Archive - Arts & Culture

By AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN
Maguindanao’s first Sagayan Festival showcased the rich cultural heritage of this conflict-ridden province in southern Philippines, proving that Maguindanaons could extend the hand of peace to their adversaries to do just that.

By LEILANIE ADRIANO
RUBEN Ines Vallejos hardly blinked an eye while staring at the lineup of visitors at the visual arts exhibit he and 16 other artists from indigenous tribes of northern Philippines put up through the help of the Kalinawa Art Foundation (KAF).

By AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN
UPI, a town snuggled in a valley, in the province of Maguindanao, is connected to the rest of the world via the Internet. Initiated by the local government, the Internet has transformed the way of life in Upi.

By HOMER TEODORO
PANIQUI, Tarlac- The stars were the brides and the grooms. They came complete with a supporting cast: their children.

By ERWIN MASCARINAS
EVERY year thousands of Catholic devotees and tourists from all walks of life visit the town of Cabadbaran to light a candle in honor of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles).

By AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN
BEHIND the horrors of kidnappings that put Tawi-Tawi in the headlines, there’s a lot of beauty to discover in the island province. Nestled in the lush forests with a full view of the endless sea is barangay Batu-Batu, in the municipality of Panglima Sugala.

SCHOLAR Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, a fictionist and essayist in her own right, describes the state of literary biography in the Philippines in her latest book “Six Sketches of Filipino Women Writers” as “a wide, arid stretch, with a few patches of grass, and perhaps a tree or two.”

THERE’S more about indigenous people than just being relegated to the fringes of society and beneficiaries of the kindness of international organizations.

BAGUIO has become a tourist cliché, even a disappointment for those with memories of how the highland city looked and smelled like in decades past.

DIARIES, journals and planners are staples of bookstores and boutiques at the end of the year. For the first time there's one that addresses a single mother's needs.

AFTER a near drowning experience in Puerto Galera in his early teenage life, Alvin Alcober made sure he learned how to swim.

WHO’S afraid of the tikbalang, the half-human, half-horse in Philippine mythology? It is said that this creature moves with incredible speed and gets married when the weather is playing tricks --- that is, when the sun is out and rain is falling at the same time.

IF there is a landmark worth erecting in Batangas province in northern Philippines, it would be the sculpture of the balisong (fan knife) that has defined the unique art, craft, and culture of Batanguenos for centuries.

ROCK and roll legends never cease to hog the limelight. After sold out concerts and composing more music that multitudes love, they transform into other adorable personas.

PHILIPPINE-made decorative candles were a big hit at one of the biggest products exhibitions in the world held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibit Center last month.

IT was a festival that had the child as the center of the universe. Six films - Nino Bonito, Debut, Kapogs, Lumang Kahoy, Kinulayang Kiti, and Sweet Mandy- looked at the world through the children’s smiles and tears in the recent 3rd CinePambata Film Festival held at SM Centerpoint.

THE Diliman Book Club, which meets every Saturday at the ROC Restaurant at UP Balay ng Alumni at the Quezon City campus, usually discusses social sciences and politics with the author of the moment.

“ON Years and Songs” was a glimpse of the life of Rachelle Gerodias, one of the country’s leading sopranos, on and off the stage.