In memoriam: Auggie Cordero THE RECLUSIVE FASHION GENIUS Portrait of Auggie Cordero by Sara Black for the October 2015 issue of Tatler Philippines Many Filipinas will feel the keen sense of loss at losing one of the very last master couturiers of the country—with his creations he helped make...
Happening in CCP this Nov. 5 In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the French Embassy come together in celebration of dance with the CCP Dance Series’ Premieres and...
Malacañang announced that the use of electronic arrival (eArrival) card for passengers will be implemented in the country's airports starting November 1. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) The scan-and-go system, the Palace said, will ensure ease of...
The Department of Education (DepED) was urged to be “transparent” when it comes to the Covid-19 situation in schools as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of students and teachers with the scheduled return to full face-to-face classes in November. DepED / MB Visual Content Group In a...
SAN PEDRO, Laguna (AFP) – In a raucous cockpit, Dennis de la Cruz grins from ear to ear as he watches his roosters slash their opponents to death in a frenzy of blood and feathers. IN this photo taken on Aug. 26, 2022, roosters fight during a cockfighting match at the San Pedro Coliseum in...
The Philippines' slow tourist arrivals--despite being the first country in Asia to reopen its doors to leisure tourists amid the Covid-19 pandemic--is the result of the persisting strict requirements imposed by government on foreign travellers. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine...
WALA LANG MAP OF THE PAST A map entitled Provincia de Manila shows a strange place. It was 1885, five or six generations ago, and maybe with 200,000 rather than 20 million people Metropolitan Manila or officially National Capital Region (NCR), was established in 1978. It consists of 17 local...
When there’s a restlessness in us that allows us to feel at home only while looking at possibilities beyond the horizon Photos by the author SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND A moment of contemplation in Delft, the Netherlands I used to think I’d end up in New York. Paris was wishful thinking. Still,...
A love letter to the art of handwork WRITE THEN AND THERE Displayed in the National Museum of the Philippines is this Ambahan made by Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee, the Mangyan poet, Ginaw Bilog. The Ambahan is a metaphoric poem with seven-syllable lines using the surat mangyan etched on bamboo...
The poor local pension and retirement system will ultimately prevent the Philippines from being a rich country, economist-congressman Joey Salceda opined on Saturday, Oct. 22. (Emil Kalibradov/ Unsplash) “Among the world’s most populous economies, we have almost the worst pension system....
Chinese companies are now more confident in investing in the Philippines as the country's business community continues to improve. This was according to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, who said Friday that Chinese investors "have shown increasing confidence in the economic...
The Philippines is expecting to receive 500 million pounds in investment from British companies for the next five years as United Kingdom started to focus on the Southeast Asian region in terms of financial developments, its envoy to the Philippines said Friday. Ambassador Laure Beaufils said UK is...
