Iloilo City now serves cargo ships direct from Singapore

THE City of Iloilo is now serving cargo ships that sail direct from Singapore. Global carrier Regional Container Lines (RCL), which is based in Thailand and Singapore, sailed on its maiden voyage to expand services at Iloilo Commercial Port Complex, Brgy. Loboc, La Paz, Iloilo City on July 22, 2023.

“We welcome the first international container carrier arriving in Iloilo international port complex. I am very happy that this has finally come to fruition. We have worked so hard for this and we welcome this milestone in the economy of Iloilo. This is the start of a new level in Iloilo’s economy. The City Government is fully supportive of this development,” stressed Mayor

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RCL’s MV Kiti Bhum 1010N 889TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel will be back in Iloilo every two weeks, then travel to Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga before returning to Singapore.

The transit time takes around four to five days from Singapore to Iloilo directly, thus saving on transportation cost of goods. This will do away with Manila or Cebu stopover which takes five days and another three to four days going to Iloilo.

“As an international container line, we are connecting Iloilo to the rest of the world; this is the farmto-market road by the seas for Iloilo, and we are foreseeing big savings for both importers and exporters,” RCL General Manager Marlon Isah de Guzman said.

“Export and import businesses from Iloilo can connect to 600 potential port markets via Singapore rather than going through domestic carriers via Cebu or Manila. The businesspeople who transact globally no longer have to bring their cargoes to and from Cebu and Manila; the transfer cost will be saved. Initially for Iloilo, we have the importation of rice,” he added.

The company noted that they opted to extend services in Iloilo City since it is highly urbanized with diverse sectors and will continue to grow further by improving trade facilitation at the port.

THE works of Reb Belleza take on a playful spin on art. The adventure begins with becoming aware of what one perceives. We land in a spot where our visions may differ. This time, finding joy in others seeing what we can’t. One gladly accepts. For us, a dish of dots got served sumptuously, stating: art moves. And we are transfixed. Taking shape is fun that unfolds towards the other. Nothing can be more attractive.

Fun is love.

Reb Belleza entered the industry of cinema at an early age. In between shoots, he preferred to play rather than rest, which motivated the legendary actress Susan Roces to provide him with boxes of crayons and coloring books. Among others, it ignited a dormant inclination of Belleza for the visual arts. His leanings toward it became evident in school when he took academic electives related to the arts. He enrolled at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in 1987 and pursued formal studies in painting. A few years later, under the guidance and support of his godfather Fernando Poe, Jr., he left for California to study Visual Communications at Santa Monica College. He also registered for a summer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Since then, the visual arts further shaped his world.

From his show at the Philippine Center in New York, USA, in 1995 to his participation at the 1999 Venice Biennale in Italy and other exhibits held in-between and after, Belleza seized and slayed. His colors are poetry, reminding us of the need for light for us to see. This illumination got reflected in the symbiotic nature of his art. My Art and You co-exist therein, acknowledged. But more than this, the artist intends to embrace You and I. In fun, we may get lost, it seems to say. Comforting it is that we can all return to home, where it all began with love.

Reb Belleza’s One-man Art Exhibition, It’s all connected will happen on August 6, 2023 to August 12, 2023 at Art Circle Gallery Bahay ng Alumni UP Diliman Campus.

Cultural advancement group to hold creative writing workshop

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BROWN Movement for Cultural Advancement, Inc., a non-stock, non-profit organization of professionals that aims to preserve, promote and enhance the Filipino cultural genius, is pleased to announce its forthcoming workshop on writing, literature and art.

Visitacion “Chit” R. de la Torre, one of the country’s seasoned writers and book authors, consultant and lecturer on Philippine history and culture, arts and lifestyle, will conduct the workshop. he workshop invites adults and professionals who wish to learn the craft of writing interspersed with appreciation classes on literature and the arts as well as visits to museums and artistic/cultural/ historical sites.

The writing classes include learning the qualities of good, effective writing, style, review, and feature writing.

The workshop consists of six Saturdays and shall be held at the office of Brown Movement at Windsor Tower, 163 Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati.

For more details, please call tel. nos. 8815-6925 or 815-4938, or email address at chitdelatorre19@gmail.com

Norwegian-born Eggesvik unfazed in crucial match vs Grasshoppers

BORN in Norway but proudly

Filipino, talented midfielder Sara Eggesvik will set her feelings aside and will be battleready as the Filipinas play the Gresshoppene (Grasshoppers) in a critical final Group A match on Sunday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland.

We have to put that aside when the game starts. I am playing for the Philippines. I will do my best to get a win and get points,” Eggesvik said empathically shortly after the Filipinas upset New Zealand’s Ferns, 1-0, for their historic first World Cup win at the Sky Stadium in Wellington last Tuesday.

A nother of Australian coach Alen Stajcic’s prized finds, Eggesvik, whose father is Norwegian and mother from Davao, was born in the coastal city of Bodø (pronounced Budo), 1,188.5 kilometers northeast of the capital of Oslo and located near the Artic Circle.

She caught the attention of Filipino fans during last year’s 10th Asean Football Federatoin Women’s Championship where her midfield mastery and fluid play was in full display as the Filipinas bagged the country’s first major international title at the heritage-rich Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.

W ith a cross inside the box, Eggesvik set up striker Sarina Bolden, whose smashing header in the 24th minute proved to be the winning marker that gave the Filipinas a new lease on life after suffering a 0-2 setback to Switzerland in Dunedin last week.

I remember getting the ball in the 16-meter [box] and just crossed it. It was an amazing header by Sarina over three defenders,” she said.

“Although it was only one goal, we had to keep them away from goal the rest of the way. It was a team effort. I am just so glad and grateful. I am so proud of this team.”

Trying to hold back her tears, Eggesvik, 26, said the victory over the fancied Ferns showed that “this team is really something special. It shows we can compete at this level and we will keep on fighting.”

It shows that it is possible to get a win, to get a goal and get points from our games. That motivates us. I am glad that we are not out already,” she added. She paid credit to Stajcic and the rest of the coaching staff “who keep on pushing us and making us better every day. We have always believed in ourselves even when we lost and played bad games. We will keep on playing hard.”

S he acknowledged that while they would savor the winning moment, it would be back to the salt mines just as immediately