Medyo Modern cover redesigned by band member, Otto Hernandez

It’s been a long 7 years since we independently launched our first album Medyo Modern in 2000, followed by Patintero sa Ilalim ng Buwan in 2002. Both albums were produced out of our own funds and we are proud to say that we were able to pull it off independently. However... [read full story]

Founder and Mother of the Art Association of the Philippines History of AAP Right after the war, Purita Kalaw Ledesma, a businesswoman, art collector and visionary together with the graduates of the UP School of Fine Arts used to get together and talk about the need to organize an alumni association. Alfredo Pestano and Antonio Dumlao were two gentlemen Purita would discuss this topic with. But it just one of those things. All talk and no action, finally in 1947 she paid a visit to the UP school of Fine Arts where she met her old professor, and brought up the idea organizing an alumni association. They suggested several names of people who she would met. These professors were not very enthusiastic and they discouraged her, saying that it was another “ningas cogon” project one of the names that came up was Emilio Aguilar Cruz. She never met him before, so she has introduced herself to him. Another name was Virginia Flor Agbayani, Purita was able to gather enough people;...