The BBB 5 promotional poster. Design by Liza Macalandag/ Edited for Instagram Plaza Rizal was drenched in poetic verses on life and love under the cloudy night sky of February 26 as it served as the venue of this year’s Balut, Beer, ug Balak (BBB). Organized by Kaliwat ni Karyapa (KaKâ) with the Center for Culture and Arts Development (CCAD), the fifth edition...Read More

For those like me who loves and appreciates the creative expression of the human soul and is free from the clutches of any romantic relationship, the month of February is not one that would unleash bitterness and resentments over lost love or the lack of love, whichever applies.  In fact, February is a month-long celebration of the arts, being declared as National Arts...Read More

Lahoy, in English, means to slip through and being in Bohol Lahoy Dive Resort in Cabantian, Guindulman  means saying goodbye temporary to the stressful demands of our individual lives and slipping through a space of beautiful tranquility amidst chirping birds, lush trees, and the scenic sea. The resort, owned by German national Michael Herder and managed by the Swiss couple Hanspeter and Daniela...Read More

A few meters away from Anda’s Quinale Public Beach is this small newly-opened restaurant called Coco Loco.  From the get go, you’ll know what is the star is in the restaurant. Coconut, of course. If the name and the hanged paintings do not make it more obvious, I don’t know what will. The quirky paintings have one thing in common Coco Loco is...Read More

Café Majstea, the newly-opened chill out lounge by the corner of Galleria Luisa, is as sassy and playful as its name.  While Majstea is obviously a portmanteau, the meaning behind it is not one which we least likely thought. ...Read More