I am nearing the age when my father died and here I am figuring out how I’d cope when that time comes. After posting my photos on FB with my…
Category: Arts and Culture
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
PERFECT THEATER TREAT AFTER THE 2022 ELECTIONS
Audiences from various political fences can easily relate to The Reconciliation Dinner by Floy Quintos. He is the same playwright who gave us an equally compelling play The Kundiman Party…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
EXCITING PPO CONCERT ON ITS 50TH YEAR
Friday night (May 12) at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) observed its 50th year with a commemorative concert partly recreating the 1973 inaugural concert. The PPO…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
CECILE LICAD WITH ABT STUDIO DANCERS IN MAKATI, CEBU, DAVAO
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (April 20, 22,23) last week in Makati City, Cebu and Davao, the second visit of the American Ballet Theater Studio Company (ABTSC) dancers was greeted with…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
THE 2023 SUMMER METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
The summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ended last April 18 with varied and more substantial offering than its Christmas edition. It attracted first rate and well-realized…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
RESURRECTION
The Lord has risen On this another Sunday Of our sorrow. I hear bells ring In the nearby church I feel a slight breeze Rustle my potted plants. …
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
REMEMBERING OUR HOUSE BY THE SEA
The only family home I remember was the one facing an islet in my hometown in Baras, Catanduanes. I suppose that house stood in the late 50s before a strong…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
MY MODEST LITERARY COMEBACK IS STILL GOING STRONG
On May 4, 2023, the best of the best from among the poems published in the Philippines Graphic Magazine will be feted at the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA) 2023.…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
ODE TO THE SEA
I say goodbye To this footpath Unto the open sea It is my home For a few days Where hours were spent In pure tranquility When silence is interrupted…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
THE 95TH OSCARS: ASIAN ACTORS MAKE HISTORY
When the cheering and emotional acceptance speeches settled down at the Oscars, only one thing was clear: it was the night of the Asian story, the Asian actors and the…