The book focuses on the careers of SYM Mendoza and Romulo Galicano. But it also lurches forward to discuss the Portrait Artists Society of the Philippines, Inc. (PASPI), even as it bends in the same vein backwards to appraise the inspiration of Martino Abellana. It is important to note that the story of art that this publication tells does not begin in Manila, perceived to be the center of the solar system of the Phillipine art world. It rather unfolds in Carcar in Cebu. This in itself contributes significantly to the body of literature on a species of Philippine art ... - Amadis Ma. Guerrero