Joop in the loop

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A historic meeting of two generations of Filipino pop culture. Pol Medina Jr.’s Pugad Baboy meets Quiccs Maiquez’s TEQ63 in POLGAS63, bringing two Filipino icons together in one designer toy collaboration. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/OX90C1tNV8

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Three exhibitions, one shared rhythm. Historia Art brings together 13 members of the Artists Community of Taytay and solo shows by Vicson Apostol and Leslie Pucay, moving from diverse styles and media to clustered houses, music and abstraction. Read @MalayaNews
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More than 80 artists take on the unreal, surreal, distorted and imagined in Unnatural Volume 2: The New Chapter, curated by Norlie Meimban at J Studio Gallery in Makati. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/jHNq2zykH9

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ICTSI, through the ICTSI Foundation, invests in education in communities around its Philippine terminals, supporting classroom technology, literacy, teacher training and special needs education. Read @MalayaNews: https://t.co/5sNpt5R2rC

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Philippine abstraction keeps changing. Joel Reglos draws from personal experience, Kristian Somera from memory and meditation, and Elie Quial from nature and the places she remembers. My latest #Resonance column at @MalayaNews
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The National Museum of the Philippines honors Juvenal Sanso with Sanso: Pusong Pilipino, a retrospective tracing his art from his student years in Manila through decades in Europe and his later life in the Philippines. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/EZo9IAXPJR

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From a waiting shed, Nic Navarro watches Manila change. In Katha at the NCCA Gallery, Navarro revisits old landmarks, forgotten histories and the stories that survive as the city changes around them. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/NgoLePkOua

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4 painters, 4 distinct voices. In The Assembly at Altro Mondo, The Brut Collective brings Reb Belleza, David Kaufman, Ron Lopez Davis and Alfonso Recto together, letting their differences drive the conversation on and off the canvas. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/Qsv2Md3QcG

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Razon Group lawyers trooped to Mindoro for a legal aid and rights education program for IPs and communities. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/4aLIeVyMQF

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Manila Water Foundation and its partners have provided refrigerated drinking fountains, giving more than 160,000 learners better access to safe drinking water. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/8NUOge9nQx

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Alfonso Recto’s recent paintings move between abstraction and figuration, with bodies and faces appearing among lines, shapes and color. The artist joins The Brut Collective as its newest member in The Assembly at Altro Mondo. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/4oWXhEYhJ8

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Ballet Manila closed its 31st performance season with La Bayadere, a three-act ballet Lisa Macuja Elizalde calls the company’s “supreme test.” Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/Is2DGQ4bwD

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Pili, to choose. Pino, fine or refined. Pilipino. Pili-PINO gathers 48 UST Atelier artists across generations, with some 230 works in painting, sculpture, design, craft and other media at The Peninsula Manila. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/ttPlNrXAtV

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From computer art and advertising to film, painting and AI: Ará Ricky Aragon has never been one to stay in one place for long. Now, he’s building apps, including SierraWatch PH. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/JH7e9rZP0m

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Sinclair opens its 2026 National Art Competition, inviting Filipino artists to work with new materials for canvas and wall art while tapping opportunities in architecture and interior design. Read @MalayaNews
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Ja Amores’ Gorls Gorls Gorls begins with a childhood memory and grows into a series of paintings informed by family, folklore and everyday life. My latest #Resonance in @MalayaNews https://t.co/aTbuEX4YkF

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From Joya to BenCab, generations of Filipino artists began their journey at the Shell National Students Art Competition. The 59th edition opens with Sulyap, a reminder that every career begins with a closer look. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/TmxhP8lYdk

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From Birmingham and Wimbledon to Washington, Alex Eala’s breakthrough season is now the subject of Beyond the Court: The Making of a Modern Icon at Life 'n Arts Gallery in Nuvali. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/WNbfYywrnW

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For 35 years, Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan has shaped Philippine children’s book illustration. Stories We Tell at Fundacion Sanso marks the milestone with 72 artists who invite viewers to imagine the story between two images. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/Wxlt2q8Tnn

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He found his voice through painting. In this week’s #Resonance, meet 13-year-old artist Rafael “Rafa” Tanglao, whose canvases tell a story of family, imagination and finding a language beyond words. Read @MalayaNews https://t.co/Q9LQypk6vR