The romanticizing of Christian Bautista
CARLA BIANCA V. RAVANESCarla Bianca V. Ravanes CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA is a name that needs no introduction. Being in the show business for 11 years, he has earned success through concerts, albums, TV...
View ArticlePuerto Galera’s ‘Malasimbo’ now a two-weekend affair
On its fifth anniversary, two Malasimbo festivals will roll out in Puerto Galera come March—one dubbed ‘Music and Arts,’ and the other ‘Lights and Dance’ THE Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival has gone...
View ArticleConcert kicks off ‘House of Prayer Project’
GEORGE AND MELISSA WANG, TESS LEE AND SR. RACHEL LUMAIN, FMVD SPECIAL TO THE MANILA TIMESVisiting nun helps raise funds for Verbum Dei apostolate center “For You I live, for them I give; For You I...
View ArticleOn building dreams, friendship, and the future
LEA MANTO-BELTRAN PHOTOS BY MELYN ACOSTA WITH ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM TECOTaipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Gary SongHuann Lin in his Makati office Taipei...
View ArticleCaces, Molina in rousing concert
Llanesca T. Panti Rosalinda L. Orosa The concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater featured celebrated international pianist Aries Caces and Manila Symphony Orchestra’s eminent...
View ArticleOn Pope Francis’s visit to the Philippines
NONILON V. QUEANOSo it comes down to these: The faith that moves mountains, Hope eternal. Shouts of joy and anguish At sight of the Pope Wading across the immaculate field, Through the smithy of our...
View ArticleThe failure of capture
KATRINA STUART SANTIAGO KATRINA STUART SANTIAGO (Conclusion) Fire in the belly Sarah is the quintessential independent woman, with a career she loves, for which she has gained recognition. She’s with a...
View ArticleWorkshops of love
CARLA BIANCA V. RAVANES CARLA BIANCA V. RAVANES IT’S the Valentine’s Day weekend and it is only fitting to talk about nothing but love. Love, in all its shapes, forms, and sizes should always be...
View ArticleVilma Santos receives ‘Ani ng Dangal’
Vilma Santos receives her Ani ng Dangal trophy from NCCA Chairman Felipe de Leon Jr. Veteran actress and Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos led this year’s roster of 54 Ani ng Dangal honorees at the awards...
View ArticleA project to last a lifetime
EUDEN VALDEZ STAFF WRITER ‘SiningSaysay’ features 30 grand mural paintings by Filipino artists from UP that depict thePhilippine history THE history of the Philippines comes alive in a grand a colorful...
View ArticleWhy hearts are healthier in Northern Luzon
Lea Manto-Beltran, Senior Staff Writer The doctors, nurses and staff of the Subic Heart Center PHOTO BY RENE DILAN February is officially the “heart month.” Everyone around the world celebrates this...
View ArticleIn sickness and in health
EUDEN VALDEZ, STAFF WRITER Kidney transplant survivors find love and new lives together Even before they officially exchange “I do’s” in front of God and man, Dr. Normand Calimquim and Arlen Quieta...
View ArticleNurturing the country’s gifted children
LEA MANTO-BELTRAN SENIOR STAFF WRITERMiko acuna and Wyeth nutrition’s country business manager Eugene david with the new generation gifted children: Hamzah Marbella (painting), Hansel ang (piano), EJ...
View ArticleShamaine Centenera-Buencamino and the creative spirit
KATRINA STUART SANTIAGO COLUMNISTWith Arnold Reyes and LJ Reyes in ‘Juego de Peligro’ You do not know Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino. Yet you’ve seen her often on television and in film. She’s that...
View ArticleThe woman I aspire to be
CARLA BIANCA V. RAVANESCARLA BIANCA V. RAVANES “Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.”—Proverbs 31:11-12 GROWING up,...
View ArticleAnne Curtis is newest UNICEF advocate
Celebrity children’s advocate Anne Curtis and unicef country Representative Lotta Sylwander help a little girl wash her hands Cabarasan Guti, Palo, Leyte Photo courtesy of Unicef Philippines NEWLY...
View ArticleABS-CBN wins big at PH Quill Awards
abS-cbn corporate communications top executives Kane Ochoa and bong Osorio (fifth and sixth from left) receive the second runner up trophy for company of the year along with other winners of the 13th...
View ArticleAtty. Felipe Gozon wins Global Leadership Award
GMA network chairman and CEO Felipe Gozon receives the Global leadership award for excellence in Media Sector in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia, from (from left) Chris Wong, leaders International CEO; Arthur...
View ArticleArts Month 2015 closes with colors
The National Arts Month was celebrated for the whole month of February and was ended with a blast of colorful and cultural performances from various groups showcasing their prowess in the arts scene....
View ArticleBrilliant gala concert on Ballet Manila’s 20th Year
ROSALINDA L. OROSARosalinda L. Orosa Founder, artistic director, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja Elizalde emphasized, prior to the gala concert at Aliw Theater, that: 1) Ballet Manila has maintained the...
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