The Battle of Manila that raged from February 3-March 3, 1945 decimated a lot of structures in the city. With the limited resources available for disposal in those times, not all of them managed to be rebuilt after the war, some of them even took a long while for them to be completed. As we continue the #Manila1945 series here, we will be taking a look at some of these structures that were destroyed and have managed to rise again from the ashes of war, though some of them never looked the same way as before.
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Art Fair Philippines 2015
As February has been designated as National Arts Month, it is that time of year again for art events galore to grace the metropolis’ events scene. One of those events would be a recent art month favorite, the Art Fair Philippines which is now on its 3rd year. Held from February 5 to 8, the event transformed the upper levels of The Link Carpark Building into two leveled art fair cum art gallery as various artists and art galleries from around the metro made their presence with some new artwork this year.
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Manila1945: The UST Standoff
When the Japanese occupied Manila in January 1942, they took control of the then-newly established campus of University of Santo Tomas in the city’s Sampaloc district. With such a large tract of property and the large structures there that were already standing by that time, notably the UST Main Building and the old Education Building, (now occupied by the UST Hospital) the Japanese decided to convert the campus into an the Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The Japanese rounded up about 4,000 foreign individuals, mostly American and British nationals who were deemed as “hostile aliens” by the Japanese and isolated them in the different buildings in the campus, most notably the Main Building.…
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Photoworld Asia 2015
It was that time of the year that photographers of all levels of expertise look forward to, especially those based in or near the metropolis. Yup, Photoworld Asia was upon us last January 29 to February 3 at the Glorietta Activity Center. As more and more Filipinos are going into photography in one way or another, whether taking a simple photo on a mobile phone to upload to Instagram or shoot with one of those DSLR cameras that have become more affordable in recent years, the growth and increasing importance on a fair like this cannot be emphasized well enough. As an average level-type of photographer who does it mainly for…