The capital city is reborn through art The new heroes and Manila The year 2020 has been a total mess. Be that as it may, last month ended on a good note at least for the city of Manila. The City of Our Affections has a specific memory, a conscience, a scourge even, and it is now in a state of...
Artificial beaches have a purpose—and here are others from all over the world BEACH IN THE CITY The baywalk on Manila Bay after its rehabilitation last year. Photo by Lost Juan Manila Bay beach, why not? It’s not a new idea. In 2002, the French capital introduced the idea of the “Paris...
No one could have guessed that a new coffee shop was among the Manila city government’s roster of projects. Photos of the two-story, airconditioned establishment near the Kartilya ng Katipunan immediately went viral after Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso shared them on Facebook....
Union Bell in file photo After a six-month absence, Philippine horse racing finally makes its much-awaited return on Sunday at the Metro Manila Turf Club Inc. in Malvar, Batangas. The approval to resume horse racing was relayed to the Philippine Racing Commission by Kenneth Ronquillo, head of...
For Renz Ticsay, 41, an IT solutions architect by profession, gardening has been a significant part of his life since his teenage years. “Life for me is incomplete without plants and trees,” said the urban gardener. Looking back, he has always been interested in plants and nature, which sprung...
We talked to some BFFs who also happen to be total boss babes on how they manage to be friends and colleagues all at the same time Are you ever with your friends, on the same wavelength and everything, when you think to yourself, “I wish we could just work together.” It can seem like the best...
Early this year, the architecture community was abuzz with proposals when they heard that the City of Manila was finally renovating that strip of underpass that thousands of people pass through each day. The Lagusnilad Underpass—connecting Intramuros to Manila City Hall—was infamous for being...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno For months now, our medical frontliners have not had a decent sleep. They live in constant fear of getting COVID-19 just by reporting for duty every day. They risk their very own lives and that of their loved ones just to help stem the spread of the coronavirus and...
Angel Thoughts A minute of heroism is better than decades of useless life. — Ninoy Aquino LAKAS NG BAYAN Ninoy served as a Senator of the Philippines and governor of the province of Tarlac The 37 th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was quietly...
Andi Eigenmann and Philmar Alipayo (Instagram) Andi Eigenmann doesn't look at Chinese cabbage the way other people do. Seeing "pechay" makes her kilig whenever she remembers it's a "thoughtful gift" from her partner Philmar Alipayo, who used to bring her a bunch instead of a bouquet of flowers...
Admit it—there’s nothing like hotel quality food, so this hotel prepares at-home packages for P2,500. As Metro Manila is now back to a more relaxed community quarantine, restaurant owners and food establishments are beginning to open their doors again to diners. While everyone hopes to go out...
The corporation has come up with new innovations to bolster the country’s health system—a health app and a breathing aid device The Ayala group, led by its healthcare unit Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health), has committed to further increase its efforts to support the government...
