Archive - Arts & Culture

Panulok offers an invitation to “magtulok sang maayo” or “look carefully,” embedding in us a spirit of reflection, intentionality, and empathy.Panulok, in its second iteration, is an exhibit of 18 artworks by 15 Negros artists until August 15, 2026 at the Negros Creative Corner, 1F Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Bacolod City.

The Philippine response to ube’s global demand is mostly reactive. Teodoro C. Mendoza, PhD, a retired UP Los Baños professor and agricultural scientist, has argued for a strategic Philippine plan on ube and to control its whole value chain.

Rosalinda Ofreneo: The Constantinos’ romance went beyond the commonplace connection and encompassed the country in their advocacy of nationalism. They shared what Ofreneo called “usable love,” with Letizia serving Renato “hand and foot, as prescribed by patriarchal culture,” and later becoming his equal intellectual partner.

Showing some 28 works, Halangdon is a survey of Navarro’s art practice that spans painting, sculpture, assemblage, printmaking, and graphic design using a diverse media of oil, acrylic, watercolor, metal, wood, and found objects.

Bike commuting is a big step toward weaning the Philippines from dependency on fossil fuels. It’s the bestoption for the underprivileged. It increases road safety, and it’s good for the environment and humanity.

There was at first a slight confusion over the name of the jazz bar where the event “Mermaids and Tangos” would be held. The numerals 78-45-33 served as the bar’s name. After some thinking, eureka! Those numbers refer to the formats of vinyl records—their revolutions per minute or RPM, depending on the record’s size (75, 45 or 33).

Patubas: Aning Ani features some 40 contemporary works by winners of the Philippine Art Awards through the years at the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art, Iloilo City.

“Opera Unveiled: Comedy and Tragedy” features 11 young classical singers trained by renowned tenor Arthur Espiritu. Produced by the Cultural Arts Events Organizer,performance will be on June 19 at 7 p.m. and 21 at 5 p.m., at the Mirror Theater, fifth floor of SJG Building, 8463 Kalayaan Avenue, Barangay Poblacion, Makati City.

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."

The Philippines remains burdened by a profound scarcity of mental health resources and specialized facilities despite the rise of mental health awareness programs in the country.

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.

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.