Happy Birthday, Ramon Hofileña (Don’t die yet)
I’m going to take an irreverent stance
toward Ramon Hofileña, he who resides
famously in the Manuel Hofileña Ancestral
House in Silay that claims to be the...
Miss Iloilo 2020: Every heartfelt beauty’s stepping stone
ELEVEN valiant bodies. Five emerged into
the shallow. Three got priceless crowns. One will take the road to become the
next Miss Universe.
Hundreds of people...
Miss Iloilo 2020: Encountering Ilongga’s heartfelt beauty and grace
MISS Iloilo 2020 is Dinagyang’s highest
time to celebrate women’s oneness and differences. The high-caliber candidates
embodying Miss Iloilo’s vision to show the world the true...
Inggo’s Original La Paz Batchoy since 1920: A century’s taste
Do you know Iloilo’s pioneer in batchoy
food products?
Let us know who’s already here before
everything started.
A century ago, bas-oy, as it is called, is simply...
Hiligaynon according to Chona Gosiaoco
FORGET about baybayin and let us Negrenses
and Ilonggos first master Hiligaynon.
Alternately termed “Ilonggo” the latter referring to Iloilo culture and
people, Hiligaynon is the lilting...
Visionary artist Rock Drilon reflects on Rumi in ‘As you start to paint, the...
FOR his most recent solo show, visionary Ilonggo artist Rock
Drilon has found a kindred spirit in 13th-century Persian poet and scholar
Rumi.
The celebrated Drilon officially...
Growing in Faith this Dinagyang 2020: Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo opens PAGTUO 2020,...
IF there’s anything that
revellers’ should do first this Dinagyang 2020 is to make time to pray and
thank the Lord for protection and abundant blessings...
Ati-Atihan Festival 2020: Where do I spend my long weekend?
WHAT’S rest when Ati-Atihan Festival is
one of the best?
No one can put out the fire of
excitement this January! Today is a holiday so it’s...
On Ronnie Granja’s artistic dalliances
WHILE
generally art produced in the regions (outside of Metro Manila) has been
embraced by the so-called mainstream art market, some talents from the regions
still fail...
Your next ‘go-to’ pork shop
THE Pork Shop, the retailing arm of Virginia Farms Inc. and Cebu’s leading pork retailer, has opened two branches here in Iloilo City to...