Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is now pushing for increased participation and involvement of tocal government units (LGUs) in preserving Filipino heritage through cultural mapping. Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts, stressed the significance of...
Book reviews on Bournville, Molly and the Captain, Secret Lives, Bleeding Heart Yard, The Aosawa Family Jonathan Coe and Anthony Quinn clock in with two magnificent novels—Coe’s storyline takes on the last 75 years of UK history, while Quinn muses on art, time, and love. The other three novels...
Melissa Yeung-Yap looks to the past, present, and future as she celebrates her decade-long career in the arts Working with fellow artisans is not new to visual artist Melissa Yeung-Yap. Her art has always been a tool to share the stories of the Philippines. And with her creative visions and the...
Looking for someplace to spend the last few hours of 2022? BGC has you covered. Plus, Sarah G and Morissette! Bonifacio Global City (BGC), along with the Taguig Local Government, will be leading “BGCitizens” in embracing the coming New Year 2023 with fanfare and pizzaz. The run up to “Alive!...
Pasig City's history and heritage has been made more accessible thanks to the local government and the Kabataang Tambuli ng Pasig (KTP)'s Talking Walls Project, an initiative that utilizes "Quick Response" (QR) code technology to access information about the city's cultural landmarks. Through the...
Why culture and heritage have a key role in nationbuilding MANO PO A Fernando Amorsolo artwork depicting the Filipino tradition of pagmamano, which embodies our deep and intrinsic respect for our elders I was a high school sophomore when Ninoy Aquino was assassinated. It was tough for me as a...
The Rizal Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (RARES) in collaboration with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) - Nueva Ecija and Los Baños formally showcased rice paddy art for the 1st time in the province of Rizal. The Rizal Agricultural Research and Experiment...
Women leaders disrupt! The Filipina Women Network (FWN) recently released "DISRUPT.4," the fourth edition in the "DISRUPT Leadership" book series. Published in San Francisco, California, the collection of stories highlights the leadership competencies of 36 Most Influential Women Awardees from nine...
Are we expecting cinemagoers back with a vengeance at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival? If there is a tourism revenge, will the moviegoer return to the theaters with a vengeance for the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)? Noel Trinidad and Liza Lorena, stars of 'Family Matters' film The past...
A simple journal can be the key to sound mental health One of the lessons many of us learned during the pandemic is valuing the state of our mental health. Although our life is now going back to the way things were before the pandemic, our mission of keeping our mental health well continues. There...
But first a word on responsibility Speak out the word “Sugal” or gambling in this country and you would see heads turn and eyebrows furrow, showing disapproval. But then again, one may ask, is there such a thing responsible gambling? While the moralist would have great disdain for what is...
EDITORS DESK Exactly a month ago, COP27 or the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference (aka 27th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), concluded without a “consensus” — supporters say that there were big strides especially on the aspect of “loss-and-damage...
