The Spy in the Sandwich Eats the Sun

It’s like Luca Guadagnino saw the ending of Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También (2002) and said, “I’ll take that further.” He knew what ex...

I hosted the first day of panels for the Philippine Music and Culture Summit last Wednesday with Mayumi Maghuyop. Enjoyed it. I thought i...

Tonight, May 11, as part of Dumaguete’s Heritage Month celebration and also its ongoing effort to commemorate the diamond jubilee of its cha...

My mood today has been one of simmering anger. Frustration, for one. The uncovering of old wounds for another. There’s also the endlessness ...

In 2005, I designed this cookbook for Cecilia Helen Bruce's A Touch of Spice , published by Village Books in Dumaguete, and covering a...

Talk delivered to SIKAP—Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines, Inc.’s AYO Creative IP Showcase and Content Market for Phi...

If you only know how many writers, visual artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, cultural workers, and various creatives from all over the...

This has been a long time dream. A few years ago, the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing Center, of which I am the founding dir...

As I went through the day today, there was hardly anyone I met who didn’t grumble about how hot it was. Air-conditioning was powerless even....

Today, April 22, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of the National Artist for Literature Edith Tiempo, the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo...

Life throws you punches, the grind can be backbreaking, and doubts will forever confound and dishearten. But thank God for friends who belie...

So, when I lived in Japan 26 years ago I encountered natto for the first time. It is staple breakfast food for many Japanese but for me i...

This is in celebration of National Literature Month and also National Food Month!