HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Any cursory glance at the feeds of your favorite social media platforms will show that ‘revenge travel’ to foreign destinations is an expanding reality. And when you factor in how tourism bureaus of several countries have been lavishly spending...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If you’ll search hard for silver linings in the last two years and a half of the pandemic, one such lining would be when so much of life transitioned to online, in vying for our attention and patronage, so many lifestyle brands and choices had to...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If there’s one highlight of the inaugural dinner that hit the sweet spot with me, it would be how exuberant, nourishing music resounded through the halls of Malacañang Palace that auspicious night. Now I’m not ignorant of the fact that this new...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL What kind of individual carbon footprint do you generate with your present lifestyle? At a recent Watsons “Do Good for the Planet” event, this was one of the fun and enlightening interactive elements of the event; as all in attendance were asked...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s highly probable that sustainability is the most overused and misunderstood word today. It’s popularity, and how it’s constantly name-dropped, are beyond question; but I’ve often wondered how many versions of sustainability are...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL As our collective ‘date’ with the new administration draws closer, thoughts inevitably turn to the economic challenges this new government will have to face. It’s no big secret that over the decades, one of most reliable of Philippine exports...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Sustainability is one of the most used, misused, and abused words of today. To look “woke,” companies and institutions across various industries will look for something in their operations that will allow them to proudly raise the green flag of...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Earlier this week, the Manila Bulletin Intramuros office was honored with a visit by the UK ambassador to the Philippines, Her Excellency Laure Beaufils. I had the opportunity to interview the engaging Ambassador Beaufils during the third quarter of...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Now that our 2022 elections are done and dusted; the truly worrying part begins. I’ve often said that I don’t envy the ones who were running for the highest office in our land. For along with the victory, will come a plethora of thorny issues and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Here we are again, talking about domestic tourism as one of the avenues to jumpstart our national recovery. And today, I’d like to turn our attention to seaside residential communities, and how they can be part of the wave of tomorrow for both...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Don’t look now, but there’s just eight more days before our election day descends upon us - one day after Mother’s Day. And no, I’m not trying to imply there’s any connection, just mentioning the sequence of events. And while I may be in...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Earlier in the week, the Philippines hosted the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit, and it stands as a timely reminder of the various stakes at play as we try to jumpstart our national recovery. Two Sundays ago, in Rebooting Tourism...
