NIGHT OWL
Spain’s National Day arrives in Manila this October not merely as ceremony, but as a living exchange. The Embassy of Spain, through its Cultural and Education Office and the Instituto Cervantes, is unfurling a month-long tapestry of films, lectures, exhibitions, and design dialogues—proof that the Spain–Philippines relationship is as contemporary as it is historical.
I admit a personal bias: I have deep admiration for Spain. Whenever I study the way Spanish cities are formed—plazas that invite conversation, streets scaled for walking, civic buildings that blend dignity with daily life—I see a philosophy of urbanism that puts culture at the center. That same human scale travels with Spanish education, food, and policy: learning that prizes craft and deba
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