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‘Every child is a gift’

THERE’S a saying: “We don’t get to choose our family. God does that for us.” For celebrated architect and interior designer Edgar Lopez Suelo this...

A beginner’s guide to debating on Facebook

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY Saturday, March 10, 2018 I PRIDE myself with being a former member of our college’s debate team. However, like in every legal...

New life for Calle Real

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY Saturday, March 3, 2018 “CALLE Real is a heritage street, parang living witness siya ng history natin dito sa Iloilo,” explains...

Dela Fuente brothers: martyrs, heroes of Marcos’ martial law

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY Saturday, February 24, 2018 The story does not end with the painful thud of your fall.   Our vulnerability broke, our hearts cried, knowing the morning will be different...

Hablon strands

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMIR ALBAY February 17, 2018 IT’S fascinating to think that each bolt of cloth is made up of untold minute threads. Hundreds, maybe...

The visual poetry of Ilonggo artist Bryan Liao

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY February 10, 2018 They fill the room with poetry: these intricate installations and bare-faced geometric pieces –all tessellating and multiplying–gilded wood...

The return of ‘Humans of Iloilo’

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY February 3, 2018 “WHAT are you doing under the scorching heat of the sun?” asks Carlo. “I’m helping my dad sell these...

Why bloggers love Dinagyang

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY January 27, 2018 YEAR after year, Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival is a popular destination for travelers, photographers, and bloggers. Is it the...

How to conquer Dinagyang like a blogger

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY January 20, 2018 IT’S that time of the year again, every Ilonggo already knows by heart – when public transportation is...

Why this artist misses the ‘old’ Dinagyang

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY January 13, 2018 ILONGGO artist Sabrec misses the old Dinagyang. Leoniel “Sabrec” Cerbas shares that as a child he was amazed and...