Featured image: Crispy pork belly with macadamia kare-kare sauce by Chef Sau Del Rosario El Nido is many things. The gateway to the Bacuit Archipelago boasts of jagged limestone cliffs, old-growth rainforests, awe-inspiring inlets, and glass-like waters lapping against long stretches of fine, white...
Featured image: HOLY LANDMARK St. Matthias is one of Isabela's six heritage churches. It is the only church in the country with a cylindrical belfry I’ll be honest. The province of Isabela is a part of the Philippines that I have often dismissed, thinking there must be nothing for me to see there....
Featured image: HONG KONG IN FULL COLOR Mark Bradford, A Straight Line, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Art Basel) The eyes of the art world turned to Hong Kong this week as color, creativity, and vibrancy descended upon the city for the arts and culture scene. Headlined by large-scale fairs Art Basel Hong...
Featured image: USING INFLUENCE FOR THE GOOD 'Celebrity' priests who are social media savvy will be addressing the laity during special events this Lent By Neil Aventurado The annual three-day Lenten recollection in the Big Dome of Cubao is back and the admission is still for free! Two years after...
Featured image: TARGET LOCKED RFRG Republican Army soldiers in kneel-firing formation Over the past few days, I’ve been on a time machine ride on steroids, going back and forth between the past and the future in a matter of minutes as I sort though boxes and boxes and albums of old photographs...
Featured image: IRELAND X PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP Speaking from Ireland’s experience, MoS Niall Collins TD says education is the key to a country’s progress and eventual success I can’t believe it’s been a year since the Irish Embassy celebrated its first St. Patrick’s Day in the...
Featured image: LEYTE LANDING ANNIVERSARY At the capital city of Tacloban, Leyte, at the anniversary of the landing of American troops in the Philippines, during the parade held in the Capital City of Tacloban, a Filipino float passes in review A few years ago, there was an FB post in a group page...
Featured image: FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC Visual artist and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Multimedia Arts student Mariah Karla Zamora The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) under the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines recently recognized 22-year-old...
Following the encouraging reception to the first collaborative collection between Patti Manuel-Go of The Shape Shop and Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez’s TdLG in 2018, they have come together once again to offer new designs in time for summer. In the resumption of their partnership, Patti spearheads...
As the world celebrates women, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda underscored the impact of digital innovation in promoting gender equality and women empowerment, as she also recognizes the women’s role in the global fight against the climate crisis. “This year, the UN (United Nations)...
Featured image: HISTORY WAS WRITTEN THIS DAY Delegate Manuel Roxas is shown signing the constitution of the Philippines at the last session of the convention held on Feb. 19, 1935 Tracing back the provenance of girl power in the Philippines can be quite an interesting journey. Significant events...
As a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) advising the Department of Health and the IATF-EID, I was intimately involved in the intense scientific discussions and policy formulation that occurred beyond the public eye among experts, bureaucrats, and policy makers. Many of these unsung heroes...
