Archive - Arts & Culture

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL TARPAULINS and posters of candidates vying for national posts are everywhere, from billboards, vehicles and lamp posts. But are they supposed to be there? For this year’s elections, the Commission on Elections has imposed stricter measures on posting campaign paraphernalia. Citizens are encouraged to report cases of illegally posted campaign materials

STATEMENT: On separate occasions, candidates Mar Roxas and Chiz Escudero accused each other of not doing enough for their respective home provinces. Vice presidential bet Escudero, campaigning in Roxas City on Feb. 17, said Roxas could have done more for Capiz after years in public office. Among others, Escudero said the poverty gap in Capiz is “so

By PABLO A. TARIMAN IN a talent search where participants outdo each other aping American singing idols,  Francis Anne Virtudazo, made a big difference in the recent season of Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) by singing the little known but time-tested classic,”Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” composed by National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro. The interpretation

STATEMENT: During the first Comelec-sponsored PiliPinas Debates 2016 on Feb. 21, independent presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe said,: “Kailangan na po ng replanting ng mga niyog. Sapagka’t tayo po ang fifth largest producer ng niyog sa buong mundo, pero hindi natin sila binibigyan ng sapat na suporta (We need to replant coconut trees. We are

[metaslider id=33921] Text and photos by COOPER RESABAL ROLANDO Paloso Sr., attired as a native babaylan, invoked the blessings of the God of Creation through a dramatic ritual chanting and offering of incense that enveloped the center where people gathered in a circle. As Diwanag, a dance and music ensemble, entered to the beat of

[metaslider id=33881] Text and photos by ALANAH TORRALBA ON Saturdays, Achelle “Jinky” Guion must negotiate her way through EDSA. A wheelchair user, she must pull her wheelchair to the sidewalk of the national highway and pray that a passing vehicle will not hit her. Then she must plead with a taxi driver to take her

By WINNIE VELASQUEZ CRISTINA Grisar Brias blew into town from the old country on a quiet, cold day. Like a gust of wind flinging shutters open then settling to a momentary calm, she set up huge canvases glowing with light and photographs of what she describes as “impossible landscapes and fantastic realms,” as well as

Text and photos by ALANAH TORRALBA REY Cortez, a longtime beauty pageant fan, works as an entertainer in Japan. He flew back to the Philippines to attend the homecoming parade of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. The 48-year-old, still a child when the Philippines won its last Miss Universe title in 1973, came with

By PROCOPIO RESABAL, JR  TAGBILARAN CITY – In a bus terminal in the capital one morning, as a bus going to Ubay town fills up with passengers, PO3 Janew Villame boards the vehicle with his guitar, stands on the aisle behind the driver’s seat, and begins to sing “Round Bohol Rock.” The song, composed and

By ELIZABETH LOLARGA IN the world of classical music singing, talent isn’t enough. The voice must be cared for like the instrument of God that it is. This is where vocal workshops come in. In Makati this weekend, the Intensive Vocal Workshop with Arthur Espritu runs from Jan. 15 to 17 at the Black Box