Arts and Culture

When you visit the Heritage town of Taaal, you are sure to notice this old yet seemingly sturdy edifice just near the largest Catholic church in Asia, the St. Martin de Tours Cathedral. Escuela Pia is a school supervised by the church and was named after the congregation established by …

Photo from: Humanflowerproject.com This month of May, Santacruzan, Flores de Mayo and Tapusan in various towns and baranggays here in our province will be celebrated. But for sure, though we participate and celebrate these three major events in May, the terms, “santacruzan, Flores de Mayo and Tapusan” confuse some people …

Batanguenos are prayerful people. In fact, after holy mass on Sundays, priests would always end the celebration with Panalangin ng Batangueno. Here is the copy of the said prayer: Panalangin ng Batangueno Ama naming Mapagmahal tinawag po Ninyo kami kay Jesu-Kristo upang maging mga sambayanan ng mga taong may kaganapan …

  “Only God has the right to take away one’s life and determine the means by which death will take place.” An intense analysis of this aphorism brought me to one sensible conclusion contrary to the recently proposed Consolidated Reproductive Health Bill— the use of contraceptives is no different from …

I was hit by a special brand of panic reserved for freshmen. Helplessness— that was how they labeled it. Appropriately termed, actually, because it applies to a considerable number of freshmen students. The word used to be my companion, by the way. That was three years ago— my freshman year, …

“Hoy, nabalitaan mo ba yung na-salvage dun sa may talahiban?” What do we really mean by the word ‘salvage’ here?  For typical Pinoys or Batanguenos, the word salvage is commonly used when someone’s body is found lifeless somewhere (i.e. river, bushy woods). But for the information of these people who still believe …

Each year on 8 March, hundreds of International Women’s Day events occur all around the world. They events range from small random informal gatherings to large-scale highly organized events. All celebrate women’s advancement and highlight the need for continued vigilance and action. International Women’s Day may be a day of …

This year, 2009, April Fool’s Day falls on Wednesday. This is the very day where people do pranks and jokes as it has been the tradition for years or maybe for centuries now. The history of April Fool’s Day or All Fool’s Day is uncertain, but the current thinking is …