Art and romance make a lovely pair in Love Stories, a fund-raising exhibition of paintings and photographs organized by the Philam Foundation for its scholars in Basilan. The exhibit runs from February 11 to 20 at the Philam Lobby, UN Avenue, Ermita, Manila.

Comprised of visual narratives on romance, it features the paintings of the following: Wilfredo Alicdan, Mark Arcamo, Caña, Convocar, Marc Cosico, Joe Datuin, Vincent Padilla, Sherwin Tan, Roger "Rishab" Tibon and Inna Vitasa, and the photographs of Paul Escobar, Edwin Loyola, Martin Macalintal, Peter Marquez, Kaye Pizarro, Vic Sollorano and Harvey Tapan.

The opening-night will feature poets Vim Nadera, Mike Coroza, Teo Antonio and Marra Lanot reading love poems and Pete Lacaba crooning his salinawit – romantic songs which he himself translated from English to Filipino.

Love Stories is specifically intended to build up resources for the Aid for Basilan Children (ABC) Fund, a project of the Philam Foundation in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) since 2002. The ABC Fund sends over 500 children to school in war-torn Lamitan, Basilan.