What makes “And The Story Begins” special is the fact that Basil is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the music industry. When asked how she takes care of her voice, Lani said she doesn’t drink cold water and doesn’t eat chocolates before a performance. * * *“Vahay The Ivatan House” is the story of the stone houses that have characterized Batanes for the past hundred years. Called jinjin, these gave way to stone houses when 18th-century Spanish Dominican missionaries taught the local population how to use lime to bind stones for dwellings now collectively called nigadagada. Directed by Rica Arevalo and written by Gary Mariano, the 33-minute documentary records for posterity the remaining stone houses in Batanes.

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2020 17:29 UTC