Cebu City accident: Painter falls off 17th floor of hotel, dies

Emmariel Ares 09/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — During the onslaught of bad weather on Monday evening, September 16, a painter fell off the 17th floor of hotel that was still being constructed in Barangay Apas, Cebu City.  It took his…

Self-taught painter brings Sogod roadside art gallery to Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — From displaying his paintings on the roadside of various areas in the northern part of Cebu province, self-taught and full time Cebuano painter Arnel Salvacion now exhibits some of his artworks in the…

Painter nabbed with P700K worth of ‘shabu’ in Talisay City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 45-year-old painter and a resident of barangay Labangon in Cebu City was arrested with 105 grams or P714, 000 worth of ‘shabu’ during a buy-bust operation that was conducted in barangay Candulawan…

Love triangle, jealousy lead to stabbing in Toledo City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A jealous 27-year-old painter will be facing attempted murder charges for stabbing and wounding at past midnight on May 16 the live-in partner of a woman, whom the former claimed to be his…

Unique painter from Camotes, Cebu uses art to raise funds for family

Immae Lachica 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— No room for excuses. This is what 21-year-old Eric Muaña bears in his mind as he paints artwork despite his disability so he can help raise funds for his family. Muaña, from Cogon 1 in…

Ex-painter jailed for drug peddling

Nestle L. Semillla 12/23/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 35-year-old painter was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City past 11 p.m. on Saturday, December 22. Rabel Caburnay was arrested by the operatives of Punta Princesa Police Station…

Human rights in the Age of Pop Culture

Raymund Fernandez 01/09/2018

Since 1967, we have come into the age of Popular Culture. This claim comes from the quaint perspective of a painter. 1967 was when Pop artist Andy Warhol caused the making of the painting “Brillo Box.” This…

Leonardo’s unfinished painting

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/31/2016

In March 1481, the Augustinian monks of San Donato a Scopelo in Florence commissioned Leonardo da Vinci, then 29 years old, to make a painting for their altar. Leonardo began working on the Adoration of the Magi,…

The Aristocrat & Mama Sita

Jaime Picornell 12/28/2016

CHINGGAY Utzurrum shares with us news from her dear friend Clarita Reyes Lapus, daughter of Teresita “Mama Sita” Reyes, who established the Aristocrat chain of restaurants 70 years ago. Teresita “Mama Sita” Reyes was born 100 years…

Mr. Mon’s ode to Noy Tinong

Gerard Pareja 12/13/2016

THIS January, the book “Kamingaw: An Impressionist Portrait of the Bisaya Painter Martino A. Abellana” by Raymund Fernandez will be launched. Fernandez, fondly called “Mr. Mons” by his students in the UP Cebu Fine Arts program, will…

Painter gets aid from DSWD

12/15/2015

ARNEL Salvacion, 40, used to work in a construction company but when he became a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) he now focuses on his craft as a painter and spends…

Disability not a hindrance for Tesda scholar

PR 06/08/2015

A painter, a musician, and a father of two was how he described himself 25 years ago. Eduardo Ligalig was a happily married man who painted movie billboards for theaters in Antipolo, Rizal and sang in a…

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