Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface area of 900 km2 or 90,000 hectares, which is larger than the land areas of Singapore or Metro [...]
Angono is ASEAN focal cultural site
ANGONO, Rizal – This town, also known as the country’s Arts Capital, has been chosen as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Cultural Capital Site for this month.
The ceremony tapping Angono as ASEAN Cultural Capital Site coincided with the week-long celebration of this town’s 72nd foundation day.
“Angono is a [...]
A day after House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. refused to let him use the sprawling Batasang Pambansa grounds for his training, Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of Saranggani is targeting the towns of San Mateo and Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) in Rizal province as possible training sites.
The boxing champion-turned-lawmaker on Friday said that he was not that [...]
A tribute to Angono muralist Jose Blanco passes away, 76
Jose “Pitok” V. Blanco is the indisputable master of Philippine genre painting. Blanco tells us what it is to be a Filipino in Folk traditions and in contemporary artistry. He is the father of seven renowed filipino painter of Angono, Rizal
Nagluksa ang buong Angono sa [...]
Neo-Angono Artists’ Collective concept of the National Press Club Mural Project on the History of Press Freedom
The mural is a man-on-the-street scene depicting the daily routine of the people. This suggests that the freedom of the press – and the struggle to fight for it – should be everybody’s concern since this is the [...]
Rizal’s constituency had long realized the aberration of having their provincial seat of government outside its territorial jurisdiction.
• Public clamor for relocation was articulated in many consultations and public hearings conducted by the provincial government.
• Criteria used in the selection process for new Capitol site are as follows:
-Centrality – 35 %
-Characteristics of Land – 25%
-Infrastructure [...]
Owner and President Nemencio R. Miranda, Jr.’s exquisite works pervade the museum, showcasing his style known as “imaginative figurism.” This style has won him awards and distinctions from local and international critics. Most of his works depict traditional Philippine life – lively fiestas, sweat-filled harvests, quaint fishing villages, and patriotic revolutionaries, all in soft [...]
The museum displays the incredibly life-like paintings of the most famous family of painters in the country. Headed by renowned artist Jose “Pitok” V. Blanco, all seven children employ their father’s painting style. Breaking away from the Botong Francisco tradition, the Blanco family paintings are very natural or closer to reality. Compared to the [...]
