‘In a lot of ways, my story is typical of a Filipino immigrant to Australia,’ says the Korean-born envoy KOREAN SHEILA Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu When Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu entered the newly opened Panco Café, almost every head turned...
The embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, AECID, and UN-OCHA collaborate on an exhibit that sounds alarm bells on climate change IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION The exhibit paints a clear picture of the tragedy and wreckage caused by Typhoon Rai As most of Western Europe grapples with a heatwave, the...
GOLDEN AGE OF RELATIONS Ambassador Koshikawa giving a speech at the 68th Anniversary celebrations for the Japanese Self Defense Forces Last week the Japanese Embassy celebrated the 68th anniversary of their Self Defense Forces (SDF). At the official residence of Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, one...
Photos by Noel Pabalate I had a brief chat with a fellow journalist before the press conference started. “He’s the one who did it for me,” I said as we talked about how we got into K-drama. “Oh gosh, me too,” she said as we agreed on how My Love from Another Star is still our number one...
Why this writer refuses to accept that women are useless for deciding not to ‘go forth and multiply’ FURBABY The author and her Corgi Juancho on vacation in Venice Every time Mother’s Day rolls in, I find myself waking up to greetings modified for me because of my relationship with my dog...
Why we still need diplomats abroad after having them work from home during Covid Madame Koshikawa, Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa, and the author It was refreshing to see diplomatic events coming back to Manila as we eased our way into the minimal restrictions we now live with. Meetings among...
A GROWING COLLECTION The disteleria's products from 1852 to this day are on display in the museum Intramuros has always been pretty special to me. I’ve always loved visiting, walking the streets of old, resilient, historical Manila. I was proposed to inside the walled city and the reception for...
The newest embassy in town restarts major diplomatic events in Manila after a two-year drought, no thanks to a pandemic ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION Greening of the Fort Santiago gate “I think the question is ‘Why only now?’ or ‘Why not earlier?” Ireland’s Ambassador William Carlos...
Believe me when I say that people around you are always watching how you treat others The best way to appear classy is through kindness and by being polite to everyone no matter their social status or background. Back in 2016, I sat next to a real-life princess at a fashion show. I was there as a...
Meet Japan’s new ambassador to the Philippines, Kazuhiko Koshikawa, who is enthusiastic about everything, including the barong Tagalog, sinigang, Astroboy, and Pikachu MERIKURISMASU The holidays have begun in the Japanese ambassador's residence Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa is not the first...
PICTURESQUE The Palacio de Memoria as seen from the restaurant, The Loggia My first visit to Palacio de Memoria was on a weekend back in June when it had one of its flea market events. Antiques and art were being sold along with fine food and premium alcohol. It was Manila’s version of Berlin’s...
My paternal grandmother in the Danish side of my family was a model when she was younger. She died at the age of 96 in Copenhagen around five years ago. My father still loves to mention her during our phone calls. Maybe because he’s painfully aware of how fond I am of her even though we didn’t...
