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A Master Class by a world-class Filipino

Published by Ellen on February 1, 2013

Arthur Espiritu1 — Arthur Espiritu in a CCP Master Class

By Charmaine Deogracias, VERA Files

When the Cultural Center of the Philippines launched master classes last year as part of their artist education program, it was honored by no less than world-class Filipino artist, Arthur Espiritu. Not only was it CCP’s first voice masterclass offer, it was also a rare first to have a tenor conduct a masterclass.

A voice master class which is an expert’s one-on-one coaching session with advanced students in performance and technique, is most often conducted by sopranos. But for the Philippines and the Filipino artists, Espiritu gamely trained students from different conservatories who were mostly sopranos.

Melissa Corazon Mantaring, Head of Music Division of the Performing Arts of CCP’s Artist Training said it was a privilege and an honor that a sought-after,internationally-renowned tenor took time out to train the country’s potential opera singers in their first master class for voice.

‘I am PGH’ and other interesting events

Published by Ellen on January 31, 2013

A noble project was launched last week and three noteworthy events are coming up next week.

Last Wednesday, “I am PGH” was launched to raise money for P100 million endowment fund for the PGH Medical Foundation that helps indigent patients of the Philippine General Hospital.

Photos by Bing Basit

On Sunday, Feb. 3, there will be a “Takbo para kay Sta. Teresa”starting at 6 a.m at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine Parish on Broadway, Quezon City.

China’s occupation of Bajo de Masinloc gave PH no choice but go to U.N.

Published by Ellen on January 27, 2013

Two of three Chinese fishing vessels at Bajo de Masinloc

So far, all that Beijing has said of the Philippines’ suit asking the United Nations to declare as illegal its nine-dash-line map is that it “will complicate the issue.”

China reiterated its earlier denunciation of the Philippines’ “illegal occupation” of some islands in the South China Sea, referred to in the Philippines as “West Philippine Sea.”

Sources with contact in Beijing said China’s Foreign Ministry was “stunned” that the Philippines pushed through what they have been talking about for almost two years now.

Gutter talk in the Senate is good

Published by Ellen on January 24, 2013

JPE. Thanks to Yahoo for this photo by Voltaire DomingoNPPA Images

Of course, what has been going on in the Senate the past weeks is disgusting.

But it is good that it is happening.

Alan Peter Cayetano standing up to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

If the controversy over the discriminatory distribution of Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile of the Senate Christmas loot – P1.6 million for the 18 senators and P250,000 for the four whom JPE does not like namely Senators Miriam Santiago, Antonio Trillanes IV, Pia Cayetano and Alan Cayetano- the public would not have known how they are skewered by the people they are spending billions on supposedly to serve them.

If Enrile didn’t become petty and arrogant and gave all the 22 senators, even including himself, the same amount, we would not have known that they are wallowing in excess funds while millions of Filipinos survive in a hand-to-mouth existence.

PH questions China’s 9-dash line map before UN court

Published by Ellen on January 22, 2013

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS, VERA Files The Philippine government decided Tuesday to ask the United Nations arbitration tribunal to declare as illegal China’s nine-dash line map…

Bajo de Masinloc crucial to China’s claim of whole South China Sea

Published by Ellen on January 21, 2013

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS, VERA Files (Conclusion) The permanent stationing of three of its ships in Bajo de Masinloc is part of China’s “creeping invasion” of…

Chinese ‘occupation’ of Bajo de Masinloc could reduce PH territorial waters by 38 percent

Published by Ellen on January 20, 2013

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS, VERA Files (First of two parts) The Philippines is at a loss over China’s declaration its ships will stay permanently in Bajo…

The fall of Lance Armstrong: It’s not just about doping

Published by Ellen on January 20, 2013

It’s the lying. It’s the disappointment that the character that I once admired so much turned out to be dark and stained.

I’m always in awe of people who triumph over adversities.

I was an ardent admirer of Lance Armstrong.

I read and re-read his book, “It’s not about the Bike- My Journey Back to Life” which has been described as an “awe-inspiring tale of immense courage and will.”

Are these lascivious?

Published by Ellen on January 17, 2013

That’s the question lawyer Harry Roque posed to the Supreme Court justices to underscore the dangers of the Cybercrime Law. He referred to the three photos posted here:

Ina, Kapatid, Anak

Published by Ellen on January 15, 2013

Siyempre, lahat nakatutok sa “Ina, Kapatid, Anak” sa ABS-CBN noong Lunes ng gabi dahil yun ang gabi ng konprontasyun. Walang tawag sa telepono at sa cellphone.

Hindi naman nadismaya ang fans nitong telenobela. Magaling talaga ang mga artista. Para sa akin gabi yun ni Janice de Belen, bilang Beatriz. Yung mukha niya nang sinabi sa kanya ni Julio (Ariel Rivera) na anak nila si Celyn (Kim Chiu, ang galing. Walang salita. Mata ang nag-acting. Hindi OA. Simple lang.

Yun ang magaling na acting. Nakakabilib sa Pilipino.

Lahat naman sila doon magaling lalo pa sina Cherry Pie Picache, Ariel Rivera, Ronaldo Valdez at Pilar Pilapil. Malaki siguro ang impluwensya ng mga beteranong artista sa mga batang artista kasi gumagaling na rin sina Kim Chiu at Maja Salvador. Ang mga lalaki, sina Enchong Dee at Xian Lim, kailangan pang mahasa.

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