For this year's SONA, female politicians wore their support for the local fashion industry. Araw brooch The annual State the Nation Address (SONA) has always been among the greatly anticipated events of the country. Apart from the President’s status report, it is a cultural display as interpreted...
Filipino-American shoe designer and strategic design and communications specialist Brian Tenorio died at age 42 after battling cancer for 11 months. View this post on Instagram Tenorio was the founder and CEO of design firm Brian Tenorio & Company, and cafe chain Kape Tayo Coffee. But prior to...
#MINDANAO John Tria To those who responded to last week’s column on the various businesses in Mindanao successfully adapting to the new normal, an additional statement I would like to make is that the adaptations and innovations they undertook were easily engaged because they are used to the...
Whether present in the hall or online, attendees still showed up in true SONA fashion. While this year's State of the Nation Address eliminates its annual fashion presentation due to the coronavirus pandemic, that didn't stop politicians from donning Filipino traditional garments to the event. In...
‘How can you drain rice with a colander, it’s not pasta.’ Nigel Ng and Hersha Patel (Photo from Nigel Ng Facebook page) An integral part of the Filipino dining table, rice is the perfect side to any local viand. Rice, being among the prime produce of the Philippines, is cooked in many ways....
Get into the spirit of bayanihan with these health worker-inspired collectibles. “Dolls are safe companions,” said the American novelist Louisa May Alcott . Dolls symbolize an age of innocence, wonder, and happiness, and provide a practice ground for developing special friendships. When lost,...
The restaurant is among the many businesses that are closing down due to the pandemic. A popular dining spot in Quezon City, restaurant Shangri-La Finest Chinese Cuisine announces that it will be closing its doors after 37 years of legacy. "It is with great sadness that we are announcing that...
In this file photo taken on June 18, 2020, stand in line to get into the Nike Factory store at Queenstown Outlets in Queenstown, Maryland, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) Nike said Wednesday it expects to cut jobs as it announced a slew of new executive appointments to...
Grandmaster Joey Antonio captures the 1st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship Grandmaster Joey Antonio smashed Indian Nassir Wajih to capture the 1 st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship crown. The 58-year-old Antonio, seeded fifth and the lowest ranked among the five GMs who made it...
The brand is also launching its digital store this month. Kaayo AnyWEAR Resolved to get back on its feet, the Philippine fashion industry is again promoting the “buy lokal ” initiative, encouraging everyone to purchase locally-made merchandise to keep Filipino-owned businesses alive and going....
HELPING HANDS—As consumers are still hesitant to be in crowded spaces, retail establishments like SM Supermalls are now doing door-to-door deliveries and curbside pickups to keep shoppers and employees safe (Photo by Noel Pabalate) Over the past months, the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the...
This time, that Karen is a he. Gennica Cochran A fun birthday dinner ended up with a bitter taste for a Fil-Am family after a white man spewed racist slur at them at a restaurant in Carmel Valley, California. Raymond Orosa and his family went to Bernadus Lodge and Spa’s Lucia restaurant to...
