Omriel Gallery envisioned as venue of art, healing
“ART is the soul of the
nation,” decorated Filipino artist Emmanuel “Manny” Garibay said during a short
lecture on Sunday, as Iloilo’s newest venue for creative...
12th Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair Highlights
WEAVING in Iloilo has been a staple livelihood in our
local communities, preserving the region’s hand-loom
heritage. The seven-day Fiber Fashion Fair last August 24 –...
Old renaissance Iloilo reemerges
IN introducing the performance of child prodigy
Damodar Das Castillo at Nelly’s Garden recently, philanthropist Narzalina Lim
highlighted some little known facts about the Lopez heritage...
Looking at the periphery of our history
Remembering the 19 martyrs has
always been a tradition for the people of Aklan. They are said to be the first
and biggest Katipunan movement outside...
CDO, stay golden! (Part 2)
THE Kagay-anon old wives’ tale warns that beneath the ebb and flow
of the perilous Cagayan De Oro River is a giant man-eating fish –...
Revisiting Gawahon Eco Park
There is more to Victorias City than the
famed VMC millsite and its famous chapel. Although the smallest local
government unit in terms of land size...
CDO, stay golden! (Part 1)
TO most Ilonggos, Cagayan De Oro
probably remains a “hidden treasure” – very few aware of the myriad fresh experiences
the city and its neighboring provinces...
Baybayin 101: Learning, appreciating the indigenous script
MABUHAY ang mga Wikang Katutubo!
The Department of Education, through the Komisyon sa Wikang
Filipino (KWF), is celebrating the annual Buwan
ng Wikang Pambansa this month with...
Airport parish: Home to St. Padre Pio’s relic
By Norman P. Grecia
When Divine Providence works, one can only
wonder in amazement at how things fall into the right place and how the most
unlikely...
Both sides Boracay (part 2)
THE Boracay I’ve grown to idealize is culled
from my memories of the island some 15 years ago – when I first set foot on
White...