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Jones Bridge before the WWII fallout as seen in Juan Arellano’s original design

The original signed print by the notable architect shows French influences on this gilded neoclassical masterpiece

Heads up: The Ortigas Foundation Library is moving to Greenhills by May

The library has a collection of 24,000 volumes of books, maps, photographs and documents, including records from the Japanese wartime trials

The restoration of the Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay is the National Museum’s post-COVID project

One of Taal’s oldest surviving structures will be rehabilitated and restored this year

Rare Maguindanao recipes await you at this farm-to-table restaurant in Davao

Balik Bukid Farm and Kitchen puts a premium on slow cooked heirloom recipes and sustainability

Pao Ong Hu Taoist Temple
Santa Ana’s Pao Ong Hu Taoist temple is in danger of losing its Important Cultural Property status

Being an Important Cultural Property protects assets from damage, modification and demolition under the National Cultural Heritage Law

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Mark your calendars: Metropolitan Theater reopens in April

The Victory at Mactan’s 500th anniversary celebration will have the honor of being the first event staged at the newly-restored theater

virtual tour presidential museum and library
How did the arts and culture sector do in 2020? They reinvented themselves using technology

One of the sectors most affected by the pandemic has actually flourished by shifting to digital

OPM artists pay tribute to the music of Hotdog in this upcoming online concert

When original Pilipino music (OPM) band Hotdog released its hit single “Manila” in 1976, it…

Paco Market is getting a modernist redesign but not everyone is a fan

After a renovation in 2011, which aimed to sanitize one of Pasig River’s then-polluters, the…

Up next on 2020 casualties: The historic Philam Life Theater

We don’t want to be the bearer of even more bad news, but the historic…