Balikbayan: Valencia, Bukidnon 2005

“Art should not be purely decorative. It should be meaningful.” — Vicente Manansala On Pinoybuilt.com, no artwork has captured more attention, curiosity, and admiration than Vicente Manansala’s iconic painting Madonna of the Slums . It stands as our all-time most viewed post — and for good reason. The Significance of the Artwork Painted in 1950, Madonna of the Slums is one of the most powerful social commentaries in Philippine modern art. It portrays a mother and child amidst the squalor of Manila’s urban slums, echoing the religious imagery of the Madonna and Child but set starkly against poverty and urban migration. Through his signature transparent cubism , Manansala overlays geometric shapes and muted hues to express both the harshness of the slums and the enduring dignity of the human spirit. The painting is a poignant reminder that beneath economic hardship, there remains profound love, resilience, and hope. The Genius of Vicente Manansala Vicente Manansala (1910–19...

Marist School Reunion in Hollywood

- Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Joey, Ray & JF go Hollywood June 2015 Reunion in Los Angeles, California. We met at someone's friend's house. Ok ba yung edit ko sa Adobe Photoshop? Here's the June photo of us twenty-eight years prior to this. KUMUSTA KABAYAN 🇵🇭 Click on any photo above to enlarge. Use left/right arrows to navigate. Please drop us a comment below. 🙏🏽 Help us grow Pinoybuilt to be the number one online community in the Philippines . Please click to follow PH.pinoybuilt.com . 🤙🏽 Thank you! 👊🏽 Maraming salamat po kabayan. ✌🏽 J.F. Ronaldo Perseveranda

P1-Million reward for information on Mary Grace Piattos - House lawmakers

- Monday, November 18, 2024

Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have raised a P1-milion reward for anyone who can tell the whereabouts of a certain Mary Grace Piattos, whose name appears in acknowledgment receipts made by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office.

June Despedida in Marikina

- Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Going away party in June 1987 at Icasiano residence Thanks Ray for sending me this photo. Four basketball players and Mr. Disco. 😉 What's your caption? Of course, Joey, Ray and I were classmates in Marist School in Marikina until Grade 3 when I left for the USA. Section A. Naks! Both Joey & Ray went to UP Diliman for college, and I got to hang out with them and their respective fraternities at the Diliman campus. Salamat bros! Ray, Bombi, Nilo and I played a lot of hoops at the neighborhood basketball court at SSS Village Elementary School. Good times. Instead of conversing via Facebook Messenger, let's "chat" via the Comments section at the bottom on this site. Maraming salamat po. So this is June 1987. Click for the Reunion photo in Los Angeles, California in June 2015 . L to R: Bombi, Joey De Los Reyes, JF Perseveranda, Ray Abenojar & Nilo Jimenez. KUMUSTA KABAYAN 🇵🇭 Please drop us a comment below. 🙏🏽 Help us grow Pinoybuilt to be the number one o...