The stage is set. BURNING MAN Guirhem Usog Sa Kalayo Multi-awarded artist Melvin Guirhem of Iloilo would stitch together his personal experiences on canvases, but for Art Fair Philippines 2022 his works went beyond the familiarities of his personal life and evolved into a collective study of the...
Reading drive raises 1000 textbooks for NGOs READ! READ! READ! The first batch of Handog Benildyano Gift of Reading donated 100 books to Food for the Hungry Philippines Approximately 1,000 newly purchased textbooks and reading materials were donated to the pre-school, elementary, and high school...
Embracing the new normal POWER AND STRENGTH Philippine Chargé d’Affaires to Bahrain Maria Paz Cortes and Shaikha Marwa bint Rashid bin Hasan bin Ali Al Khalifa (third and fourth from the left) led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the art exhibition. They are joined by the Malaysian...
Pinto Art Museum presents ‘Neurologists as Artists’ CAMSURS IMPRINT, mixed media, 17.7x19.7, Neil Lee Ambasing, 2011 Early into the pandemic, when everything came to a grinding halt and we were told to shelter in our homes to mitigate the spread of a virus of which little was known, many...
Life behind the curtains at the CCP Billed as Backstage Pass: Life behind the Curtains , the 30-minute feature documentary directed by award-winning indie filmmaker Joseph Mangat covers the back-of-house activities of the CCP Theater Crew in lights, fly, and stage areas. THE Cultural Center of the...
Just launched at the Manila Hotel was the legacy book of the 1971 ConCon delegates By Pablo S. Trillana III PORTRAIT OF RICARDO During the book launch, the delegates surprised the publisher, Ricardo Quintos, with a pastel portrait of his younger self. Delegates (from left) Amado S. Tolentino, Jr.,...
Ambassador Quintana welcomes Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at PH Bangkóta Pavilion at World Expo 2020 CENTER OF WORLD BIODIVERSITY Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, is shown around the Marahuyo Boutique at the Philippines’ Bangkota Pavilion by Philippine Ambassador...
Makeshift farm facilities in Capiz introduce students to hydroponics SEEDS OF THE FUTURE Students join their teacher in their school-based hydroponic facility in Capiz in this undated photo. Kids used to take care of their makeshift farm at school before the onset of the pandemic, generating income...
SITTING PRETTY The Parisian Life by Juan Luna (Cover design by Jules Vivas) There is beauty in the stars that burns. For some it is the last breath. It travels in space for millions of lightyears, but where it comes from all is dead, broken, scattered in the vastness. And beauty encompasses the...
Whose idea will be showcased for the Philippine participation in the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale 2023? EXPLORING BAYANIHAN The Philippine Pavilion at the 2021 Venice Biennale focuses on the Filipino culture of working together Following the triumph of “Structures of Mutual Support” at the...
The Spanish chef tells his gastronomic tale in ‘Re-Encounters,’ his latest tasting menu that takes diners on a culinary journey to the Basque region INSIDE THE GALLERY The restaurant, conceptualized by partner-owner architect Carlo Calma, features warm wood textures and furniture by Kenneth...
Filipino films featured in first International Women’s Film Festival in Syria A historic moment for women empowerment in cinema, the first ever International Women’s Film Festival opened this week at the Dar al-Assad for Culture and Arts or the Damascus Opera House. Under the patronage of Dr....
