filed in EVENTS, GREEN, MUSIC on Mar.10, 2010
I found these two great future events here in the Philippines worth mentioning. The first is that Al Gore, the former U.S. Vice-President will be here in Manila to discuss about the environment titled “Face the Inconvenient Truth.” This will be an updated Asian version of the “An Inconvenient Truth.” This will be [...]
filed in DESIGN, EVENTS on Jan.17, 2010
HIDDEN TREASURES: An Exhibit of Spanish-era churches in the Philippines – The University of Santo Tomas and the Ortigas Library Foundation opened a travelling exhibit entitled, “Hidden Treasures: An exhibit of Spanish-era churches in the Philippines,” yesterday, January 12, 2010 at the UST Museum. This exhibit, which made possible through the coordination of the UST [...]
filed in thought on Jan.13, 2010
2-Million Barefoot Devotees – Millions of Filipinos from all walks of life, most of them barefoot, endured more than 12 hours of relentless pushing and shoving to get a glimpse of and to touch the revered image of the Black Nazarene during the traditional traslacion to the Quiapo Church in Manila last Saturday.
filed in EVENTS, FUN STUFF on Dec.04, 2009
Krampus is a mythical creature who accompanies Saint Nicholas in various regions of the world during the Christmas season. Krampus acts as an anti–Saint Nicholas, who, instead of giving gifts to good children, gives warnings and punishments to the bad children. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in the first two weeks of [...]
filed in DESIGN, EVENTS on Nov.25, 2009
I was able to visit the recent 19th PhilConsruct or the 19th Philippine International Construction Equipment and Building Materials Exhibition last November 12-15, 2009 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Highlights of the event are the Estilo de Via VI which is a showcase of 217 entries from top International [...]
filed in DESIGN, EVENTS on Oct.21, 2009
The City of San Fernando, Pampanga will host the *4th Philippine Towns & Cities Conference: Reflections of the Past, Lessons for the Future* (PTC4) from November 6 to 7, 2009. PTC4, organized annually by the Heritage Conservation Society (HCS), aims to enhance civic engagement with local governments units in order to inform and guide the [...]
