An exploration of what is through an understanding of what was "Every child is an artist," Pablo Picasso once said. "The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." It's a problem everyone eventually deals with, whether one is an artist or not. Most are natural creatives in their...
'Future Past' by Duran Duran Duran Duran released their fantastic new album ‘FUTURE PAST’ on TAPE MODERN via BMG - BUY NOW/LISTEN HERE. Enrolling the help of some of the most exciting names of the last 50 years, with ‘FUTURE PAST’ Duran Duran has delivered another incredible genre-spanning...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, I delivered my third State of the City Address (SOCA) in an austere setting held at the Manila City Council’s session hall, where I was joined by both elected and appointed city officials serving in Manila. As tradition would have it, I am...
It’s definitely not “The Reflex” but it's something new from Duran Duran. UK band Duran Duran has announced that an album is forthcoming. The 80’s new wave and synth pop group announced this week that their fifteenth album is due on October 22. The announcement came with the release...
Malacañang disclosed that President Duterte was considering meeting with his predecessors to discuss the issues concerning the West Philippine Sea. File photo of President Duterte meeting former presidents Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Fidel Ramos, and Benigno Aquino III in...
Security Guard with Flashlight (Image by © Colin Anderson/Brand X/Corbis) Eye to eye “Have you heard the story of the guard in our campus?” I asked just to make sure I’m the one who knows about it. “Alin ‘yung inaswang niya ‘yung asawa ng kapitbahay nya?” one of my classmates...
Fetching goddaughters “Okay if you think your stories are scary, you should listen to this!” my classmates from Laguna boasted. “There was a woman who visited a friend whom she hadn’t seen for a long time. This woman was standing by the gate of the house of her friend, who was doing...
The nurse After our class, we went to one of our classmate’s houses to celebrate. Still with a hangover from our professor’s story, we took turns in telling our own horror tales. One of my classmates from Surigao del Sur started. “There was this mother who is about to go to the...
Scary tales from the teens of the ‘90s During the 90’s, stories about creatures like aswang, mananangal, tikbalang, kapre, tiktik, tyanak scared us, especially for those of us who lived in the province. But since we’re doubtful these creatures really exist, because we haven’t seen one, we...
