HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Last week was undoubtedly the defining moment of Alexandra Eala’s professional tennis career so far. By reaching the semi-finals of the Miami Open, she became our social media personality of the week — over the course of a late Friday morning, uniting this...
Betty Sy (far right), at the Sining Filipina Awarding Ceremony Sining Filipina is a nationwide art competition for women, which is in its second year. With intent, the competition culminated in an awarding ceremony at the end of March, making it part of SM Supermalls’ Women’s Month...
Kultura has a stand alone store at the second floor of the Greenhills Mall, and it’s a new, wonderfully open concept, with a layout that’s spread over two floors of merchandise. Visibly excited over the items and store design were Senator Grace Poe, Kultura’s Brand Ambassador Marian...
KMC Savills President and CEO Mike McCollough, with Cat and Tomy Florencio, Jerahmeel Chen, and Joe Curran. Sotheby’s International Realty had its official launch here in the Philippines the other week. Held at the Peninsula Manila Hotel, several luxury real estate developers welcomed the...
Whether it’s the natural world, imagined worlds of an alternate reality, or the world of deadly Renaissance art; there’s much to enjoy with these three novels. "The Impossible Thing" by Belinda Bauer Author of "Blacklands," "Rubbernecker," and "Snap," Belinda Bauer has put...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Thanks to Issa (Litton) being insistent on it, I began having regular executive check up’s (ECU) 10 years ago, at the age of 60; and yes, that is a ‘better late than never’ scenario. One should be having them on an annual basis years earlier than turning...
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU Star Wars bustsxby Sean Go Vivid Realms is the group exhibit currently running at the Leon Gallery International until the 4th of April. While the eight featured artists all fall under 30 years of age; there’s a refreshing maturity, confidence, and freedom...
MAKE IT GREEN At the MOU signing with the private sector, led by DENR Sec. Toni Yulo-Loyzaga While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) event started off with a declaration to plant ‘5 Million Trees by 2028’ in six designated areas spread across the country; before...
The often used phrase is ‘hard of hearing’; so I was happy to turn this into a play-on-words, and use my title to highlight a worthy event that’s happening this April 7 2025, at the Discovery Primea, Makati. It’s a heart-warming event as Art, Food, Hospitality, and Social Enterprise...
A BRIGHT NIGHT At the DGT Central Park Two powerhouse companies, the YHEST Realty and Development Corp. and Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) have joined forces to masterplan and manage a 22-hectare area in Davao City, located in the Matina district. In the midst of the densely populated...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Toronto – these are considered the big four film festivals; and what’s important to note, is that the awarding, gala nights, and celebrity sightings are just the public face of these festivals. What truly drives these festivals are the...
With the battle cry of ‘It’s Not Just a Book Fair, It’s a Book Experience’, the Philippine Book Fair was launched March 13, and will run until Sunday, March 16. Mounted by the National Book Development Board, the Board’s Chairman Dante Francis Ang II, and Executive Director Charisse A....
