Why do we love pork so much? Pork is the most consumed meat in the country; as of 2022, pork per capita consumption is 15.32 kilos. Some favorite pork dishes include adobo, longganisa, grilled liempo, barbecue, sisig, crispy pata, or menudo. And the hard-to-resist chicharron
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Thirteen Artists Awards (TAA). They are Catalina Africa, Denver Garza, Russ Ligtas, Ella Mendoza, Henrielle Baltazar Pagkaliwangan, Issay Rodriguez, Luis Antonio Santos, Joshua Serafin, Jel Suarez, Tekla Tamoria, Derek Tumala,Vien Valencia, and Liv Vinluan.
Celebrating our Christmas tradition, the Philippine Postal Corporation has released special stamps titled Simbang Gabi sa Ilog Pasig. The Philippines is one of the only few countries in the world that practice the nine-day dawn masses before Christmas.
In traditional Asia, the floor of a dwelling is a multipurpose space for social gatherings, eating, and sleeping, a cultural practice that still exists.
In Richard Buxani’s most recent solo exhibit, Magic in Metal: The Art of Richard Buxani, at the UST Museum, Manila, he presented selected works from 2009 to 2024, showing his versatility in metal sculptures.
Amidst Latin America’s inequality and dictatorships in the 1960s and beyond, Gustavo Gutiérrez‘s Liberation Theology argued that the church had a duty to push for basic political and structural changes that would end poverty.
In Jose Tence Ruiz’s latest solo exhibition titled The Carbon Footprint of the Stoic Heroic, nine new works are on display —an artist’s searing response in a time of the intentional eradication of Palestine and its people; the crisis of migration; the repressive power of the Church and the State; and the complicity of the powers-that-be everywhere, all at once. The Carbon Footprint exhibit runs until Nov. 16 at Silverlens Galleries, Makati.
Many ethnolinguistic groups in the country use three sources of colorants: yellow ginger or turmeric for yellow dyes, morinda or noni tree for red dyes, and indigo for blue-black dyes.
Can you ever imagine living and cooking without electricity or running water? For a very long time, Filipinos cooked with firewood and charcoal in their smoky kitchen.
A rare treat for lovers of books is the ongoing exhibition of book art and allied arts until October 2, 2024 at the Ortigas Foundation Library (2nd Floor Unimart), Greenhills, San Juan. Participated by over 20 artists and their creations of artists’ books mostly made of handmade paper, found objects, and organic materials.
