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...
Study reveals Filipinos’ strong affinity to drinking for socialization during festivities Sari IQ, the sari-sari store market intelligence platform run by startup Packworks, recorded a five-fold increase in beer sales despite the liquor ban at the Sinulog Festival that drew an estimated crowd of...
The Very Extra Book Club starts the year with generous helpings of the scandals that broke this author and his New York swans apart THE VERY EXTRA BOOK CLUB From left: Rajo Laurel, Pauline Suaco Juan, Marielle Santos Po, Alicia Colby Sy, Stephanie Zubiri, Rocio Olbes Ressano, Jae de Veyra Pickrell,...
What’s hot in the music and podcast scenes in the Philippines—plus, a dialogue with Arthur Nery NIRVANA Enlightenment can be achieved by knowing yourself. Start with your musical preferences (Katty Huertas) Two of the “big three” philosophers once stressed the importance of self-knowledge....
Where our country stands in the global context The Covid-19 pandemic recently highlighted how important scientific expertise and research is to the success of a country. The Philippines was fortunate to have many health experts and scientists willing to advise and guide the government in its...
JCI Manila’s ‘Sea of Life’ has helped restore marine life around the Philippines, specifically in Batangas, Bohol, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Cebu, lloilo, and La Union By Lauren Wendell C. Ng WATER WORLD Due to reef degradation, only five percent of our country reef's remain The Philippines is...
This obsession for youth is old. As Pablo Picasso once said, “It takes a very long time to be young.” We might have been obsessed with youth since the beginning of time, or at least on record since Herodotus wrote about the fountain of youth in the fifth century BC, but as a cultural...
The Final Pitch host and bestselling author John Aguilar launches The Art and Science of the Pitch INVESTMENT GURU John Aguilar Learn the tips and hacks for making compelling business pitches and winning big-ticket investors as John Aguilar, serial entrepreneur and the host of business reality TV...
Our embassy in Brussels turns over ₱5 million deed of donation for the implementation of the program at the University of Namur DEED OF DONATION Philippine Embassy in Brussels charge d’affaires Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza presents the Deed of Donation for the implementation of the...
Is it still considered gambling when everyone wins? Find out at Le Grand Casino du Vin at The Cellar GET LUCKY From left: The two games 'The Aromas of Wine' and 'The Wine Regions' right next to each other “Remember this. The house doesn’t beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to...
FIRST TIME IS THE SWEETEST Clockwise from top: Lifestyle personalities and first-timers trying authentic La Paz batchoy are Tim Yap, Tessa Prieto, and Karen Davila As a sidelight to the just concluded Dinagyang Festival over the weekend in Iloilo, SM City Iloilo, this year’s main supporter of...
Jomike Tejido presents ‘Olympus’ By Grace Micah Oreiro GREEK BIOSPHERE The Eternal Mount Olympus (48" x 60") acrylic and oil on canvas ‘In this set, I made 12 everyday people out of a very mundane and relatable object—children’s wooden blocks. They are people that one may consider a...
