Sculptor Imao's Islam-inspired art gets the designer treatment

Edit The National 01 Jun 2016
In 2006, sculptor Abdulmari Asia Imao became the first - and to date only - Muslim to be named National Artist of the Philippines. The prestigious award is bestowed by the Philippine government to citizens who have made remarkable contributions to the development of the country's art scene ... "The artworks become more accessible ... Toto also features Filipino actors Thou Reyes, Bembol Roco, Bibeth Orteza and Mara Lopez....

The expensive peace (or war) for Muslim Mindanao

Edit Sun Star 21 Feb 2015
MY SON asked me, “If the Muslims represent less than five percent of the entire Philippine population, how come that they whip up a crisis, and why?” It is not easy for a father to answer that question. There are four groups of Muslim insurgents in the Philippines ... That led to the establishment of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ... Gen ... B.F ... Remember the Bembol Roco’s movie, “Ora Pronobis.” He was eating the ears of Muslims....

Jackie vents anger through villain role

Edit Journal Online 27 Feb 2014
JACKIE Rice is happy to be chosen as the third wife of Allen Dizon in “Sitio Camcam” (which is now produced by Harlene Bautista’s Heaven Best Productions) and she doesn’t mind even if she’s the third choice after LJ Reyes and Charee Pineda both backed out from the role ...Okay lang naman magkontrabida, sanay na ako ... Aside from them, the special guests in this episode are Sheena Halili, Andrew Schimmer, Snooky Serna and Bembol Roco ... ....
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