Iloilo City mayor Jerry TreƱas leads the declaration of Dinagyang 360 Opening Salvo.

2020 Dinagyang 360 opening salvo: You know you want more

Hold up! That was just a warm-up. So how was your 2020 Dinagyang 360 opening salvo experience? Have you seen how the performing tribes rocked the...
Curated by Ilonggo veteran artist Rock Drilon, ā€œCome Togetherā€ assembles some 109 art pieces by 81 creators. PHOTO BY ERIC BARBOSA JR. / ATMOS.PH

Hubon Ilonggo opens decade strong with tour de force ā€˜Come Together’

HUBON ILONGGO, the city’s single largest artists’ collective, has opened the new decade with a tour de force group show at Cinematheque Center Iloilo’s exhibit space...
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Why bloggers love Dinagyang

YEAR after year, Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival is a popular destination for travelers, photographers, and bloggers. Is it the colorful costumes, the captivating performances, or Iloilo’s party...

Tribute to a historic edifice

ONE of my favorite buildings in Downtown Bacolod is the La Purissima Concepcion along Locsin-Cuadra Streets (or Cuadra-Locsin). It is with good reason for a heritage-lover...
The artist at a previous exhibition with her watercolor paintings.

The art of the Fat Goddess

I AM privileged to be the owner of a Tata Sevilleno watercolor.  The artist gave it to me, because I so admired her work – pastel...

This moment for life

MANY times I’ve found myself torn between reaching for my phone or camera and taking pictures of beautiful moments, breath-taking sceneries, once-in-a-lifetime events – or just...

Some quirky, common ways to celebrate 2020

IT’S time to wake the senses by the sounds and sights of people celebrating. From the deafening blow of your neighbor’s stereo or writing a heartfelt...
The Museo ni Jose Rizal Fort Santiago recreates the hero’s actual prison cell. Its ā€œSilid Piitanā€ gallery contains a life-size wax effigy of Rizal by National Artist for Sculture Guillermo Tolentino.

Mi Ultimo Adios: Retracing Rizal’s final days in Intramuros

ON Oct. 6, 1896, Jose Rizal was seized in Barcelona, Spain, while on his way to Cuba to serve as a military doctor. After being deported...

When your boss is a bully

JOHN resigned from his job as an accountant. He received good salary and benefits. He gained friends. He loved his company. But why did he quit?...
Beneficiaries of the Peter Project with their motorized fishing boats

Mingo meals rock!

IF there’s a Christmas story meant to be shared again and again, it is the story of how my group of lady guests met up with...