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A passionate people person
For 31 years, the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has been cited as the leading agency in promoting the country as a significant retirement destination this side of the world. As such, through...
View Article2nd ‘Art Olympia’ set in Japan
Japan is set to host the 2nd Art Olympia International Open Art Competition this year. Art Olympia will be granting half a million dollar worth of cash prizes for winning art entries from across the...
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The difficult path to glory
Photo exhibit highlights dedication of Benilde’s top athletes People love hearing, seeing and reading stories of triumph but how victors reached success is often times unaccounted. With this in mind...
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Violinist Saraza graces PPO’s first 2017 concert
Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura conducts the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) as it ushers in the New Year with a concert on January 20. Filipino violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr. will serve as guest...
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A shadow puppet comedy show, made from bits of rubbish
Sneaky chickens, flying Ninjas, brain surgery and an unforgettable horse race—all these, and some more, will welcome the audience to to the surreal shadow puppet world of Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones....
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PH’s first full-length opera takes the stage anew
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and J&S Productions Inc. is proud to co-present the 2017 staging of Philippines’ first full-length opera, Noli Me Tangere, The Opera. The opera, which...
View ArticleDon Bosco magazine wins back-to-back awards
Family Matters Magazine, Don Bosco School’s official publication won its second CMMA (Catholic Mass Media Awards) for Best Family-Oriented Magazine for two years in a row. Fr. Bernard ‘Drans’ Nolasco,...
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Sheryl Reyes aces the game
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM Basketball is the Filipino man’s sport. Without a doubt, every young Filipino male have once dreamt of making it to the big league. Basketball in the Philippines meant fame...
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Pope Francis appoints Filipino as Salt Lake City bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Solis becomes the first Filipino to lead a diocese in the United States after Pope Francis named him as the bishop of Salt Lake City. Bishop Oscar Solis In an interview with...
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‘The Manila Times’ recognized Most Outstanding Publication by Gawad Amerika
Hard work, perseverance, sacrifice, continuous learning, passion, love for work and a firm resolve to abide by what is true and what is right—these are the characteristics seen in the men and women...
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Maxine Medina, an ‘empowered’ beauty
26-year-old Binibining Pilipinas is all set to win the Miss Universe crown Binibining Pilipinas talent scouts invited Maria Mika Maxine Peñaranda Medina to join the country’s foremost beauty pageant as...
View ArticleCenter of the Typhoon
The sky is the very background That holds the stars As here The page That holds the words. I notice the sky It is being. I watch the page It is being. Being holds all the worlds. When one is already...
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Honesto’s Wake
Honesto Mercado’s wake was delayed several times. You would think that the dead would be given a break in this day and age. However, the fundamental laws of economics state that even the poorest dead...
View ArticleCelebrating Filipino literature and books in April
Since declaring April as National Literature Month or Buwan ng Panitikan the National Book Development Board (NBDB), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Komisyon...
View ArticleNew NCCA Chair takes oath of office
National Artist and National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairperson-elect for the term 2017 to 2019 Virgilio Almario was sworn into office on Thursday, at the NCCA Gallery. Chairperson...
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A retrospective view
Rosalinda L. Orosa The celebrated international composer and Harvard University professor Jeffrey Ching avidly continues to compose unique, highly complex works in Europe and the US while his wife—the...
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The Filipino brand Oprah loves
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM One of the people who continue to influence my life to this day is one of my childhood best friends, KC De Venecia. KC, who I wrote about previously in this column, was a...
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TESDA launches electronics training laboratory in Cebu
AN Electronic Products Assembly and Servicing Training Program was launched in Central Visayas to develop the skills of Filipino youths and provide employment opportunities in the region. Technical...
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Cabinet spouses treat cancer-stricken children to shopping spree
The children surprise Bai Norhata Alonto with ‘Thank you’ cards Members of the Cabinet Spouses Association treated 22 kids from the CHILD (Center for Health Improvement and Life Development) Haus to a...
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Nicole Tantoco
The retail scion on her personal and professional growth With her sweet andwarm smile, NicoleTantoco exudesfriendliness and adown-to-earthpersonality despiteher social status This interview was set...
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