Lubao is ‘Going Five and Up’

By Michelle Anne P. Soliman THIRTY-ONE hot air balloons will ascend under the optimum wind, weather, and visibility conditions at 5:30 a.m. this weekend. Colorful hot air...

Waterfront Cebu turns 20

By Zsarlene B. Chua, Reporter IN 1998, the Queen City of the South saw the opening of a new hotel, a hotel that was created...

Sunsets, holy springs, and shopping: so much to do in Bali

Text and photos by Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Associate Editor Bali is best known for its beaches and surfing spots, but this popular Indonesian island destination...

Overtourism and the big chill: travel trends in 2018

BERLIN -- The tourism industry is booming as travelers find ever more intrepid ways of exploring the globe and receding security fears revive old...

An old favorite gets a face-lift

By Michelle Anne P. Soliman When children are busy with school and the parents are working all the time, quality time with the family is...

Buried treasure: Domicillo’s beautiful rooms lie below the ground

By Joseph L. Garcia A SQUAT hyper-modern concrete house rising above the Emilio Aguinaldo Highway in Tagaytay turns out to be Domicillo Design Hotel. While...

Memorial trail retraces WW2 Death March

ON April 9, 1942, more than 78,000 Filipino and American USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East) soldiers surrendered in Bataan to...

What to see at the Art Fair

In an extreme example of the “I can do that/Yeah, but you didn’t” dichotomy of contemporary art, Nilo Ilarde filled one booth at the ongoing...

History meets art

Photos by Michelle Anne P. Soliman and Alicia A. Herrera The first Manila Biennale -- which has the theme “Open City,” referencing the events of...

A theatrical miracle

By Joseph L. Garcia, Reporter Theater Review Himala: Isang Musikal Presented by 9 Works Theatrical and The Sandbox Collective Feb. 10 to March 4 Power MAC Center Spotlight, Circuit Makati, Makati...

Ballads make for an easy introduction to ballet

By Nickky F. P. de Guzman Concert Ballet & Ballads Ballet Manila and Christian Bautista Feb. 17, 6 p.m. and Feb. 18, 3 p.m. Aliw Theater, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd.,...

Death, and then the laundry

By Sujata S. Mukhi Theater Review ’Night, Mother Presented by PETA Ongoing until March 18 PETA Theater Center, No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, QC “AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT, the laundry, “ is...