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You are invited to the 3rd Philippine Bird Festival Sugbu. This event is open to the public, whole day, no need to pre-register and it’s FREE.

Nilo Arribas Jr, Bobby Kintanar and Raul Puentespina will be launching their photographic bird coffee table book entitled Birds of Cebu and Bohol, Philippines.

There are also about 30 selected framed 11×14 wild bird photos as part of the exhibit at Waterfront Cebu. All photos were taken using Digital SLR system.

Check out Wild Bird Club of the Philippines for more info on the event.

Thanks to Nilo Arribas Jr. for the invitation.

Silverlens Gallery invites everyone to the book launch of Filipinas: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo today, Saturday, July 7, 2007 from 3 PM. to 5 PM. The book was published in part with a grant from the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Filipinas is a series of photographs of 30 women who represent the arts, education, social work, civil society and politics. No elaborate costumes or backdrops were used, only film and a simple background in the style of studio photography from the 1940s and 1950s. Curated by Deanna Ongpin-Recto, the Filipinas were selected for their pioneering spirit, their achievements, and their landmark influences. Aside from the photographs, the book, designed by Isabel “Pepper” Roxas, includes short biographies of the Filipinas written by Ongpin-Recto with materials submitted by the women themselves.

The Filipinas are Estefania Aldaba-Lim, Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa, Teresita Ang-See, Eugenia D. Apostol, Corazon C. Aquino, Daisy Hontiveros Avellana, Helena Z. Benitez, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Virginia Oteyza de Guia, Fe del Mundo, Nene del Rosario- Villanueva, Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil, Ameurfina M. Herrera, Alice P. Lorenzo, Eva Fidela Maamo, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Rosario G. Manalo, Solita C. Monsod, Lourdes R. Montinola, Virginia R. Moreno, Maria Isabel Ongpin, Fe and Honorata Muyot, Socorro C. Ramos, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Santanina Tillah Rasul, Gloria Romero, Leonora Paraan San Agustin, Armida Siguion-Reyna, and the late Haydee B. Yorac.

Filipinas: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo was first exhibited in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in 2006 and has made the rounds of various universities in Manila. In February of this year, the show was brought to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) House in Paris, France for the celebration of International Women’s Day. Filipinas will be open for public viewing from July 3-7, 2007 at the silverlens gallery.

Copies of the book will be sold for a special launch price for the duration of the public viewing at the silverlens gallery.

Silverlens Gallery is located at 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Warehouse 2, Yupangco Building. Gallery hours are from 10 AM to 7 PM. Mondays to Fridays and 1 PM to 6 PM. on Saturdays. For more information, call 8160044 or send e-mail to manage@silverlensphoto.com.

TIWA (Taiwan International Workers’ Association) recently published Voyage 15840, a photo book made by 19 Filipino migrant workers to voice out what they saw while working in Taiwan.

The photo book is aptly titled Voyage 15840 since it depicts their journey and 15840 is a migrant’s monthly income in Taiwan.

“The images featured in the photo book are the best photos taken by migrants who signed up for TIWA’s photography workshop”

The 19 Filipino migrants whose photos are featured in the photo book are Alicia Dimzon, Blesilda Landingin, Cyd Charisse Sannoy, Edcel Benosa, Elizabeth dela Cruz, Ellen Panaligan, Emy Derder, Evangeline Agustin, Glorette Platon, Gracelyn Mosquera, Jun Sanchez, Lucile Alfaro, Maria Christina Antipala, Maria Belen Batabat, Maria Josefina Vafloe, Maricel Santiago, Mechille Dacuno, Nida Quintay and Ronel Gonzales.

If you want to purchase a copy of TIWA’s Voyage 15840 photo book, e-mail them at tiwa@tiwa.org.tw. The book costs NT$500. Migrants however could get the book for NT$300.