Maharlika highway is a long stretch connecting small towns in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. Tucked in the sleepy town of Alaminos, Laguna, is Museo ni Cipra.

Coming from San Pablo on the road to Manila, this reporter and a friend dropped by on the spur of the moment. An art museum in these parts is an oddity. People normally seek hot springs resorts or weekend recreation. The sign is small, unobtrusive and easy to miss. If you are into the arts, your eyes will zoom in...

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Sunny Garcia is by no means compelled to put on an act. Unlike some that deem it necessary to develop a style or display an eccentricity that supposedly lends them an air of the mystifying artist, Garcia is passionately raw and emotional in all that he does, in his life and in his works. In other words, he is a no-frills-in-your-face artist.

A tragic childhood incident led to years of therapy. Garcia went through the ordeal of emotional experiences usually reserved for adults at the age of 8. It was...

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