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Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
2023 MMFF BEST ACTOR AWARDEE IS CEDRICK JUAN
In the first advanced screening of GomBurZa at Gateway cinema, Paul Cedrick Juan, who played Padre Jose Burgos, was just initially checking out how technically good the movie was. But…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
FINDING CHRISTMAS & HOPE FOR THE NEW YEAR (For Mae Paner, Precious Leano and Alex Baluyut)
I didn’t find Christmas in shopping malls in festive tables groaning with food even in endless parties where you hear distilled cocktail laughter even as children cry for relief in…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
CHRISTMAS AND COOKING
FILIPINO holidays are mostly about family and friends gathered around a dining table. And with the Christmas holidays just a few days away, I can’t help reminiscing about memorable dinners…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
‘LET’S AVOID PAROCHIAL CHOICES’ – CCP CHAIR JAIME C. LAYA
Filipino talents now abound and being cheered not only in native shores but also in Europe and USA. Thus, said CCP chair Jaime C. Laya as he urged cultural workers…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
IT’S A BUSY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FOR TENOR ARTHUR ESPIRITU
(Conclusion) To be sure, Espiritu isn’t the first one to make a big splash in Europe. Soprano Evelyn Mandac sang with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in one Salzburg festival…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
REMEMBERING MY PAPA ON FATHER’S DAY
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…
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:
MY LATE DAUGHTER VISITED THE GASTON HOUSE IN SILAY BEFORE SHE DIED
This Gaston house in Silay (now Balay Negrense) is extra special for me. In the mid-90s, I presented baritone Andrew Fernando, then child prodigy Makie Misawa and pianist Cecile Roxas…