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READ: 2021's top stories under Manila Bulletin Lifestyle's Life + Leisure section

Published Dec 31, 2021 07:22 pm

This 2021 is about making the most of what we have, and what we have is usually more than enough—if we only just learn to value what we have already. Our top 10 stories under Life + Leisure just proves that this holds true as Dawn Zulueta proves that you can still have fun at home, while the government works on rehabilitating Manila Bay. Couples pushed through with their wedding plans—despite many delays—like Jessica Wilson and Ellen Adarna who was swept off her feet. Even Arianna Grande got into the wedding bliss.

Artwork by Ariana Maralit

10. Dawn Zulueta shows how to have fun dressing up
https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/22/can-you-name-them-all-dawn-zulueta-plays-dress-up-in-her-favorite-netflix-characters/

9. Get to know Pastor Quiboloy
https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/19/inside-the-walls-of-pastor-quiboloys-mysterious-powerful-sect-kingdom-of-jesus-christ/

8. Jessica WIlson gets married
https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/26/more-details-on-jessica-wilson-and-moritz-gastls-breathtaking-wedding/

7. Manila Bay's rehabiliation
https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/22/where-are-we-now-manila-bay-rehabilitation-program-timeline/

6. Japanese envoy gets a surprise!
https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/09/japanese-envoy-to-ph-gets-a-surprise-pokemon-visit/

5. James Dyson and his PH investment
https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/06/why-james-dyson-is-investing-even-more-in-the-philippines/

4. Arianna Grande gets married
https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/18/ariana-grande-and-dalton-gomez-secretly-get-married/

3. Our very own Bella Poarch
https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/09/who-is-bella-poarch-get-to-know-the-viral-tiktok-star-that-sparked-filipinos-call-to-cancelkorea/

2. Ellen's engagement was just too adorable!
https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/30/ellen-adarna-just-posted-the-cutest-engagement-photo/

1. Who is Toto Mangudadatu?
https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/06/who-is-toto-mangudadatu-and-why-is-his-love-life-so-juicy/

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