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El Colegio De San Ildefonso presents “The Acapulco–Manila Galleon: We Are the Pacific: The World That Emerged From The Tropics”
For two and a half centuries, from 1565 to 1815, the Acapulco–Manila navigation route created a network of exchanges that transformed life on both shores of the Pacific. More than a commercial link, it wove economic, social, political, and spiritual relationships that left...
Hymen, oh Hyménée!: Juan Luna’s love in a time of lunacy
Juan Luna’s ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ drowns the public with overwhelming passion for the last time, 132 years later.
From Oct. 7 to Oct. 16, the Ayala Museum held a special one-object exhibit. It was for a painting dubbed as “the holy grail of Philippine...
She looms a beauty: The power of weaving and femininity in ‘A Loom of Stories’
Seven artists led the female-charged 37th edition of the Of Art and Wine exhibit in the form of loom and weaving
If one would lightly trace the original thread of weaving in our country’s history to find at what age we first practiced it,...
The popularity of book fairs
It was my first time, some three years ago, to attend the Manila International Book Festival (MIBF) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. I was with a good friend then. Metro Manila still carried the bite of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the...
FOOD REVIEW: Paradise Dynasty at Greenbelt, Makati
Celebrating the world’s first 8-flavored xiao long bao & other delights
Oriental cuisine, especially that of Chinese cuisine, is always thriving in the Philippines. Not only tucked within the corners of Binondo, but variations of a single dish could also often come in a...
NJLA 2025: The Graphic Salute Awardees
Christian George Acevedo, 32, is a librarian, teacher, writer, and cultural advocate in his hometown of Roxas City in Capiz. He has released a collection of Capisnon folk stories and has edited a book about traditional dishes of the Province of Capiz. In...
