Relish Cordilleran Culture, Crafts, and Cuisine at Ili ay Cordillera

Last March 1, we attended the opening of “Ili ay Cordillera” which translates to “Cordillera Village”. This effort by The Manor at Camp John Hay is to serve as a window into the rich cultural heritage of the Cordilleras. Many came to attend the...

Kafagway sa Saliw ng mga Gangsa

One of the pioneers of Baguio’s theatrical scene, Karlo Marko Altomonte makes a comeback from his hiatus of several years in his art show, “Kafagway sa Saliw ng mga Gangsa” at Cafe by the Ruins Dua.  A combination of photography, literature, and music, the exhibit is...

Mahal Likha Art Gallery Kick Starts with Cloth, Paper, Quilt, Print, Music, and Dancing

There’s a new art space in town, and it’s in none other than Villa Romana, home to Maela Jose and Sonny Zandueta. As you may remember, Maela was the artist behind last year’s Session Road Christmas Tree, and it feels like it wasn’t too long ago...

Bringing Back Film through ‘Analog Revival’ by the Cordilleras Film Collective

Pictures have always been an intimate way of taking glimpses into people’s lives. But with the rise of the digital age, we could say that somehow, that intimacy has been lost through the act of quick swiping and endless scrolling on social media, where we...

Matcha Love for Green Tea Almond Milk Spread

If you love matcha as much as we do, then you’re probably always on the look out for green tea flavored anything. So a friend of ours recently reached out to us and asked out to try a product she discovered from as a pasalubong from Korea. And how could we say...

Mugwort: Masterpieces of the Moon

A dancer. A musician. An artist. We first got to know Maicah Hipolito’s performance work from last year’s events such as Algoritmo and Fete de la Musique. This time, we saw her visual artistry in her solo exhibit entitled “Mugwort” at Café by the Ruins Dua , which had...

Green Awakening!

Written by Jannelle Willer I constantly joke about being “woke” whenever I get a chance to share my thoughts on the environment. This may sound cringey, but it is my millennial way of stating the fact that climate change is man-made, and we all need to be...

Practicing Patience: The Art of Pinhole Photography

Photos by Judge Rivera Two years ago, we attended an exhibit by Sam David Felix called “Miru”, a gallery of photographs using pinhole cameras as well as handmade cameras themselves. Miru also happens to be the brand name he goes by for this pinhole...