Visual Artist and Skateboarder May 12, 1979 – January 20, 2021 Jeff Tan, JR to friends and family and ‘Monkeeboi’ to admirers, was a painter and skateboarder, who used “sarcasm and breaking the rules” as an abiding philosophy in his art and his life. He was born in Bacolod City Read more…
Art Framer April 3, 1949 – April 20, 2020 Ricardo Soriano, Johnny to friends and family, was a master framer who elevated his craft to art in collaboration with some of the country’s distinguished artists. He was born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan. He grew up wanting to become an artist, and Read more…
Gawad CCP para sa Sining Awardee (2015), Dean of Filipino Fashion, and Advocate of the Mindanao culture July 1, 1932 – March 6, 2021 Fondly referred to as Mang Ben, Farrales was hailed as the Dean of Filipino Fashion for serving as mentor of young designers and for the establishment Read more…
Creative Director, Writer, and Arts Advocate July 30, 1968 – June 21, 2020 Daniel Palma Tayona was an illustrator and designer of children’s books. He was intense about advocacies that supported social and human rights, children’s rights, and freedom of expression. This passion for social justice informed his work as Read more…
Patron of the Arts and Loving Partner and Dad February 20, 1945 – April 7, 2020 Born Robert H. Miller, Bob was an American expat in the Philippines who was a patron of the arts. A former banker, Miller fell in love with Filipino fashion designer Ito Curata and relocated Read more…
Visual Artist and Indigenous People’s Rights Activist June 12, 1950 – September 23, 2020 Asterio Valino Tecson was a painter, sculptor, photographer, and explorer of nature. He lived for almost a decade in Sagada, Mountain Province. There he saw how the rights of indigenous peoples in the Cordilleras were routinely Read more…
Sculptor, Terracotta Artist, Book Author, and Educator December 19, 1932 – April 26, 2020 Born Maria Thybaida Rico Mendoza, Baidy was a sculptor, terracotta art educator, book author, and clay artist. She dedicated her life and career to creating and teaching clay sculpture, holding workshops under the Design Center of Read more…
Visual Artist, Editorial Cartoonist, Art Director May 19, 1953 – May 24, 2020 Benjamin Garcia Laygo Jr. was a down-to-earth editorial cartoonist, graphic designer, painter, and art director. The son of Zny Laygo, a world-renowned woman painter, Benjamin Laygo attended Novaliches High School, National University of Manila, and graduated with Read more…
Broadcaster, Senator, Pop Culture Icon August 25, 1934 – August 4, 2020 Eddie Ilarde, born as Edgar Ubalde Ilarde, was a broadcaster, senator, and Filipino pop culture icon. He was one of the first true superstars of the Philippine broadcast industry. He became a household name soon after joining the Read more…
Journalist, Editor, Lifestyle Maven January 22, 1940 – September 6, 2020 Ethel S. Timbol was for many decades the lifestyle editor of the Manila Bulletin, the largest broadsheet in the country. Born Ethelinda Villaflor Soliven Timbol, she worked there for 47 years until she retired in 2008. She rose through Read more…