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Portrait of the National Artist as a musician

The pinnacle of artistic achievement in the Philippines is when you are named a National Artist. This is the reward given to the best and brightest of the nation’s artists—those who have truly given their lives to their art across decades and, in...

New multiplayer mode for Star Wars Jedi Challenges

For the first time in Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Star Wars fans can engage in lightsaber battles against each other using the local multiplayer mode—the newest expansion for the smartphone-powered augmented reality (AR) experience from Lenovo and Disney. The feature update, titled Lightsaber Versus...

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Sol y Viento’s twin offerings for summer fun & frolic

The heat, the traffic, and a few days of weekend free time are good enough reasons to head for the south of Manila. Here, with one to two hours travel time, one can find vacation gems that offer refreshingly cool comfort, with a bit...

Fun in Davao City by Henrylito Tacio

Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Around 7.8 times the size of Cebu and three times that of the entire Metro Manila, Davao City is known by many names: “Crown jewel of Mindanao,” “Durian capital of the Philippines,” “City of Royalties,” “Fruit basket of the Philippines,””Orchid Capital of the...

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Tilapia: the aquatic chicken

Tilapia may be the most popular fish in the Philippines today but our forefathers had never tried it.  Although there are 700 species of...

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Why less is better

After years of enduring the pain of an enlarged herniated bulge on his left side Dr. Steve Costello—a dentist and the owner of Subic...

Dancing her life: Rosalia Merino Santos by Alma Anonas-Carpio

"I would like that very much, yes.” Dance teacher Rosalia Merino Santos, a dainty woman of 94, said this in reply to the Philippines...

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