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In cities like Iloilo, many still see art as a pastime, not a profession. People expect it to be free or cheap, dismissing it as “just expression” or ...

In cities like Iloilo, many still see art as a pastime, not a profession. People expect it to be free or cheap, dismissing it as “just expression” or ...

Tumandok stands as one of the most significant independent films to emerge from Western Visayas, not only for its direction but for the cultural power...

In the heart of Panay Island, across the rugged mountains of Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, and Capiz, exists a community whose traditions have endured centu...

After seeing the lineup of events for the Iloilo Arts Festival 2025, I had to pause for a moment. Is this really the best that the organizers could co...

Ever since I began writing my column for the Daily Guardian, I knew I was also opening myself to public criticism. At first, I was afraid of being bas...

The first time I heard “Sana’y Mayaman” was through Kara David. Yes, that interview clip that ended up going viral on TikTok, the one that suddenly re...

I told myself I would not write about flooding again. I am tired of it. It feels like a broken record. But Iloilo City has this strange way of forcing...

I don’t know if our president has finally lost his sense of reality, but according to yesterday’s news, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to st...

In the city of Iloilo, the presence of six Starbucks branches alongside the growing number of independent local coffee shops is not merely a matter of...