PAM and the Community Bands of Taytay, Rizal

Grateful for the warm welcome from our hosts in the municipality of Taytay in Rizal province, just outside Metro Manila. University of the Philippines College of Music’s Jocelyn “Joy” Timbol-Guadalupe connected me with the Tourism Office of Taytay, headed by Roel Supendio. Taytay has a a long-standing tradition of community bands, with Banda Malaya Uno […]

Artists en Pointe Talks – Dance Medicine Series 2026

Artists en Pointe Dance Studio in Alabang, Muntinlupa has an advocacy for grounding the art of dance in evidence-based medicine and science. The series of talks I helped organize this year included one by myself on how (and why) dance can continue for active older adults, followed by two from doctor-dancers: psychiatrist Lielanie Mae Aguilar-Pascasio […]