Featured image: ICONIC HOLIDAY SYMBOL Russel Brand lends his voice to the iconic holiday symbol in the 2011 film Hop By Poch Eulalia While growing up, I’d often hear some priests spout a common rant during mass throughout their sermons for the Lenten season about the Easter Bunny. The Easter...
After going through one of the world’s longest lockdowns, Filipinos are taking every opportunity to get out of the house and out of town, especially as summer gives every reason to stay out in the sun. In fact, the top reason we are itching to go on a trip so badly is that we want to experience...
Featured image: FORTRESS Damascus Gate, one of the eight gates of Jerusalem’s Old City built in the 16th century By Joel Cuello, Ph.D. This April, the three Abrahamic faiths of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all celebrated Ramadan, Passover, and Holy Week all in the same week—a...
By Iane Macasie Nine days before he was set to graduate from college, Darwin Arevalo Villar met an accident. It wasn’t his fault—an MPV counterflowed during rush hour and the young student, who was on his way to volunteer his time to teach kids at the bible school, suddenly found himself on his...
Featured image: A QUIET LIFE Manmade lake, nurtured by the author's father, keeps the heat at bay in Bicolandia It was an unexpected road trip to my folks’ place in Bicol as my 22-year-old wanted to spend time with his lolo and Mommy V for the Holy Week. Long haul road trips have been a staple...
NO SOUL IN A GHOST TOWN Not even the Holy Week exodus can empty out a mega city like Manila, especially not now with inflation up. This photo of España Boulevard in Manila was taken in March 2020 a few days after a lockdown was imposed on the entire country against the spread of Covid-19 (Noel...
Featured image: IN SUPPORT OF PRESS FREEDOM Swiss Ambassador Alain Gaschen with members of the press freedom panel discussion (Photo from FDFA) These soft power initiatives organized by foreign embassies in Manila not only facilitate cultural exchange but also help strengthen the relationship...
Featured image: CLASSIC HK NO. 54 One of three Hong Kong restaurants to make it to the list is seafood-centric restaurant Yong Fu, which serves Jiangnan cuisine Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, has announced the list of venues voted between positions 51-100...
Featured image: Binallay By Neil Aventurado Binallay A literal “food for the soul,” this native rice cake of the north has been the expression of holiness during the season of lent. Binallay of the Cagayan Valley is made from dekat (glutinous rice) steamed in a banana leaf like suman, sweetened...
Featured image: GO SOMEWHERE NEW Batangas Governor Dodo Mandanas, along with ABA chairman and president Raul de Mesa (wearing black mask), Vice Governor Mark Leviste (wearing red), and Fluvion president Guoan Wu (wearing pink long-sleeves), during the ribbon cutting ceremony on opening day of some...
Featured image: GRACE AND GENEROSITY Grand Pas Classique featuring Madison Brown (Erin Baiano) The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company is gracing the Philippine stage once again. Presented by Patek Philippe and BPI Private Wealth, the gala event, produced by STEPS Dance Studio, Ayala...
The Manila Hotel invites guests to ‘hop on over” to The Grand Dame as the Easter Bunny returns for an afternoon filled with fun and surprises. Kids and the kids-at-heart will surely have a happy, hoppy Easter with so many activities lined up at the Fiesta Pavilion, such as DIY arts and crafts...
