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DESPITE Chinese requests to delay it, the Philippines is filing on March 30 its memorandum challenging before the United Nations China’s territorial claims over the South China Sea. The memorandum, called a Memorial in international law, will be filed with the Arbitral Tribunal of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) at

By CARLO FIGUEROA DAVAO CITY—Kalabasa (squash) pancakes, camote doughnuts, lemongrass and ginger juice. They sound like they’re part of a menu for adults on a special diet. But in reality, these recipes will soon be available for students, especially in public schools in this city. Thanks to its Food Revolution project, Davao City tries to

By JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY GIOLAGON WHERE once no one dared venture into the jungle of Lubang island that sheltered the World War II holdout 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda, it is now a favorite tourist destination in Mindoro Occidental. Unaware that WWII had long ago ended, Onoda terrorized the islanders, fighting in the jungle for nearly three

By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE recent Manila run of “Full Gallop” featuring Cherie Gil as fashion editor Diana Vreeland has many things going for it The stunning set of  Joey Mendoza,  the  apt costumes of Rajo Laurel, the complimentary lighting design of  John Batalla and the hair and makeup of Ruben Nazareth instantly brought us

  BY PATRICK KING PASCUAL “GAY people are no different from straight people in terms of their needs.” In making this statement celebrated advice columnist Dr. Margarita Go-Singco Holmes said she was not “purposely” advocating for gay rights. She was merely expressing her belief based on research and latest studies on homosexuality. Such statement became

BY PABLO A. TARIMAN WEDNESDAY night at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resort World, Manila’s music lovers heard the pop opera quartet, Il Divo, for the second time around and loving every minute of it. The group was apparently conceptualized to appeal to all races and thus the different nationalities of the members of

By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ ELECTION duties should include non- public school teachers and Persons with Disabilities (PWD),   poll watchdog The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) recommended based on a study it conducted during the 2013 barangay elections. In a presentation Wednesday of  “Project Teacher,” LENTE said during the October 28, 2013 barangay elections, various

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN “DYESEBEL” the new teleserye of ABS CBN is off to a good start with a strong message to  save the sea and get rid of dynamite fishers. The unlikely love affair between a mermaid and a merman  finds distinct possibility in the roles portrayed by Dawn Zulueta as the fisherman’s

  THE most watched teleserye that ended last week was “Honesto” which is about a young boy whose nose gets swollen every time he tells a lie. “Honesto,” played by child actor Raikko Mateo, is capable of looking at people’s past by just holding the hands of anyone who has problems squaring off with his

   By JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY GIOLAGON Today, March 13, is World Kidney Day. Dr. Susan Anonuevo-dela Rama of the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN)  asks everyone to do  a favor for your kidney and for all the kidneys in the world: raise a glass of water, take a selfie, and post it on the any social

) Stage actress Monique Wilson is this year’s Hildegarde Lifetime Achievement awardee. The Hildegarde Awards is administered by St. Scholastica’s College “to celebrate women’s achievements in the mass media and its allied fields.” The award ceremonies are held  during the International Women’s Month. St. Scholastica’s program said St. Hildegarde, a German Benidictine nun, “was an

By MITCH MEÑEZ Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA IT was a fine Saturday morning. A group of women gathered  at Plaza Salamanca on Taft Avenue, some carrying  musical instruments, others placards and signs. Instead of preparing lunch for the family or watching noontime shows, these women have decided to brave the hot sun and forego

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN IF the first five episodes of “Ikaw Lamang” are of any indication, it is the fact that the network has produced a teleserye with the looks and inherent appeal of a well-made film. It is billed as period drama and romance set in the haciendas in the south and indeed

 By PABLO A. TARIMAN THOSE romantic moments may look easy and spontaneous on the TV and movie screen but there is more to doing love scenes than meets the eye. “The truth is it is doubly tough for the actor once you face the cameras. The work starts before the shoot. First, you need good

  BY PABLO A. TARIMAN BOOK authors in the popular category are now having the good times of their lives with movie executives jumping on the first opportunity to get film rights of bestselling books. Bob Ong’s “Aba, Nakakabasa Na Pala Ako” landed in the stable of Viva Films which made a well-received movie version

Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA A sabbatical from his work as a professor at the University of the Philippines Baguio has enabled Delfin Tolentino Jr. to see that the poetic muse had fled although this may be temporary. The passion for books, however, remains like the constant wife it is to bibliophiles like him.

    BY PABLO A. TARIMAN THE lady — who won the Best Screenplay trophy for Mike de Leon’s “Batch ’81,” Best Production Design for Ishmael Bernal’s “Himala” and Best Actress for Jeffrey Jeturian’s “ Bisperas” — is looking for words to describe her more than 30 years in show business. “It’s masalimuot (complicated) but

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN  THE thing with movies made for TV audiences is that you don’t expect much. You are offered star values, you are expected to be tickled pink by romantic trailers and you hope you catch it in your free time. But when you are 60 and above, romantic flings are not

By MITCH MEÑEZ Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA THE  once lush plant life of the Manila Seedling Bank is now a thing of the past. Last month, the demolition of plant nurseries, vendors’ stalls and other structures inside the seven-hectare property pushed through despite the absence of a court order. Now enclosed by makeshift gates

By PABLO A. TARIMAN  AT 6”4’  and every inch looking like a matinee idol, Andre Paras towers over the rest of his contemporaries namely model-actress Sam Pinto, television find  Yassi Pressman and  singer Gino Padilla’s son, Josh Padilla. The four youngsters are the newly recruited video jockeys (VJs) of MTV Pinoy, which was launched last

  By TESSA JAMANDRE PRESIDENT Aquino and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak are set to meet in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 27, when Aquino visits Malaysia in his first foreign trip for 2014, a highly reliable foreign affairs source said. Missing from the agenda, however, will be the setting up of a consulate in Sabah,

By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES THE story of Violeta and Gerardo proves two things: It’s never too late to fall in love again and love hurdles immigration barriers.

  By JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY GIOLAGON ENGINEER  Emer Rojas is often described as a walking graphic health warning against smoking. Having lost his natural voice, he speaks only through an electrolarynx. In speaking tours he uses his robotic voice to illustrate the very real dangers of tobacco consumption. Unfortunately, many still choose to ignore his message.

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN Photos from the Facebook of ARTHUR ESPIRITU AT 5 degrees Celsius, Filipino tenor Arthur Espiritu sang the role of the love-sick Ernesto in a well-received production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at the Oper Leipzig, the third oldest opera house in Germany. Espiritu, the first Filipino tenor to sing at La

BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS VIOLINIST Joaquin Maria “Chino” Gutierrez’s performance Saturday night at the Insular Theatre at the Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang was mesmerizing, just the right antidote to  all the toxic reports that  currently dominate the media. Gutierrez “Revelry” concert was a repeat of the successful concert he had last year at the Francisco

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS CHINA on Friday reminded President Aquino it had fought on the side of the Allied Powers against fascist Japan and Germany in World War II, after Aquino likened China’s encroachment into the South China Sea with Adolf Hitler’s hegemonic moves in World War II. In a press briefing, China’s Foreign Ministry

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN AFTER eleven feature films most of them blockbusters, film director Olivia Lamasan admits her film education started from the time her mother (a Nora Aunor fan) would drag her siblings to the movie theaters to watch her favorite movie star. “I have no schooling in film theories, no exposure in

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN Photos by ANNA LEAH SARABIA and JANICE DEE MANY years after her debut at La Scala, Metropolitan Opera and at the Salzburg Festival, Korean diva Sumi Jo made her triumphant Philippine debut last night at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura with a rousing standing ovation and endless cheers from

  Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA BEFORE she could even sing one note in tonight’s much-awaited concert, operatic sensation and Grammy award-winning crossover artist Sumi Jo already promised over 200 children and teenagers saved from the mean streets that she would return to the Philippines to be with them. During her visit yesterday to

    Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA Text by MITCH MEÑEZ Kung hei fat choi! Chinatown was ablaze in red Friday as it welcomed the Year of the Wood Horse. People wore red, children held red envelopes with money, lanterns that line the streets and shop fronts were all in red. Red symbolizes fire, which the