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Celebrating Mang Ben

By Büm D. Tenorio Jr. | June 10, 2022 - 12:00am

His moniker Mang Ben is proof enough of how simple Ben Farrales was. But not his design. Not his influence. Not his lega...

Newsmakers

Of forks and faith

January 23, 2016 - 9:00am

Lunch today is bulalo, steaming hot, the soup so savory and delicious, perfect with white rice. Yes, there has to be rice. Rice understands bulalo.

Sunday Lifestyle

Ben Farrales: Memories, applause and tears

By Millet M. Mananquil | February 4, 2015 - 12:00am

I call him Ben Farraray — to rhyme with mataray which he is. And he, in retaliation, calls me Carmelita K — as...

Fashion and Beauty

Why models love Mang Ben

By Frannie Jacinto | February 4, 2015 - 12:00am

One of my fondest memories of Ben Farrales was when our group organized the 2010 grand Karilagan reunion to honor  Conching...

Fashion and Beauty

Fashion show pays tribute to Ben Farrales

January 28, 2015 - 12:00am

A grand fashion show featuring from 70 to 90 of the works of Ben Farrales will be held at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati...

Fashion and Beauty

The dean of Philippine fashion revisits the runway with timeless classics

By Geolette Esguerra | November 8, 2013 - 12:00am

Poignant, heartwarming, timeless, and distinctly Filipino — these are words that describe both the retrospective and the clothes of Ben Farrales, dubbed the Dean of Philippine Fashion.

YStyle

Ben Farrales, minus the ‘taray’

By Jojo G. Silvestre | June 30, 2013 - 12:00am

As a young boy, Benjamin “Ben” Farrales was shining other people’s shoes and hawking boiled corn.

Sunday Lifestyle

Mang Ben: The man who used his coconut

By Adora Dolores Rodriguez | October 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Being born to a family of farmers, it was a no brainer  for Benjamin R. Lao or ‘Mang Ben’ of Bansalan, Davao del Sur to end up tending a farm of his own.

Agriculture

Remembering Mang Ben

By Isagani Cruz | March 24, 2011 - 12:00am

On his 100th birthday (March 22), I remember some of the numerous moments I shared with Bienvenido N.

Education and Home

'Sorry' huling narinig kay Reyes

By Ni Mer Layson | February 9, 2011 - 12:00am

“Nakita ko si sir na nakatayo sa harap ng puntod ng kanyang ina, nag-sign of the cross, lumuhod at taimtim na nagdasal, pagkalipas ng ilang minuto ay nakita kong binunot niya ang kanyang baril at itinutok sa...

Bansa