As the world celebrates women, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda underscored the impact of digital innovation in promoting gender equality and women empowerment, as she also recognizes the women’s role in the global fight against the climate crisis. “This year, the UN (United Nations)...
Featured image: HISTORY WAS WRITTEN THIS DAY Delegate Manuel Roxas is shown signing the constitution of the Philippines at the last session of the convention held on Feb. 19, 1935 Tracing back the provenance of girl power in the Philippines can be quite an interesting journey. Significant events...
As a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) advising the Department of Health and the IATF-EID, I was intimately involved in the intense scientific discussions and policy formulation that occurred beyond the public eye among experts, bureaucrats, and policy makers. Many of these unsung heroes...
Featured image: WRITING FROM THE HEART AND THE GUT Food critic Ruth Reichl inspired many food writers I wanted to write like Ruth Reichl. In addition to being a food critic for The New York Times and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, she has written cookbooks, a novel, several memoirs on her...
Extracted from the fruit of the palm tree, the oil is used in a wide range of food products, personal care items, animal feeds, and biofuels due to its unique properties. Most supermarkets, including sari-sari stores, around the country are selling palm oil for its low prices. It can easily be found...
Featured image: SPIRITS ON HIGH Solaire head sommelier Daniel Blais and guest bar and wine experts Hakihiro Igarashi, Élyse Lambert, and Luis de Santos What do Enrico Bartolini of Milan, Rene Frank of Berlin, Alvin Leung of Hong Kong and Canada, Tohru Nakamura of Munich, and Rui Silvestre of...
Featured image: A PROUD HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER From left Tourism Usec. Mae Elaine Bathan representing Sec. Christina Frasco, Duros Group of Companies president Fe Barino and chairman Lito Barino and Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco By Pete L. Dacuycuy Months before the pandemic hit in early 2020,...
Featured image: DAUM BEST CEO Benjamin Brami will bring the luxury French brand to the Philippines this year It’s not an exaggeration to say that French crystal maker Daum is one of a kind. All companies tell you their products are unique, unmatched, special. But Daum, literally, is sui generis....
Featured image: SŒURETRE French Ambassador Michèle Boccoz (middle) with talk show guests, from left, MJ Lamoste, Diane Bartolome, Daisy Omega, Carol RH Malasig, Tetyana, and Olena Sabado The Philippines has a rich history of women’s participation in diplomacy. In fact, the country’s first...
Featured image: NO BOUNDARIES Lawyer Nadine Karim Barrat believes we need more empowered women lead By Ayunan G. Gunting They say that Mindanao has a lot of untapped potential. I couldn’t agree more, especially when I had lived long enough to see how Muslims persevere to raise the bar and break...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Visual Arts and Museum Division (CCP VAMD) celebrates the National Women’s Month with the exhibit “Woman: Thesis and Antithesis,” featuring selected artworks from the CCP 21AM Collection, on view from March 21 to June 24 at the Yuchengco Museum in...
Featured image: FORCE FOR GOOD Joseph C. Sy, Chito Recto, Toby Gan, the artist, House of Hope’s Dr. Mae Dolendo, and Ambassador Mindy Cruz By Tiffany Wong Philanthropist and visual artist Joyce Herrera Wong opened her third solo art exhibition and fundraiser on Feb. 20 to a private but packed...
