The joy of watching Alex Eala
It’s not a wonder why Alex Eala is popular. She embodies grit and integrity-qualities that Filipinos admire and dream to have for themselves.
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Celebrating the Filipino Spirit in Art Deco
Retaining its Filipino spirit, Philippine Art Deco is characterized with “an eclectic and hybrid interpretation” of traditional motifs integrated with the international style of Art Deco. Using stylized tropical flora such as bamboo, coconut tree, mangoes, bananas, sampaguita, as well as Mindanao’s okir designs, capiz shells, and indigenous textile patterns provided a rich overlay of forms and textures.
Ethnobotanist Leonard Co is honored with a lecture series launched in his name
Leonard Co: Ang utak, hindi lang ginagamit para mag-imbak ng impormasyon, kundi para pag-isipan ang mga bagay.
Pinoy Christmas is reaffirmation of faith, love and family
This Christmas, amid traffic jams, the crowds, high prices, we persevere. We light up the trees. We put up lanterns. We patiently beat the long queue just to be home for Christmas. We hope and pray that in 2026, the guilty are punished and governance will be better. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Filipino voices in a Geneva basilica
For nearly 30 years, an all-Filipino choir has sustained the only English Sunday Mass at the Basilica of Notre Dame.
When Art remembers and Artists never forget
The first 25 years of the 21st century is almost over, and the turmoil around us continues. A recent exhibit, Hardware 3: Resistance is Fertile at Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City, reflects on the country’s socio-political trajectories through 33 art works by 12 visual artists attuned to the pulse and sentiments of the streets and to the particularities of history.
2025 Oblation Run tackles government corruption
The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at the University of the Philippines-Manila held its the annual Oblation Run last Dec. 12 with the massive corruption involving senators, congressmen, public officials and private contractors in the government's flood control projects as the target of its protest action.
Son, behold your mother
To young Araos, his Inay is “the woman behind Ama (Jerry) and our family. It is the greatest honor to pay tribute to her. All her life she has never been given that kind of tribute. She’s the woman who’s the pillar of and behind the genius of Ama.”“Tribute” runs until Dec. 14 at Crucible Gallery. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
VERA Files’ Celine Samson: Avoid overreliance on AI-detection tools
Celine Samson, head of VERA Files online verification, was at the JournalismAI Festival 2025 in London last month where she shared insights about VERA Files’ use of artificial intelligence in combatting disinformation.
