Posted By:  melissasnowden Posted On:  Jun 23, 2008	"What can I do/What I can do/Do what I can"
How do other people around the world unite the arts with their community when Arts & Culture is not widely represented? I left work early today to interview for a volunteer position with the Red Chair Project. I love this non-profit org. It's so ideal. They connect with arts and culture...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Dec 4, 2007	Rice terraces in Hapao and Hungduan
Today was a fantastic day! I finally visited one of the UNESCO-inscribed terraces, the Hapao and Poblacion clusters in Hungduan. There are five all in Ifugao and the cluster in Banaue poblacion is not one of them! These five are Hungduan, Mayoyao, Nagacadan in Kiangan, and Batad &...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Dec 22, 2007	Mamak food rocks!
As the rest of the group left for Klang, we motored back to KL for even more food. The night wasn’t over since we were meeting up with Rostam, another SSEAYP batchmate. It was my last night in Malaysia and there was no way I was going to miss the mamak food! Mamak stalls have become...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 3, 2007	Semana Santa Filipinas: Preserving religious traditions on the web and beyond
In 2006, a pair of like-minded youngsters from America and the Philippines hooked up online to exchange information about their passion for religious arts and traditions. From this chance meeting, the two — Victor Ancheta, 18, a Filipino art student of Houston, Texas and Robby dela Vega,...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 4, 2007	Watch the frogs hop at Pyestang Tugak
The City of San Fernando, Pampanga will end the Pyestang Tugak: 5th Annual San Fernando Frog Festival later today. This event is extra special to me since I organized the first one way back in 2003. Frogs are a unique part of Pampanga culinary traditions. And by organizing the festival, the...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 14, 2007	Malabon, Metro Manila's hidden gem
Today, I joined a tour of Malabon called "Halina lusungin natin ang Malabon" organized by concerned people of Malabon led by Atty. Monchet Lucas of Rufina Patis, Leona Nepomuceno of DOT, Terry de Jesus a home owner, and Archt. Richard Bautista of the NCCA. Our tour began with a...... [view]