An antique dealer in Padre Faura sent me this cellphone photo of two ivory-faced santos for my consideration. I was drawn, of course, to t...

Images of saints were not only captured by Philippine artisans in 3-dimensional carved figures, but were also replicated in bas-reliefs on...

A sampling of completed santos from the workshop ofDr. Raffy Lopez, the Philippines' leading ecclesiastical artist and vestment maker. D...

In the parish of Opon (now Lapu-Lapu City ) , Cebu resides the venerated image of the Virgin bearing the title, Ntra. Sñra Virgen de la Reg...

(Excerpted from the article , Ang Mahal na Señor, English translation “Mire of Heaven” by Elmer Beltran Ingles. Original Filipino text by Ma...

At an out-of-print book shop cum gallery in Cubao , I came to pay for vintage fiesta programs I needed for my historical research----and I w...

El Pueblo de los Ángeles (The Town of the Angels) owes its name to its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios (Holy Guardian A...