By Robbie Pangilinan
TACLOBAN CITY - All systems are go for the month-long Sangyaw Festival of Lights that kicked off June 9 in Tacloban City, including safety and security SOPs.
Tacloban Mayor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez, with the Tacloban City Police Office (TCPO) led by City Director Rolando Bade and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) assured the public that security measures are in place around the city following the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.
The publication of a coffee table book, itself a museum without walls, devoted to the lifetime body of works by a single artist, is always a cause for celebration. For artist Edwin Wilwayco, it is an affirmation of all that he has worked for; for the reading public, it is an opportunity to view and appreciate the panoramic achievements of one of the country’s leading abstractionists.
Costa Coffee recently opened its flagship store at Robinsons Galleria. The 135-sqm store is the first to sport the current look and feel of Costa Coffee shops around the world –contemporary Atlas interior.
Casa De Memoria, the country’s premier auction house for international fine and decorative art, is holding its seventh auction on July 1. Carrying the “Age of Exploration” theme, the auction will feature pieces—paintings, furniture, porcelain, ivory, and other trinkets—from the golden age of trade between Europe and the Oriental dynasties.
Korean businessman Ralph Kim came to the Philippines for a mission – to paint the country green. And he plans to do this using solar energy.
In 2015, Kim came to the Philippines and saw the country’s energy problems. He has been around Asia but felt particularly drawn to the Philippines because he says the people are more friendly. He set his heart in the Philippines and went back and forth before establishing his mission here, which is to use solar power for electricity.
ORMOC CITY - Tacloban City once again celebrates the Sangyaw Festival of Lights in honor of Señor Sto. Niño, kicking off with a motorcade through the city’s main streets on June 9 to signal the opening of the month-long festivities.
Tacloban Mayor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez led the motorcade which was participated in by the festival sponsors, city government employees and the 2017 Miss Tacloban candidates. The Sangyawan Park at the Balyuan Grounds was also inaugurated and opened to the public after the motorcade.
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