ELEMENTS: Queen Isabella’s Monument

The structure is the most dominant piece of the park. The Queen of Isabela Park is not only elevated but also placed in the center of the park. The movements shown around the monument makes it hard for passersby to avoid contact. Furthermore, the trees symmetrically surround the monument to enhance the structure’s dominance. The

The Deserving: Whang-Od and Oscar Villamiel

WHO IS WHANG-OD? Whang-od Oggay (aka Maria Oggay) is a tattoo artist in Buscalan, Philippines. She’s also known as the last and oldest traditional Kalinga tattooist or mambabatok. Pambabatok came from the root word batok which means “to hit”. A mambabatok uses a hand-tapping tool, a stick tool with a calamansi thorn or a siit

CONTEXT: Murals of BGC

Looking for some of the hidden untouched gems of modern contemporary art? Well you’re in the right track! Come with me and be mesmerized by the street art movement and eye-catching murals along the streets of Bonifacio Global City. Aside from BGC’s towering buildings, shopping centers, and many food places you can always try around

CONTEXT: Architecture of Manila

Jasmine Manzano | 12 – Ruthenium B All About Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is located in the island of Luzon, one of the 3 island groups of the Philippines. Manila is highly urbanized now and is one of the most populated cities in the world. Despite the urbanization of the

CONTEXT: Isabela And Its Crafts

Precious Mae C. Carbonel | 12 – Ruthenium B About Isabela, Philippines Isabela is in the northeastern part of Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley. It is the second largest province of all provinces in the Philippines. A total land area of 10,655 square kilometers, almost 40% of the Cagayan Valley. Isabela is on the

CONTEXT: The Crafts of Pangasinan

Come and visit the different arts and crafts that could be found in Pangasinan, where it is famously known for it’s Bolinao mats as well as Bamboo weaving. Pangasinan the third biggest province in the whole Philippine Archipelago, derived its name from salt or “asin” in the vernacular. Owing to the rich and fine salt

CONTEXT: The Inabel Weaving and Burnay Pottery

FRANCINE LEEYAN RAMOS | RUTHENIUM-B ALL ABOUT ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES Ilocos Norte, which is about 488 kilometers north of the Philippine capital of Manila, located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra