Archive - Arts & Culture

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN THIS year is the 4th death anniversary of baritone Gamaliel Viray and Santa Isabel College Conservatory of Music will pay special tribute to him with a performance of Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio, “Elijah” on February 22 at the school’s Santo Cristo de Tesoro Auditorium to be conducted by Dr. Raul Navarro.

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE director who won top honors for “Crying Ladies,” “La Visa Loca” and “Baler,” among others, opines the basics of filmmaking can be learned but its essence cannot be totally taught. “You can introduce the subject, you can guide the students but from there, it’s up to the beginner to

    Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA EVEN seasoned painter Jonahmar Salvosa admits that watercolor is a medium difficult to master. The Agos Kulay Maynila president said, “It is the hardest of all the media. If you make a mistake, that’s it. You can’t paint over your mistake or erase it. You have to

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN  FROM the looks of it, the opera odyssey of internationally acclaimed Korean diva Sumi Jo would make a good material for soap opera. Her mother enrolled her for a piano lesson at age four  and voice at age six  and spent eight hours a day studying music. Although the family

  By PATRICK KING PASCUAL IN life, it takes more than just talent and skill to succeed. As important as physical and emotional health is financial stability. ABS-CBN News Channel’s, On the Money (airs on ABS-CBN News Channel every day at 3:30pm) recently gathered a group of financial planners to share their expertise in managing

By NORMAN SISON IT is a question that has perplexed government policymakers and academics for years: where has the money been going? Since 2006, Alvin Ang, an economics professor at the University of Santo Tomas, has been conducting research into the Filipino migrant worker diaspora for aid agencies, the World Bank, the International Labor Organization

  By ELIZABETH LOLARGA THERE is something about international operatic superstar Sumi Jo who’s a vegetarian. If she were to sing about Mary Moon in the Deadeye Dick song “New Age Girl,” it would take on a magical quality in the sincerity she puts into each tune, whether classical, pop or a Korean folk song.

  By XANTHE KAMILLE ALMONGUERA and HAZEL P. VILLA Photos by XANTHE KAMILLE ALMONGUERA Where two months ago, children cowered in fear as typhoon Yolanda battered the fishing town of Estancia in the province of Iloilo, nowadays one hears singing and laughter. World Vision has set up  Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in Estancia, about 132

By YOLANDA L. PUNZALAN IF one has to be marooned on an island, it is his great fortune if it happens to be in Balesin. The stranded would not only be surrounded by   nature’s beauty but also man’s magnificent creations. Situated in the municipality of Polillio, Quezon Province, it is the landmass between the deep

  By JULIE ANN MAE B. SILVEDERIO and HAZEL P. VILLA Photos by JONATHAN JAPITANAand JP SARSOZA  Iloilo City – Imagine a major city closing off its busiest downtown streets on a late Saturday afternoon till evening so that an orchestra can perform, photographers can hold a photo exhibit, poets can do open mike readings,

  By ELIZABETH LOLARGA Photos courtesy of REYME V. FAURILLO JR. and JOAN GELI DORONILA BARELY seven years have passed since Sinag de Leon began exhibiting her paper-cut art. But already she has had 10 solo show and joined just as many group exhibits. Integrated in her shows are skills sharing and training workshops. Her

  By MITCH MENEZ Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA THERE is an inside joke amongst volunteer workers  in Tacloban that one must wear long pants, rub one’s  body with  Off lotion and sleep inside the  mosquito net. If not, you will be flown by those  blood-sucking flies in mosquito land. The swarm of mosquitoes in