Notable Cebuanos: Lawrence Ypil and His favorite Hiding-Place

Lawrence Lacambra Ypil, or fondly being called Larry, is a professor in Literature at Ateneo de Manila University. He grew up in Cebu and considers himself “thoroughly Cebuano” despite having stayed in the capital for more than 10 years.

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A Don Carlos Palanca First Prize Awardee for Poetry, book author, and columnist in Sun.Star Weekend (in the local dailies) entitled Dog Ears in the Wrong Notebook; Larry Ypil is certainly one of the most celebrated young writers, specifically a poet, in the Philippines today. He has not only written for his readers, he has spoken both for readers and aspiring scribers as well in writing seminars and conferences (aside of course in the classrooms where he teaches).

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The Teban and Goliat Files

We scourged the net for the files of Cebu's two iconic comedians Teban & Goliat and found something that will definitely make you laugh. We will try to make this as a series as long as we can find anything about this funny duo on the web. Here's the first one;

Drop till you laugh. I mean laugh till you drop.

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Notable Cebuanos: Maria Victoria “Bambi” Beltran, Woman Power

Maria Victoria Beltran has been very ardent in supporting, promoting, and doing culture, arts, and literature in Cebu and these are what make her always on the go. She does not only have the talent, she also has the drive to juggle all these…

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Ms. Bambi, as how she is also known, writes Cebuano and English poems, short stories, plays, and film scripts. True to her love for writing, she had won several awards for her works including Third Honorable Mention in Gawad Komisyon 2007 for Cebuano fiction awarded by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on Filipino Language) and placed second in 2008 from the same writing competition. She was chairperson of Women in Literary Arts, Inc. and the current treasurer of Bathalan-ong Halad sa Dagang or Bathalad which is a group of writers in Cebu. Most of the winners of the 2008 Gawad Komisyon in the Visayan Category, by the way, are members of Bathalad.

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A Peek at Cebu’s Independent Filmmaking Scene

Cebuano’s like other Filipinos are so into movies, maybe because of the Western influence or maybe just for past times. Little did we know, that Cebu has it’s very own independent filmmakers who have made several unique masterpieces that deviates from the typical redundant mainstream movies. Although a short film, “The Witness” by a true blooded Cebuano could be a proof that it is very possible to create an award-winning piece even at the lowest budget. This is a true depiction of filmmaking passion. continue reading » »

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Behind the Lens : Lito Inso

Looking for the best photographer in town is very difficult, and a lot of things need to be considered especially if you want one for a very important event. One of these things to be considered is his background. The photographer featured in this article is Lito Inso, more known on Yahoo’s free photo album site, Flickr, as CrasHBURN.

Owner of a computer retail shop called Insotec in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Lito Inso finds photography as a fulfilling hobby and dedicates it to his parents, Atty. Manuelito Saw Inso and Santa Chiu Inso and also to his better half, Ms. Arlyn Abellana. continue reading » »

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