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Crafting a path beyond borders: The evolution of Zar Donato
The journey of an actor is often defined by the moments they choose to step completely outside their comfort zone. For Filipina actress Zar Donato, that leap has not only taken her across geographical borders but has also placed her at the forefront...
Rediscovering the Father of Philippine komiks in a new book
In the history of Philippine komiks and within this niche and cross section of visual art and literature, Tony Velasquez stands as an icon, an undisputed leader and visionary, yet the man behind the legend remains known to only a few.
To generations of...
MANILA, MY MANILA: Season of Advent
BUILDING A SITE
Manila took a long time to make. What is now its ground used to be sea. The sea reached as far as the present towns of Mandaluyong ("a place of waves") and Makati (a place of tides").
It is said that diggers...
Missiles maim the undead, too: Kyiv’s cathedral, the Battle of Manila, and why war erases culture
In the history of mankind, wars have taken away far more than it created anything. The 1945 Battle of Manila and the recent attacks in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv have shown us what we lose as a species when a war—and the people...
18th-century Dutch print of Batanes refutes a Chinese scholar’s territorial claim
A recent report says Chinese scholars at a 30 June 2026 symposium at Jinan University claimed that China has sovereignty over Batanes, describing the islands as a “natural geographical extension” of Taiwan.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro rejected the claim as baseless and...
Manila Symphony Orchestra marks 80 years of PH Republic with historic homecoming
The Manila Symphony Orchestra held its third centennial concert entitled “LIBERATION: Celebrating 80 Years of the Philippine Republic” at the Metropolitan Theater last July 4.
The concert marked a symbolic homecoming for the MSO, renewing its long-standing partnership with The Met, a venue associated...
