that at home. With the scary situation outside, no choice but to spend most of the time in prison. What did I do? I...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The first electoral law of the Spanish empire, contained in the Decree of 29 January 1810, called for representatives from Las Islas Filipinas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela, in short, from all of Spain’s colonies in America and Asia to join the...
And what this says about our understanding of our colonial history Philippine history teaches us that we have been under one foreign power and the next for the majority of our societal consciousness as a budding nation. There were the Spaniards, the Americans, and then the Japanese—oh, and you...
Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...
H&M collaborates with one of the most inspiring footballers in the field today, Héctor BellerÃn. This time, the capsule collection is H&M's first-ever sustainable fashion line for men. Spanish footballer Héctor BellerÃn With sustainability at its core, Edition by Héctor...
