In commemoration of People Power Day, Testify (Coffee, Tea, and Rare Finds) will be holding a film showing event on February 24 from 3pm-8pm. This event aims to keep the memory of this significant historical event alive, especially after the current administration removed it from being a holiday. The following films will be screened: Batch ’81 (1982) Marcos: A Malignant Spirit (1986) Portraits of Mosquito Press (2015) Liway (2018) Join Testify for an afternoon of reflection and remembrance. Entrance is free and open to all. #NeverForget #PeoplePowerDay Testify Coffee, Tea, and Rare Fi ..read more

Come visit the Kaida Contemporary booth at XAF 2024 from January 26–28 at Xavier School’s Father Rafael Cortina Sports Center! We are right by the entrance arch. The booth features the works of exciting young artists Jonas Miguel Arlegui, Mikko Baladjay, Demosthenes Campos, Arth Chavez, Jobert Cruz, Raphael David, Babylyn Fajilagutan, Isobel Francisco, Kim Gaceja, Paola Germar, Lui Gonzales, Natasha Juliano, Doktor Karayom, Redd Nacpil, Maia San Diego, Angelo Tabije, Andrew Tan, Janelle Tang, and David Ryan Viray. With their surreal imaginings, brilliant pigments, happy patterns ..read more

by Kyla Estoya Yana Ofrasio, also known as Pagdalisayin, is an abstract artist, and possibly one of the most captivating souls I’ve met. Meeting her was like a moth drawn to a flame– inviting. To paint you a picture: it was an artist’s solo exhibit show, and they were serving pancit and barbecue. Her fork dropped to the floor mid-conversation, and instead of reaching for a new one, she did something unexpected. It was a moment, subtle yet defining. She grabbed her barbecue stick and used it to eat pancit. That moment, I knew, I wanted to be her friend. Yana was born and raised in Makati. She ..read more

by Kyla Estoya Photos by Liana San Diego From Cebu’s soulful streets to the stage lights, a collective of musician friends is inventing a new melody for the Philippine music scene. Born from a late-night brainstorm between singer-songwriters Aira Calina (Cali Essé), Keith Human, Jill Nuñez, Liana San Diego, Franco Miguel Dosdos (ST3R10), and Elvin Rey Dalumpines (Ala Una Elvin)– The Folking Friends Productions (TFFP) is crafting a space for debuting artists to find their voices and audiences. This isn’t just a stage, it’s a canvas. Every curation is meticulously painted with two guiding questi ..read more

Press Release On February 25, 2023, the Festival of Luv — a unique event that celebrates love, acceptance, and education — commemorated the Department of Health’s partnership with the FREE TO BE U campaign which promotes healthy behaviors to protect Filipinos from HIV and AIDS. The event was held at The Pop Up, Katipunan, from 11 am to 9 pm. Team Love Club was honored to attend and take part in an event that celebrates love, and we believe getting educated about HIV and AIDS is one way we can cultivate kindness. “We are thankful to the DOH for showing their strong support for persons living wi ..read more

Cebu City, Saturday 1/08/2022 – TLC worked with Andre Chan and Co. Movement in distributing water in Busay area. Team Nivel Hills Team Sitio Tipolo Team Love Club was split into two and was able to give 130 cases of water. Here are the stats: Big thanks to our volunteers and kindness warriors: Acyl, Shainna, Neil, Rio, Mira, Ar, Chris, Danielle, Ella, Jellah, Lianne, Marvin, Ruby, Viah Terrence, and Jacque! We hope that this will raise awareness that a lot of places STILL need help after the supertyphoon We are grateful to everyone who donated through our channels. You have made a big differe ..read more

By Meena Shayna Sarsaba Cyberspace — A storage, a lens, portal, rendezvous. A mind’s eye. Imagination. Canvas. Temporary. Permanence. Deterioration. Advancement. A vast and open tabula rasa slate. Reality. Language. Nature. Morpheus says, “You take the blue pill, the story ends — you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill — you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.“ In a catalogue of preferences, summer or monsoon, mountains or beach, urban buildings or open skies, libraries or discotheques ..read more

By Lorecelle Villaroya Coverart by: Meena Shayna If you are like me who isn’t innately creative, you will probably be familiar with how the pressure is larger than the initiative to keep creating. But this is the same for those who were born with an artistic hand as well. If anything, theirs are much more pressing because of the surrounding environment that they have considering the artistic background that they have already built. But here is an open letter for every creative soul out there that is better than none. Shrug off perfection and build the anticipation of being satisfied with the p ..read more

By Meena Shayna Sarsaba The cicadas are drilling behind your earphones, your constant mild tinnitus cannot quite make you appreciate these insectile sirens of the night. You can still discern the remnants of the eclipse five hours ago bleeding upon the caballero trees and skyscrapers. It’s like a negative film behind your office building window, the earth’s penumbra highlighting the x-ray of its own lungs with a layer of red. Can be touched but it takes away your power to know it palpably. The sheer translucent blanket between you and the world is quite impermeable. Before you clock out o ..read more

By: Kyla Estoya I miss being a student. This doesn’t necessarily mean I want to go to school again, because frankly, I don’t think I can make time and energy for that anymore. For the most part of my student life, I enjoyed taking part in extra-curricular activities and maybe that’s why I miss it. I get to meet other students outside class, grow with them, and if all goes super well, become friends with them for the rest of my life. The Aesthete reminded me of the awesome days I had in high school and college. Yeah, sure there were days that may have been hectic and confusing or some teachers ..read more