I’ve always been fascinated by Taal Volcano which I could see every time I visit what then was known as the Taal Vista Lodge. In 1995, I brought Licad and cellist-husband Antonio Meneses to perform in one of the functions rooms. It has a view of Taal Volcano seen from the glass partition. I actually imagined a volcano acting up when they played the Shostakovich sonata.
Category: Entertainment
An edifying rom-com with message on saving the environment
With a stroke of good imagination, Direk Veronica — who co-wrote the screenplay with Jinky Laurel – was able to weave a tale of a distraught medical doctor (Coleen Garcia) who meets a nerdy agriculturist named Jay Policarpio (EA de Guzman) who has a penchant for delivering lectures on plants and reforestation and for a good measure, climate change.
Fairly good films win awards and lose theater allocation in 2019 MMFF
The irony of it all is that as the top three best pictures were announced, the award winning films were also losing theaters to the box office champions.