At the city center are quite a number of wooden and mid-20th century bahay na bato that break the monotony of modern concrete structures
Septuagenarian Bicolano painter continues to practice his craft
A number of his paintings are now part of private collections particularly in his home province, while three of his sculptures are permanent fixtures in public spaces.
Jing Sararaña’s way to healing through art
Sararaña is now a full-time mother of two while juggling being an artist after working in the business process outsourcing industry for years.
A Dominican saint’s home in Pangasinan
The chapel has a tropical feel with wide arched windows and walls and pews made from slats of buri lumber to allow air to circulate
A book to sit down for
‘Salumpuwit, Bangko, Silya, Atbp: Chairs in Filipino Life’ showcases the importance of an ordinary object, which is often unappreciated and taken for granted but offers glimpses of Philippine history
Pioneering yearbook on Philippine museums chronicles experiences of pandemic
The National Committee on Museums of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts has published a yearbook on Philippine…
Of battles and bottles: Books on Norzagaray and Philippine history and culture
Bulacan historian and cultural advocate Jaime Salvador Corpuz releases two books — Casaysayan ng Norzagaray Año 1860 and MaBOTEng Usapan: Samu’t Saring Kuwentong Bote
Book brings to light: Angono’s forgotten artists
James Owen Saguinsin’s Nineteenth-Century Masters of Angono Art tackles the lives and works of relatively unknown but significant artists from Angono from the mid-19th century to the first half of the 20th century
Gerard Lico’s ‘continuing passion’ produces updated opus
The two volumes chronicle the history and development of architecture in the country from the pre-colonial and pre-Islamic periods to the present
Spanish architect celebrates Cagayan Valley heritage churches
Javier Galvan’s book features the history and architecture of the Spanish colonial churches of the Cagayan Valley, which was proselytized by the Dominicans