The Lunar New Year is also about strengthening family bonds and keeping traditions alive. There are the usual wearing of the lucky colors, gift-giving, making noises to ward off the bad spirits, and, of course, serving up the best feast. The thing is, food served during the Lunar New Year isn't...
The epic Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace,” which sparked Hallyu or Korean Wave across Asia including the Philippines, will be returning with a sequel after 20 years. “Jewel in the Palace,” also known as “Dae Jang-geum,” aired with 54 episodes from September 2003 to March...
Korean actress Lee Young-ae, who rose to global fame as Jang-geum in the hit Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace,” is back with a mystery thriller series on Disney+. “Maestra: Strings of Truth,” coming to Disney+ on Dec. 9, tells the story of a highly accomplished conductor who decides...
Who better to tell the story about ghosts at Malacañan Palace than President Marcos, himself, who had resided in the presidential palace as a son of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, and is now back there with his own family as the country's 17th Chief Executive. President Ferdinand Marcos...
Malacañang has assured Filipinos that the government remains committed in addressing the challenges caused by the 6.1 percent inflation rate in September. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a statement on Thursday, Oct. 5, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Korean actor Lee Seung-gi, who has been donating millions he got from his former agency as payment for his music, has announced that he will be getting married. On Feb. 7, Lee Seung-gi, 36, star of the dramas “ My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho,” “Vagabond” and “Mouse,” announced on Instagram...
How, in such short time, the Palace was made more functional and conducive for people who work there More than just a physical structure made of steel, stone, and wood, Malacañan Palace, officially the President’s residence and workplace, is the face of the nation. It is the primus domus , where...
When two chefs get married, expect a feast for the senses THE BIG DAY Don and Monica's grandiose ceremony screams elegance Passionate men who take pleasure in doing purposeful things are pure gold. Once Linamnam chef Don Baldsano puts his mind and heart into something, whether it’s bleeding in...
On the eve of Christmas, the rush to find the perfect gifts and the most delicious food for Noche Buena comes to a halt. Filipinos will gather with their loved ones to celebrate the meaning of Christmas, continuing traditions that were temporarily halted during the pandemic or creating new rituals...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has opened Malacañang to the public for the traditional Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi in this year’s Christmas season. (Office of the Press Secretary/Facebook) According to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), Marcos announced this during last...
The secrets of the Malacañan Palace as told by someone who grew up there WALA LANG …‘mid pleasures and palaces, though not many can think of a palace as home. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. is one of the few who can. His family moved there when he was eight years old and there he stayed in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If there’s one highlight of the inaugural dinner that hit the sweet spot with me, it would be how exuberant, nourishing music resounded through the halls of Malacañang Palace that auspicious night. Now I’m not ignorant of the fact that this new...
