• Literary critic Isagani Cruz gives some fast tips on winning the UP Gawad Likhaan (or any other literary contest, for that matter).
• Artist and filmmaker Joan Lopez Flores remembers her father who recently passed away.
• World Champion Aria Clemente’s music video premieres on MYX.
• PETA’s Batang …
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• In Cebu City, we chanced upon the newly opened Maria M Clara Cafe, which serves mango-flavored coffee and sikwate (native chocolate) with siling labuyo (chili) as a perk-me-up, among many variants.
• In Innerview, contributor Francis Acero talks to DJ Ramon Zialcita …
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• Chef Nouel shares another holiday recipe: the chocolate cherry cake.
• The people at Delifrance give us an idea on how to make our holiday feast special.
• At the recent tattoo festival Dutdutan, we met James, who shared the life stories …
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• An exhibit of Filipino artists, “Postcards from the Philippines,” revolves around Pinoy expats’ need to communicate with loved ones back home.
• Filipino journalist Ted Regencia, who writes for a Chicago-based community newspaper, was one of the finishers of the La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon’s 30th …
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Our deepest condolences to J. Angelo, Caren, Pia and Cate Racoma on the passing of Joseph Michael G. Racoma.

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Image: “Children’s Sunset” by Jeridaking 

• 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. …
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