Postmodern cautionary tale
By Johanna D. Poblete
Theater Review
3 Stars and a Sun
Feb. 4 to March 6
Tuesdays to Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays, 3 and 8 p.m.
PETA Phinma Theater, No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City
Bennet sisters don swords Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
LOS ANGELES — Jane Austen’s classic tale Pride and Prejudice gets a somewhat different makeover for cinema screens with heroine Elizabeth Bennet armed with a sword and fighting zombies.
Beautiful music
By Joseph L. Garcia
Concert
The Amazing Brahms
Metro Manila Concert Orchestra
Feb. 5
Little Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
Do we really need salespeople?
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
“Sir! Would you mind spending 5 minutes with me, participating in a survey?”
Genes show why bedbugs are tough suckers to kill
PARIS, FRANCE — Bedbugs, the notorious bloodthirsty critters which tormented the residents of New York City some years ago, have become genetically wired to resist pesticides, experts said on Tuesday.
Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival gets Korean spice
Text and photos by
Louine Hope U. Conserva
ILOILO CITY’s annual Dinagyang Festival, held every fourth weekend of January, is similar to Cebu’s Sinulog and Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan, two of the Philippines’ major fiestas that highlight the culture of indigenous tribes mixed in with the Catholic devotion to the image of the baby Jesus known as the Sto. Niño.
Milo plus Mom
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
THE LATEST MILO TV commercial shows a mother’s supreme efforts to personally do everything she can, to help her son excel in his aim: to be a champion.
Fitness made easy
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
THE BURGEONING local fitness scene is set to be boosted some more with the recent launch of a premium international fitness platform designed to take healthy living and wellness to more people.
What is the Zika virus and should we be worried?
Medicine Cabinet — Reiner W. Gloor
THERE HAS been a lot of talk about the Zika virus and its outbreak in Latin America lately, with many news items causing concern and worry even here in the Philippines. Our own Department of Health (DoH) has actually spoken and just very recently warned the public against the ongoing spread of this virus.
Tons of flying fish grilled in Bangsi Festival
MAITUM, SARANGANI — Visitors and local folks feasted over two tons of flying fish grilled along the main street of the town as the culmination of the 9th Bangsi Festival. Bangsi, the local term for flying fish, is Maitum fisherfolk’s most valued catch and best eaten when marinated and half-dried.
