HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL (XXIV) Philip Cu Unjieng (Part 2) It’s COVID vaccine fever time! Pfizer & Moderna euphorically announced the over 90% success ratios of their Phase 3 trials and their plans to secure US FDA approval, and we had AstraZeneca & Oxford...
When picking out Christmas gifts in the Fragrances section of department stores, it would do well to keep in mind that if the recipient is someone in her or his 20’s or early 30’s, we should choose a fragrance that’s airy & lighter, one with a fresh outlook & disposition. Here’s a...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL XXIII Philip Cu Unjieng When Senator Manny Pacquiao was in the prime of his boxing odyssey, an oft-repeated phrase during his Sunday morning fights (Manila time), was ‘Nag umpisa na ba ang boxing?’ Fast-forward to the last months of 2020, and if...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and long-time brand partner MILO are launching an online exercise challenge for kids to keep them in shape during the pandemic. PATAFA chief Philip Juico said the program, which will run for 12 weeks starting Monday, aims to encourage...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL XXII Philip Cu Unjieng Once upon a time, in a kingdom across a vast, Pacific ocean, there was a ginger-haired, Senior Citizen, reality TV-show star who lorded it over his kingdom. For three years, his show was a certifiable MAGA-hit, and no matter...
Philippine Superliga chairman Philip Ella Juico bared Tuesday that the majority of the team owners don't want to turn professional at the moment in light of the recent situation in local sports amid the pandemic. Juico said they are keeping their options open, but turning pro would depend on the...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) plans to hold two national open championships in 2021 to keep the athletes in competitive shape for a busy calendar year. PATAFA chief Philip Ella Juico said Tuesday it is part of their mandate to hold the annual tournament, and they...
Athletics and volleyball will be on the discussion table when Philip Ella Juico appears as special guest in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum this Tuesday. Juico talks about the two sports closest to his heart in the 10 a.m. weekly session. The former Philippine Sports...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng We Filipinos are a peculiar, imperturbable, funny bunch. Beyond the oft-repeated remarks about how we’re so forgiving, forgetful, musically inclined (I missed out when that was being handed out), and resilient in the face of disaster and...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has rescheduled its planned training bubble for national athletes and the annual National Open from late this year to early 2021. PATAFA chief Philip Juico said their request to hold the two programs are still pending the approval of the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Philip Cu Unjieng I’ve been an orphan since September 2013, the year my father passed away. My mother left us in July of 1996. My Dad was 83 when he succumbed to various old age ailments; but especially painful to this day, is that my Mom was only 62 when cancer...
In the world of fashion, of rich fragrances, and luxury goods, Count Hubert de Givenchy was always a name to reckon with. Beyond the fact that such luminaries as Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could be counted as his regular fashion clients, his fragrances were always considered...
