Filipino residents and groups are rallying to restore a traditional Filipino country hut honoring immigrant sugar cane workers at Kepaniwai Park after it was nearly destroyed by September’s torrential ...
IT takes an anthropologist, a good one, to restore “my nipa hut” into its proper place in the cultures of the land. Romanticized as a poor but “authentic” symbol of the country and simplified as the ...
MANILA, Philippines — Industrial design student Ronan Villanueva did not need to go far to find inspiration for a product in his design class. Tasked to make a plate that exhibits an artifact from the ...
WHETHER it’s an American country house or a Balinese villa, homes in a Philippine neighborhood have architectural inspirations that are all over the place. While this “hodgepodge” of themes is being ...
Here is the inspiration for this week’s column. My father, Boom Boncan, showed me this modern bamboo model house in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, inspired by the bahay-kubo. It is for the Palawan Council ...
A Filipino player showed the world how video games promote creativity by making a “bahay kubo” or nipa hut in Sims 4. Username Paszerine shared her creation on Reddit and YouTube a week ago, gaining ...
BACOLOD CITY — Bago City in Negros Occidental is setting up a different kind of evacuation village for its residents who have ...
Jona Viray, known professionally as Jona, has established herself as one of the Philippines’ most powerful vocalists. Her rendition of “Bahay Kubo” showcases her incredible range and control, ...
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — While most localities on Negros Island still have to deal with shelter needs of families affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in December last year, ...
Would you spend around P30 million for an apartment in New Manila, Quezon City? Even one with the prestigious Mañosa trademark? Campanilla Lane, a limited edition residential project of Mañosa ...
In a world where the line between cultural homage and commercial flair is increasingly thin, Bahay Kubo’s ₱2,000 scrunchie—helmed by a Filipina-British model—has sparked a stylish yet charged ...