TRASHION: Guia Moreno shows how to reuse trash in a fashionable way

Immae Lachica 08/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Guia Moreno, Cebu City’s candidate in the Miss Philippines Earth 2021 pageant, is taking her advocacy for the preservation of Mother Earth to the next level. In a recent Instagram post, Moreno shared…

RAFI Highlights Creativity Amidst COVID in RESTART Webinar Series 2.0

PR 03/03/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption and forced all of us to re-examine the way we do things. In its continuous effort to magnify its initiative to champion an informed and engaged online community, the Ramon Aboitiz…

Cebuano visual artist produces fashionable turbans to raise funds for COVID-19 frontliners

Immae Lachica 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Renowned Cebuano visual artist Francis Sollano is using his talent to raise funds for COVID-19 initiatives in Cebu. After having been recognized here and abroad, Sollano said he wanted to give back to the community…

Cebuano artist gives his take on urbanism in China exhibit

Immae Lachica 12/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano artist Francis Sollano, the only Filipino creative who was selected to install his work in the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen, China, says he promotes his love for the art…

Cebuano visual artist selected to install at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture

Immae Lachica 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember the Cebuano visual artist who has been making rounds around the world with his creations? Read: Cebuano trashion artist Francis Sollano to attend Cannes Edition of Arabian Gala Nights This December, he will…

Cebuano visual artist only Filipino to exhibit art work in United Nations SEA of Solutions

Immae Lachica 11/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Another talented Cebuano visual artist has made it to the international stage. Francis Sollano, 35, a social practice artist from Cebu is the only Filipino artist who was invited to exhibit his creation at the…

Cebuano trashion artist Francis Sollano to attend Cannes Edition of Arabian Gala Nights

Michelle Joy Padayhag 04/23/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebuano trashion artist Francis Sollano is proof that Cebuanos are world-class talents. This as Sollano is set to leave for Cannes, France for the Cannes Edition of the Arabian Gala Nights slated May 18, 2019. …

Get to know the Cebuano trashion artist behind  “Pagpupugay”

Michelle Joy Padayhag 01/28/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Award-winning Cebuano trashion artist Francis Sollano is the man behind the creation of the “Pagpupugay” Sculpture and Memorial at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.  Sollano told Cebu Daily News Digital that the…

Campaign for garden parks launched

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/08/2015

Forty urban barangays in Cebu City are being invited to join a campaign to convert idle spaces in their locality into gardens and art parks. The Great Urban Challenge was launched yesterday by the Youth for Livable…

Francis Sollano turning trash into treasure

Maria Niza Mariñas, Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 04/19/2015

He walks the talk—and quite literally, too. Apart from being an incorrigible living and breathing environmentalist (he traded his car for the “luxury” of walking and considers picking up random rubbish for fun) who is gung ho…

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