Dalawang Tula
Bisperas (Awit ng Lalaki sa Bitayan) The death penalty is not a cruel and unusual punishment. The Constitution allows1 Congress to determine when to enact a capital punishment law (Art. 3 Sec. 19(1)...
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Within the Eye of the Storm
(A Personal Account of the EDSA Revolution) Saturday, February 22, 1986 I was invited by a group of faculty colleagues at the Philippine Normal University to brainstorm on what the academe should do in...
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‘Wicked’ extends play date in Manila
After kicking off the season with a positively Ozmopolitan Gala, Wicked continues to play to packed houses and standing ovations night after night. Carly Anderson as Glinda (left) and Jacqueline Hughes...
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PH adaptation of Shakespeare classic brings many firsts
The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) brings both prominent theater figures and newcomers in staging Makbet, a Filipino version of the Shakespeare classic. Adapted by the late National...
View ArticleCCP stages ‘Eurydice’ in Filipino
GReek mythologies are often considered some of the most romantic stories in literature. One such story is that of Orpheus and Eurydice, an oak nymph and the daughter of Apollo, who is the god of music,...
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‘Timeless’ art allures the metro
ArtistSpace, in cooperation with L’ Arc en Ciel Atelier, presents the exhibition entitled Timeless. The curation offers contemporary works created in the genre of Classical realism, with the aim of...
View ArticlePostgrad grants await Filipino students in Tokyo
Eight Filipino scholars have been sent to Japan since 2010 with the 2017 scholarship recipient, Jan Laine Buendia, set to begin the April 2017 term with a research program at the University of Tokyo...
View ArticleGSMI launches scholarship program
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI) has launched a program that provides full scholarship grants to select BS Mechanical Engineering and BS Chemistry students who are in their final year in five state...
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Benjamin Alves and the road to ‘excellence’
Academic excellence is not always a topic one usually hears discussed in show business. This is not to say that intelligence is rare in the industry but merely because many actors are often unable to...
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Miss Canada charms the universe
The Philippines is a country in love with beauty and victory. This despite the hardships of its people, which is why Filipinos will always empathize with stories of hardships, challenges, and...
View ArticleNot necessarily a love song
I have lost track of my way home, I have forgotten the right and left of the promises we have shared carved in each of the stone we picked and threw as we walk and talk – talk, endlessly while we look...
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Ricewine/Brown Eyes
{FOR THE GIRL FROM SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN} whichever you are tears or laughter of ivory grained in the dark fecundity of plains festive in the attire of stars and cold green fire i salute your pale brown...
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Red Turnip Theater closes fourth season with sci-fi thriller
Fresh off the critical success of their last outing, the family comedy-drama Tribes, Red Turnip Theater is ready to wrap up its fourth season with the sci-fi thriller The Nether. Written by Jennifer...
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The season of Maria
Soon-to-arrive musicals ‘West Side Story’ and ‘The Sound Of Music’ to begin ticket pre-sale Still over the moon with the current run of the beloved musical Wicked, Filipino theater fans are in for not...
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Love from a Russian soul
Artist Natalya Bronzova on her art works and inspiration To be the first visual artist to exhibit in the iconic halls of the Cultural Center of the Philippines is a feat Russian artist Natalya Bronzova...
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A fitting tribute to Mang Cesar’s 100th anniversary
The late National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar Legaspi is considered as the country’s pioneer neo-realist, and revered for refining cubism in the Philippines. His centenary will be celebrated on April...
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4th Philippine Harvest features ‘Madrid Fusion 2017’ agripreneurs
Artisanal products will be showcased by Filipino agripreneurs participating in the fourth year of the now highly successful trade fair series, Philippine Harvest, in April. Agripreneurs have a chance...
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The reality about the Lassiter lady
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM If you are a huge basketball fan, especially during the finals season, you may recognize Lady Lassiter, the wife of one of the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA)...
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Changes in Panagbenga parade draws 2-million visitors to Baguio
Tourists were captivated by Baguio’s world famous Panagbenga Festival once again, celebrating the Summer Capital’s colorful blooms and equally vibrant culture. Also known as the “Baguio Flower...
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The Chilean diplomat’s tireless work within and beyond his mission
Camilo Sanhueza considers his three decades in Foreign Service for Chile an immense privilege. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to represent his country in multilateral affairs while...
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