TO ROSALES WITH LOVE F. Sionil Jose and the author in the former's hometown in Pangasinan, with Mt. Balungao behind us When Manong Frankie, F. Sionil Jose, national artist for literature, died in early 2022, I felt like an orphan all over again, having lost my father early (1989) and then, decades...
SURPRISE GUEST K-drama My Secret Romance star Sung Hoon surprises Ben Chan with his arrival and his delivery of the birthday cakes Lifestyle retail magnate and Love Local champion Ben Chan celebrated his birthday recently at his sister Nenita Chan Lim’s house at Forbes Park, headlined no less by...
Our Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) hosted its annual National Retail Conference and Expo at the SMX Convention Center, MOA Complex the other week. It was truly an inclusive gathering of the best and brightest in Philippine retail. The Expo section was a heady blend of the...
Gelvin Hernandez, known for his breathtaking LED visual designs, recently pulled out all the stops for his daughter Summers’ first birthday celebration held at the Clubhouse in Greenmeadows Quezon City on Aug. 25. As the owner of Always in Motion Live, the leading provider of graphics and...
I’m not sure what prompted me to try to negate all these notions of mine that everything has become worse, not just the climate, not just the state of the environment, not just the conditions in the wild, which we have tamed to our own detriment, not just in terms of our shrinking attention span...
If a dining table could speak, it would probably say “Come and eat, let’s sit and talk a while.” The dining room is central to every home, the most eloquent corner of the house, not quite as private as the bedroom or the bathroom, not quite as behind the scene as the kitchen, but open, even...
AC Health recently hosted a Clients Appreciation Night at the Ayala Museum and it was a glittering evening of celebration, recognition, and camaraderie. All the business units of AC Health were in attendance, including the top management of Ayala Corporation, the government, and the esteemed...
Tucked within the heart of the bustling metropolis, holding the largest collection of whisky and cosmopolitan liquors in all of Manila, The Whisky Library is celebrating its first anniversary. Now a year wiser, it is delving deeper into the art of cocktail creation with the launch of a brand-new...
Ernest Cu, Joen delas Peñas, and Joel Rama del Prado Flowers are such an essential element at parties big and small. They make the table come alive. Sometimes they release a fragrance in the air to liven things up, and they fill the room with colors and shapes and verve. But flowers unleashed even...
By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
Celebrate the fusion of Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day at SM City Manila. Check out the spectacular centerpiece, featuring an 8-foot luck dragon, money tree adorned with Chinese lanterns, and a display of the 2024 CNY zodiac sign forecast. Experience the joy of this dual celebration...
Lucky Chinatown is set to have a grand Chinese New Year celebration to honor Binondo's remarkable anniversary, the oldest Chinatown in the world, as it unveiled a breathtaking 500-foot dragon installation in the heart of one of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ premier destinations in the metro,...
