HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The Manila Bulletin, led by President and CEO Emil Yap III and Publisher Sonny Coloma, sent a 17-man strong contingent to the Asia-Pacific WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers) Digital Media conference in Singapore last week....
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The Shopee 10.10 Brands Festival happens tomorrow, with the promotional activities having kicked off around two weeks ago. And unless you were living under a big boulder, you’d know that Shopee, the launch of its new endorser – Toni...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL On Nov. 23 and 24 of this year, the Manila Bulletin will mount its first ever Sustainability Forum. The reason behind our mounting this is quite simple. When MB President and Vice-Chairman Emil Yap, Jordan Tan, and I were talking earlier in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When I started writing this column, Trust by Hernan Diaz was on the 2022 Booker Prize Longlist, and I had begun reading this fascinating, Rashomon-effect novel. The Booker is considered one of the most prestigious literary awards handed out in this...
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 GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When I interviewed our new Tourism Secretary Christina G. Frasco a few weeks ago, among the points she succinctly made was how important it was to upgrade the tourism products that we can offer to both domestic and foreign tourists. One aspect of...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL You mention heritage award in the context of architecture or a standing structure, and more often than not, one will think of an anachronistic, seldom-used, or outdated building that’s outlived its usefulness. And that the award is being bestowed...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When SM Investments Corp., SM Supermalls, and SM Retail sent out their invitations for a special media event that would highlight their ongoing #SMGreenMovement, we weren’t immedi-ately aware of just how special the afternoon would be, and how...
While the word Rumba originally refers to a Cuban dance and the music that accompanies it, it’s also taken on a more general meaning of "to party." In the case of the just opened eatery Rumba, that can be found at the spanking new Ayala Triangle Gardens, it’s culinary partying...
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...
