SITTING PRETTY Myrza Sison (Jico Joson for Female Network ) I first met Myrza Sison at an event hosted by the French Ambassador in her residence. It was media night—before we went into stricter regulations once more—and I was enjoying the conversation with the fun and fabulous woman with blunt...
Some of the most beautiful hotel pools are waiting for us when the health emergency is over The Philippines is one of the countries that have had the longest ongoing lockdown all over the world. The more we suppress ourselves from travel, the more we yearn for it. The best we could do right now is...
Just in time for surfing season Text and images Mark Anthony Barquin Togonon RIDE THE WAVE It's rare to see a tourist destination reopen these days. So, should you go for a trip or not? If you do decide to travel, never forget to follow safety protocols and practice utmost care (Cover design by...
SATCHMO Louis Daniel Armstrong My career in media began with Lifestyle Asia , whose coverage spanned the region, with a Hong Kong satellite office and a section solely devoted to all that was hot and happening to the then British crown colony. On account of its regional circulation, the house...
Super Minimart chain Alfamart, a member of the SM Group, continues its aggressive expansion with the goal of opening 200 branches in Luzon this year so it can serve more communities amid the ongoing pandemic. In a statement, Alfamart Philippines Chief Operating Officer Harvey Ong said the company...
This new kind of cryptocurrency empowers musicians YOUNG PROMISE Alibatta first artist Ali Young Record label Alibatta has minted Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT), a type of cryptocurrency to go alongside their music artists’ songs, in a first-of-its-kind move in Southeast Asia. Dubbed after the...
The United States has delivered an additional 188,370 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, Sept. 2, as part of its worldwide effort to help the country in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. US Embassy officials join Philippine government officials in...
PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER WEBSITE Eighty-three percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) random samples sequenced and analyzed in August were found to be of the highly transmissible Delta variant, Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma said on Friday, Sept. 3....
Let's talk music Great conversation topics: films, books, travel, politics, food, philosophy, and music. The last one, music, is a universal language. We come across it pretty much every day, all the time, whether on radio, television, the internet, or in our heads. It forms a huge part of our...
Where to get the best this Mid-Autumn Festival Like many Chinese food tied to celebrations, mooncake isn’t just a great-tasting delicacy. It’s a symbol. For the Chinese, the mooncake represents love and togetherness within a family, which is why, traditionally, the second biggest celebration...
The House Committee on Revision of Laws conducted a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 2 to approve a bill that will legalize marriages solemnized under virtual proceedings. virtual marriage Chaired by Zambales Rep. Cheryl Deloso-Montalla, the House panel unanimously adopted the substitute bill to...
The fashion designers said they 'felt disrespected, dishonored, and disregarded by these team of handlers' Neil Patrick Jimlani, together with fellow Mindanao-based fashion designers Mark Joseph Sayad, Aries Buenvenida, Nicky de Asis, and Richard Pulatche, expressed their disappointment on a team...
