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Jun 1, 2026

Archaeology and the Law

The bespectacled Kathleen Felise Constance dela Cuesta Tantuico may strike one as a studious hoarder of degrees the way one can be a hoarder of hobbies. This 38-year-old author of the ground-breaking book Archaeology and the Law: Legal Awareness and Advocacy in Philippine Archaeology has been praised by Raul Pangalangan, professor emeritus of the University of the Philippines College of Law, former judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), incoming dean of the new Pamantasan ng Pasig school of law and a member of the newly formed Truth Commission, for being “the first and only Filipino lawyer-archaeologist (who has) identified legislation that impinges upon archaeology as a discipline."

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Archaeology and the Law
May 24, 2026

Vida for life and lust for the painted images

Former beauty queen Vida Doria Legaspi is observing her 21st year as a painter with an ongoing exhibition called "Tapestry of Woven Dreams" at the second level atrium of The Podium on ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The exhibit with the group Katha Arts runs until May 28.

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Vida for life and lust for the painted images
May 21, 2026

Nelfa Querubin: Prints and ceramics

An exhibition titled Sulunod features the prints and ceramic works of Nelfa Querubin in her own permanent gallery at the UP Visayas MACH (Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage). Its title comes from the Hiligaynon root word suno (according), suluno (consistency or in accord with), and sulunod (one after the other) that describes a lifetime of Querubin’s creative work on paper and clay.

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Nelfa Querubin: Prints and ceramics
Apr 26, 2026

Six artists: Always in the heart, my homeland

Migrants from the Philippine travel the world, and the longing for home always stays with them. Six artists and their 16 paintings express their yearning for home in an exhibition titled Sown by the Traveler: Women and Migrants in Philippine Art, at UPV MACH (UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage), Iloilo City. Curated by Patrick D. Flores from the collection of the Lopez Museum and Library, it runs until May 8, 2026.

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Six artists: Always in the heart, my homeland
Apr 21, 2026

Theater’s truth-telling power

At the curtain call, it was inevitable that Capinding would call on the true Maestro, director Anton Juan, who drew out these stellar performances in a setting so intimate that we sometimes feared an actor might trip on our foot or brush past our shoulder.BJ Crisostomo’s Saglit Lang goes onstage again at the Mirror Studio Theater, on April 25 and 26, with two stagings at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the fifth floor of SJG Building at 8463 Kalayaan Avenue corner Don Pedro Street, Makati. On May 11, it goes to Bacolod City.

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Theater’s truth-telling power
Apr 15, 2026

Looking back at the Battle of Bataan

By late 1944, after two and a half years since the fall of Bataan, it was estimated by Allied intelligence that a million Filipinos were in one way or another part of the guerrilla resistance. These Filipinos held on to hope in a time of hopelessness, maintained courage despite being abandoned, and this is why we remember and commemorate their sacrifice on what is one of the most solemn days in the Philippines, the Day of Valor, or in Filipino, “ang Araw ng Kagitingan”.

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Looking back at the Battle of Bataan
Apr 4, 2026

Vanishing views: Rice terraces then, high-rises now

Leonard Aguinaldo’s work critiques the curse of development in Baguio as seen in the rampant rise of shopping malls and condominiums and their environmental impact: destruction of habitat and natural ecosystem and loss of biodiversity.

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Vanishing views: Rice terraces then, high-rises now
Mar 16, 2026

Countertenor resumes MCOF’s Young Artists Series

It just seems part of nature’s course that a boy’s falsetto lowers as he moves out of puberty. But some retain or choose to keep that voice the way countertenor Paul Ryan Arcolas does. In his case, he experienced an identity crisis with his voice post-puberty.

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Countertenor resumes MCOF’s Young Artists Series
Mar 9, 2026

Will the ICC accept Panelo as defense lawyer?

The second thing I remember was of Panelo dozing off during the hearings. He was seated next to the aging and infirm Salvador Medialdea who was on his right. Panelo's head was tilted to the left, almost touching the seat on his left. ICC is keen on preventing any disturbance in the public gallery. Within clear sight of us, an ICC security personnel approached the dozing Panelo to wake him up from dreamland.

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Will the ICC accept Panelo as defense lawyer?