SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye At the recently-concluded Pilipinas Conference 2021, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA), Chairman of the Ayala Group, could not over-emphasize the need for collective unity and commitment in addressing societal pain points toward national recovery. Beyond the COVID-19...
It is like common knowledge -- or we can all agree this time -- that the pandemic has truly changed our lives. Prior to March 2020, no one could have imagined the way 2020 would end with thousands of lives lost, or, how the last quarter of 2021 would see us still living under the cloud of another...
"This is my way of showing them what I love and helping them to an extent." When Heart Evangelista posted in her Instagram stories about something she’s cooking up, we knew we had to get more details before the official launch on November 24. “Because being a better version of yourself...
The Philippine Post Office (PHLPost) released on Saturday, Nov. 3, a new stamp collection featuring the country's 10 world-renowned icons as a tribute to the indomitable Filipino spirit. (Photo from Philippine Post Office) The new collection is under the "Living Legends: World-Renowned Filipinos,"...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Richard Buxani was already 39 years old when he started venturing into the art world in 2009. Prior to that, he never saw himself as an artist. “Not even in my wildest dream,” he says. Now that he is a sculptor, he realizes that he has been working all his life to...
The first series of ‘Living Legend: World-Renowned Filipinos’ will feature icons such as Tony winner Lea Salonga and international fashion designer Josie Natori In the past, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has been spotlighting Filipino culture and heritage through commemorative...
One of the many trends that people have enjoyed and, at the same time, dreaded during the pandemic is decluttering. Most of us continue to accumulate more things as online shopping grows more popular, turning our homes into a cramped space. This dilemma actively plays a factor as the Philippines is...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The key to surviving in a new environment is adaptation. In a pandemic, the main solution is vaccination, notwithstanding the anguished cries of anti-vaxxers. This bears repeating: COVID vaccines are SAFE. Hundreds of millions of doses have been given with very minimal side...
MyTown, the co-living brand owned by Philippines Urban Living Solutions (PULS) with SM Investments Corporation as majority shareholder, reported that it has boosted its corporate clientele by 70 percent during the pandemic. In a statement, the firm said this comes as it continued to expand its...
Editorial COVID-19 is not just a continuing national health emergency. It has also spawned a severe economic recession that has set back the country’s growth trajectory for the second consecutive year. On the same day that the Philippine Statistics Authority announced the lowest rate of...
As the pandemic lengthens, many homeowners realize they need to upgrade their homes HOME INNOVATION Smart living highlights technology and AI in fixtures and appliances to improve homeowners' quality of life A cursory online search on the term “smart living” will lead you to various...
Ranil Gabo Guarino, a government employee, has always been fascinated by nature. Aside from growing up in a family of farmers, Guarino is a graduate of environmental science and a former educator of ecology and biology. His familiarity with environmental planning and ecology aided him in...
