Nothing is going to stop Rags2Riches (R2R) from fulfilling its partnership with IKEA Philippines as its sewing service partner. Despite the ongoing crisis, they are able to train an estimate of 20 artisans. President and founding partner of R2R Reese Fernandez-Ruiz reminisces in her recent...
Local businesses are strongly supporting initiatives to reopen further the Philippine economy, which has suffered from long lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19. “We, the undersigned, express our strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy...
Employers are now looking at 2022 as recovery year instead of 2021 due to the “very slow” reopening of business with the medical and the military making decisions for the domestic economy. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. In the regular weekly “Tapatan sa The Aristocrat” virtual forum...
The Laguna Heroes displayed grit in trounced the Mindoro Elgin Tamaraws, 16-5, to remain at third in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The Heroes rode on Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez to...
'Be friendly but with firm discipline.' Now more than ever, most of us spend more time online and on social media because of the circumstances brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Children attend online school while parents are glued to their laptop as part of the work-from-home setup. UNSPLASH...
Korean actor Jung Il-woo showed his cooking skills by preparing popular Filipino dishes sinigang and kaldereta for ex-2NE1’s Sandara Park. The two stars have been close friends for 13 years and Dara became a guest of Jung Il-woo in a video he uploaded on Jan. 29 on his YouTube channel 1DAY...
We all know how cutthroat the modeling world is, especially in The Big Apple where people who come from all walks of life come together to hustle. When artist Ericson Davidson got signed by Bicoastal, a New York City modeling agency known to be at the forefront of the inclusivity movement, it...
Modern Day Magbobote Kyle Gianan, known as Krazykyle in the rap music scene, was officially labeled the Filipino Picker by History Channel. Fans clamor for him to have a local TV show in the vein of American Pickers, Storage Wars and Pawnstars. One is not called The Filipino Picker for nothing. So...
Have your children’s Filipino teacher ever called your attention regarding your kids's poor performance in Filipino? For sure, some parents who used English as the first language of their children could see themselves on Hayden Kho ’s shoes in a video posted on Scarlet Snow Belo ’s instagram....
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
For one, Korean leaders have long subsidized culture and entertainment and now the dividends are paying off WHAT'S ON THE COVER? This week's issue of Panorama focuses on Pinoy creativity and artistry; To highlight the potential of Philippine creatives, the cover puts side-by-side the the Korean and...
I came, I saw’d, I built a spice rack! Irwin Pundamiera of Wood Academy teaches people how to make clean cuts, simple furniture, and lasting memories. By Redge Tolentino Safety first One early Saturday afternoon, a female beat cop, a tattoo parlor owner, a pair of engineers, an entrepreneur from...