Featured Lucenahin: Entrepreneur Joseph Anthony Ronard C. Villanueva
Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of today’s economy. They have the power to make an impact and be nimble without all the red tape and bureaucracy that can bog down larger companies. Many of the most popular and pioneering companies are concerned not just with creating innovative products, but also with influencing society for the better. They focus on impacting the world in a positive way, even if it’s just on a small scale. This week,...
Featured Lucenahin: Graphic Designer Genesis “Ayakomichi” Gepiga
Walls, carpets, curtains, refrigerators, office documents – these were our canvasses when we were kids, and our parents would often have no choice but to stand wide-eyed — part-amused and part-irritated — as we proudly pointed to our latest masterpieces while holding our preferred weapon of choice from an array of crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, and oil pastels. While some of us slowly outgrew this phase as we got...
Featured Lucenahin: Music Photographer Cyril Franz Borgonia
Falling for two loves and not having the freedom to choose both is one of the many tragedies of life. Just think of all the songs that have lamented over this regrettable predicament and how it drove many lovers to the edge of despair – if not the brink of insanity. Such has been the fate of many of those who dared to fall in love twice that it seems unthinkable that someone like Cyril Franz Borgonia, a music photographer who’s been...
Featured Lucenahin: Ama ng Lucena Father Mariano Granja
As Lucenahins, we’re all quite familiar with Granja St., and even with the panciteria that is situated along that street. But did you know that the name behind Granja St. was also the same person behind the name Lucena? According to some historians, Lucena City got its name from Lucena, a town of the province of Andalucia in Spain, in honor of Father Mariano Granja who is believed to have been born there. But who is Father...
Featured Lucenahin: Costume Designer Gilbert Edjan
Blankets, buckets, cords, and wooden sticks — if this combination means anything to you, it’s probably because, like us, you once donned this costume in your life and imagined yourself to be some caped hero of justice who has finally arrived to save the day. Looking back, we might have looked a little silly wearing that improvised costume, but hey, we did what we could with the limited skills we had, right? It’s not...
Featured Lucenahin: 3D Animator Elmer Ona
For a lot of people who grew up watching the works of Toei Animation (Voltes V, Mazinger Z, Sailormoon, Slam Dunk, Dragon Ball series, and Digimon Series), Studio Pierrot (Yu Yu Hakusho, Flame of Recca, Great Teacher Onizuka, Bleach, and Naruto), Walt Disney Pictures (Beauty and the Beast, Alladin, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Lion King), and Pixar (Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, and Finding...
Featured Lucenahin: Vianca Eunice Martinez: The Journey of a Lucenahin into the International Book Market
They say the imagination of children are limitless. Sadly, as some of us grow older, the ideas that used to come effortlessly from our minds become harder and harder to express. That’s not the case for Vianca Martinez, a Lucenahin and now an international author who did not only let her readers catch a glimpse of her mind, but took them on a wild adventure ride with the publication of her Winged: The Awakening novel which was...
Alvin Ursua: Kuwento ng Isang Manunulat
Lahat tayo ay may kakayahang magsulat. Hindi nga ba’t mula grade one ay parte na ng ating araw-araw na buhay ang pagsusulat? Mula sa simpleng pagkopya sa mga letrang unang ipinakilala sa atin noong preschool o kindergaten hanggang sa paggamit ng mga bago at pahirap nang pahirap na mga salitang unti-unti nating natutunan habang umaakyat mula elementary papuntang high school hanggang sa tuluyan tayong tumapak sa college, ang...
Featured Lucenahin: Composer Gabriel “Jepoy” Barrantes
We recognize their melodies as soon as the intro fades in, we sing along to their words without us noticing. They’ve been playing in the radio and our music players for as long as we can remember, but somehow, the feeling they bring never seems to change everytime we listen to them. That’s how amazing and powerful songs are; however, before they became the theme that played in background at the most defining moments of our...
Featured Lucenahin: Tattoo Artist Odessa Karuka
Tattoos and tattooing have been part of many cultures for thousands of years now. For some cultures, tattoos have been used to signify readiness for marriage; for others, courage and skill. Some people believed they have healing powers and used them for medicinal purposes; some people used them as amulets in the belief that they can protect their bearers. Perceptions about tattooing have continued to evolve along with advancements in...
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