My Manila

"Art-making is not about telling the truth but making the truth felt." ~Christian Boltanski, French sculptor Made of recycle...

"The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk." ~Dustin Hoffman, American actor In the Phili...

"There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was be...

"Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back." ...

On 14 October 2013, the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima visited the St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel of the Ateneo...

This statue of St. Joseph with the child Jesus stands in front of the Jesuit Residence inside the Loyola Heights campus of the Ateneo de Ma...

Today is the Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola , the founder of the Society of Jesus . Before his spiritual conversion at the age of 30, ...

There is an old story by Ateneo de Manila Grade School teacher Mr. Juan Javier which explains how the Holy Guardian Angels became the patr...

I've already posted a photo of the grand central fountain of Liwasang Bonifacio (Bonifacio Park) with the Manila Central Post Office ...

This small glass sculpture by Ramon Orlina has always been one of my favorite pieces in the collection of the Ateneo Art Gallery . Orlina ...

I spent the last three days at Betania Retreat House, run by the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary , in Tagaytay City in th...

When these concrete animals appeared in front of a house in our neighborhood back in 1974, all the children—me included—were absolutely del...

According to the plaque beside it, this statue of Mary and the child Jesus in front of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish church in Quezo...

The most colorful Chinese guardian lion —also known as a foo dog—I have ever seen protects an artist friend's studio and flower shop. T...

"The Postman" (yes, that really is the name of the sculpture) standing in front of the neoclassical building of the Philippine Po...

From the 2007 Philippine Daily Inquirer article about the honor guards at the shrine of Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal : Battle-test...

Cafe Juanita (see the previous two posts) is located in a converted house in Barangay Kapitolyo in Pasig City. To maximize the space for cu...

The Ilocos Norte Capitol, located in Laoag City , which is the province's capital, as seen from Aurora Park with its Pamulinawen Foun...

Catholicism and other Christian religions may be dominant in the Philippines, but many Filipinos see no inconsistency in adopting feng shui...

From May 12 to 24, my husband and I went on a road trip through the Central Luzon and Ilocos Regions, stopping at cities and towns that we...