DECEMBER 2016
VOL 1, N0 3
A master
makes it
look easy
With a touch of class
A FILIPINO-Australian
executive chef has put new
meaning to ‘street food’
and taken it to a new level,
attracting Australians
across the ACT to Acton
Park for a sumptuous bite,
especially on weekends.
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by MARILIE BOMEDIANO
Photo courtesy of
KIMBERLY PIDOR GUSTILO
Sollano talks ‘Trash’
NEWS
ARTIST WOWS ’EM AT THE EMBASSY LAWN
By GLORIA ROSS
News Editor
Madam takes a Mazda home
Canberra resident Toyah Malizon, left, receives keys to a Mazda
CX-3 from McGrath Mazda Liverpool representative Daymon
Huynh, centre, as the grand prize of the 2016 Philippine Fiesta
Kultura raffle in October at Fairfield Showground in NSW.
Husband Alex Malizon is at right.
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MORE than a crowd of 70 sat
on the lawn of the Philippine
Embassy at Yarralumla to
welcome an internationally
known Filipino visual artist on
a sunny Saturday afternoon,
November 4, 2016.
Well known today for his
‘Trashion’ ~ creating fashion from
trash ~ Francis Sollano held in awe
an audience of people from almost
all levels of ACT society with his
ideas.
Sollano, a native of Cebu, was on
a tour to bring his ‘Trashion’ ideas
and exhibit to Australians.
On arrival in Canberra, he was
immediately featured on the front
page of The Canberra Times, the
area’s premier daily newspaper.
Sollano described the method in
his art and responded to questions
from his enthusiastic audience.
Samples of his art based on flora
and fauna were scattered around
the lawn.
The Filipino is well known for his
contemporary take on upcycling
garbage into wearable art fashion.
His work has been shown in major
global cities such as London, New
York, Paris, Tokyo and Bangkok.
Francis’ visit was part of a yearlong celebration of the 70th
anniversary of Philippines-Australia
diplomatic relations. n
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