• In Innerview, we feature Zambales-based painter Elmer Borlongan, whose elongated figures and scenes of Filipino urban life are the prize of collectors and museums abroad, especially in Singapore.
• There is a growing demand for Filipino art in Singapore, says this report from Channel News Asia. Pinoy art is going global. We say wow to that!
• The artists of WeeWillDoodle show their drawings in the first ever Moleskine exhibit in the Philippines.
• Plet Bolipata’s big blue house (and biggest) masterpiece took all of four years to make.
• PinoyCentric has always been indie, and we support similar indie publications. Which is why we have high hopes for the photocopied zine Kanto, which is written in Filipino and aims to reorient readers with Pinoy pop culture. Hurray to that!
• The way to wellness is simply to stay active, says dance artist Diego Maranan, whose Keep Moving studio has programs for the overworked, the stressed, the traumatized, and those in pain.
• A recent study by Reader’s Digest magazine found that Metro Manila is among the least courteous cities. The people behind the Swiss chocolate bar Toblerone and the City of Manila want to set the record straight: Pinoys know how to say thank-you.  October 20 has been declared National Thank-You Day.
• The commemorative album for the National Thank-You Day includes songs by Cynthia Alexander, Stonefree, Mozie, Reggae Mistress, Salindiwa, and Truefaith. The tracks can be downloaded for free at the Thank You Day Philippines site.

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