Filipino-Korean Jasmine Bacurnay Lee returned to South Korea’s National Assembly as a lawmaker. Rep. Lee was reelected as a proportional representative of the Green Justice Party after Rep. Ryu Ho-jeong resigned from the party last January to join the New Party political party. Rep....
Olympians Jasmine Alkhaldi and Kayla Sanchez banner the seven-player Philippine squad when the swimming competition kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 11, in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Kayla Sanchez, left, and Jasmine Alkhaldi compete with five other Filipinos in the World...
By JASMINE B. SUIZA, RND Diabetes. Heart disease. Cancer. Psoriasis. PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). You probably have one or two friends or family members with these chronic health conditions. According to the July 2023 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, included in the top ten...
By Jasmine B. Suiza, RND TIME TO CURB CARBS? Food such as bread, rice, grains, pasta, and so on contain carbohydrates for providing energy (Photo Freepik) No carb diet. Have you heard about this “diet” trend? One of my acquaintances told me that she would try this trend to help her lose...
THE PROS OF PROTEIN Protein helps with growth and maintaining your weight (Photo Freepik) By JASMINE B. SUIZA, RND Protein may be one of the most distinguished nutrients in the world of nutrition and fitness. But did you know that aside from its function in building up and repairing of muscles,...
By Jasmine B. Suiza, RND Photo: Freepik “ Fat is bad for your health!” “ Fat makes you fat!” “ A high-fat diet is the newest trend!” The spectrum of myths and misconceptions involving fat, as they say, are too many to mention. Some people think of it as an evil nutrient,...
By Jasmine B. Suiza, RND Now you see nutrition and health information from various sources, such as social media posts, online articles, lifestyle magazines, and even advice from influencers and celebrities. But how do you scrutinize what’s fact and what’s not? Let’s shed some light on some...
CELEBRATING EVERY FILIPINA Sen. Grace Poe and Tourism Sec. Christina Frasco (Photo courtesy of Kultura Filipino) Kultura’s #CelebrateEveryFilipina series features a diverse range of amazing women who embody what it means to be an empowered Filipina in today’s society. With this, it takes this...
For the Year of the Water Rabbit, the hotel’s Chinese restaurant Jasmine brings back its handcrafted tikoys and Chinese New Year hamper Celebrating Chinese New Year has been part of the Filipinos’ yearly traditions. It is a time for families and friends to bond, enjoy good food, and wish...
Filipina-British model-blogger-TV host Mari Jasmine recently married fashion retailer Michael Concepcion. The couple tied the knot in Sydney, Australia. Mari shared a photo of her and Michael as taken during the celebration on social media. "One of the craziest weeks of my life but happy to finally...
Several stars were quick to congratulate Filipina-British model-blogger-TV host Mari Jasmine after she announced her pregnancy on social media. Among her well-wishers: Rachel Peters, Rambo Nuñez, Alyssa Loyzaga Gibbs, Jericho Rosales, Leila Alcasid, and Dani Barretto. Pregnant Iza Calzado even...
For a majority of our hotels and dining establishments, it’s about pressing the Restart button, and flexing their muscles as they embrace what hopefully will be the road to normalcy or the new version of what qualifies as our post-COVID world. The New World Makati was one of my pre-pandemic...
