NCCA Opens 2026 with Santo Niño Exhibit, Sets Sights on National Arts Month

January 23, 2026

 

Visiting Intramuros, I’m reminded once again that its walls hide a vast classroom. Every visit brings new insights. Early this week, I returned to cover the opening of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery’s January exhibition, Enero: Buwan ng Balaang Bata: Devotion to the Holy Child in the Philippines. And once again, I left with fascinating new discoveries.


Sto Nino collections of various sizes and appearances

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The Bali Blueprint: How Culture, Cuisine, and Connectivity Shaped Asia’s Nomad and Holiday Haven

January 21, 2026

Surf, sun, beaches, shopping, food, and culture, or, as Elizabeth Gilbert wrote in Eat, Pray, Love, a place of healing. Yet even if you add it all up together, they will still fall short of capturing the essence of Bali and the reason it has become Indonesia’s most popular destination. There is something about this island that must be seen with one’s own eyes, felt through the senses, and stored in the vaults of memory.

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