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April 25, 2022
Random finds in Intramuros.
At the corner of Real and Santa Lucia streets you can read the name of the street Calle REAL from t...
Random finds in Intramuros.
At the corner of Real and Santa Lucia streets you can read the name of the street Calle REAL from tiles, both the original and the modern (Left), installed on the street corner. Look closely at the pockmarks on this wall and try to make out those caused by shrapnel and shelling during the 1945 Battle for Manila.
From here walk along Santa Lucia street towards Rizal Park, and on your left, you will see an unused gate to the San Agustin church complex with a carved a...
At the corner of Real and Santa Lucia streets you can read the name of the street Calle REAL from tiles, both the original and the modern (Left), installed on the street corner. Look closely at the pockmarks on this wall and try to make out those caused by shrapnel and shelling during the 1945 Battle for Manila.
From here walk along Santa Lucia street towards Rizal Park, and on your left, you will see an unused gate to the San Agustin church complex with a carved a...
April 23, 2022
April 21, 2022
Ghosts of Imelda's Jewelry in the AAG.
Locked in the vaults of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are three jewelry collections sei...
Ghosts of Imelda's Jewelry in the AAG.
Locked in the vaults of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are three jewelry collections seized from Imelda Marcos after the family fled into exile in 1986. Using photos, Pio Abad and Frances Wadsworth Jones digitally recreated in resin the form of a stunning Belle Epoque diamond tiara in platinum, probably crafted by Cartier. Its estimated value in 2015 could fund for the treatment of 12,052 cases of tuberculosis. More in 2022 for sure.
Ongoing at the A...
Locked in the vaults of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are three jewelry collections seized from Imelda Marcos after the family fled into exile in 1986. Using photos, Pio Abad and Frances Wadsworth Jones digitally recreated in resin the form of a stunning Belle Epoque diamond tiara in platinum, probably crafted by Cartier. Its estimated value in 2015 could fund for the treatment of 12,052 cases of tuberculosis. More in 2022 for sure.
Ongoing at the A...
April 20, 2022
My Inquirer column today is still on Globe's lousy customer service. It seems that, like government transactions, you need to kn...
My Inquirer column today is still on Globe's lousy customer service. It seems that, like government transactions, you need to know someone in Globe to get prompt attention. I don't know why we put up with this---things don't have to be the way they are.
Fortunately, there are exceptions like Makati Medical Center where staff are attentive, caring and seem to have pride in their jobs.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/152207/c...
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Fortunately, there are exceptions like Makati Medical Center where staff are attentive, caring and seem to have pride in their jobs.
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April 19, 2022
Traces of the past.
On my last trip to Intramuros I took a photo at the corner of Real and Santa Lucia street (Right) and rememb...
Traces of the past.
On my last trip to Intramuros I took a photo at the corner of Real and Santa Lucia street (Right) and remembered a prewar photo taken by Luther Parker (Left). Putting these photos together we see the present connected with the past.
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On my last trip to Intramuros I took a photo at the corner of Real and Santa Lucia street (Right) and remembered a prewar photo taken by Luther Parker (Left). Putting these photos together we see the present connected with the past.
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April 18, 2022
Why do I always see fires from my library window? Its north of Makati, maybe Pasig or Taguig.
Why do I always see fires from my library window? Its north of Makati, maybe Pasig or Taguig.
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Why do I always see fires from my library window? Its south of Makati maybe Pasig or Taguig.
Why do I always see fires from my library window? Its south of Makati maybe Pasig or Taguig.
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ILOILO is one of my favorite cities.
Spent the weekend there enjoying its good food, lots of heritage, and meeting up with two I...
ILOILO is one of my favorite cities.
Spent the weekend there enjoying its good food, lots of heritage, and meeting up with two Ilonggo collectors who shared their treasures during my visit: MARIO YANG (Top Right) who has everything from pre-Spanish artifacts, colonial religious imagery to Philippine paintings; and ARSENIO RAFAEL (Bottom Right) whose Metro Ilolo Modern Arts Park has a seven-storey stairwell filled with contemporary Philippine paintings and sculptures.
Now that I have wings (Left...
Spent the weekend there enjoying its good food, lots of heritage, and meeting up with two Ilonggo collectors who shared their treasures during my visit: MARIO YANG (Top Right) who has everything from pre-Spanish artifacts, colonial religious imagery to Philippine paintings; and ARSENIO RAFAEL (Bottom Right) whose Metro Ilolo Modern Arts Park has a seven-storey stairwell filled with contemporary Philippine paintings and sculptures.
Now that I have wings (Left...
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