Pinoy wins THE QUAR’AN Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adnan Alonto (sixth from left) poses with guests and participants of the Qur’an memorization contest in Riyadh (Riyadh PE photo) The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh celebrated Ramadan by hosting the first Asian Qur'an Memorization...
Chef Josh Boutwood’s latest Monochromatic menu gives exciting new meaning (and flavors) to colors, and reminds us why Helm is one of the best restaurants in the metro PRE-COLORIZATION The appetizers ox tail (left), fish and chips (center), and French toast Tasting menus have increasingly become...
The pandemic has brought various industries to a standstill, tourism included. But with the growing awareness of how to handle the coronavirus and its variants, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The health crisis has given people the opportunity to better appreciate travel. Despite the...
These places are just dream destinations, at least for now Japan has a beautiful new website launched just last month, March 2022, that trains the spotlight on the country’s rich heritage, beckoning readers to witness the best of “cultural” Japan. The interactive, glossy site takes readers on...
Here’s a comprehensive treatment guide from head to calves before you do Some people might say it’s kind of vain to think of skin treatments from head to toe before facing the world again after the pandemic. But we’ve been in a rut for two years and yes, it does feel good to make...
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s heartstopping, heartpounding, and heartbreaking one-shot Look Back By Josh Morente “You know, to begin with, I don’t even like drawing manga.” “Then why do you draw, Fujino?” With these words, you might think that this manga is just your sappy run-of-the-mill story...
It’s a whole new world opening up before us—are you dressed for it? COMFORT IN STYLE Go all out like Gucci on Love Parade, but it doesn't have to be Gucci. Any style is good, the more personal, the more stylish Having moved to my new place here at McKinley Hill, I’ve noticed more and more...
Still, proceed with caution. The virus has not gone away. Here’s a piece of advice from experts in travel, retail, dining, drinking, and clubbing, fashion, finance, arts and cultural activities, and other fields to help us surely and safely reclaim life as we used to know it. * Love Marie...
A GROWING COLLECTION The disteleria's products from 1852 to this day are on display in the museum Intramuros has always been pretty special to me. I’ve always loved visiting, walking the streets of old, resilient, historical Manila. I was proposed to inside the walled city and the reception for...
Why you must go Czech out one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world Images by the author It’s a dream, walking across Charles Bridge while it’s as empty as it was when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt ran across it only seconds after the character played by Jon Voight plunged into the...
Holy Week and the mystique of Pamitinan By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III FILIPINO MARTYRS From left: Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Guillermo Masangkay, and Aurelio Tolentino During the Holy Week of April 1895, 127 years ago, Andres Bonifacio climbed the foothills of Montalban (now Rodriguez) under...
School of Athens from the Stanza della Segnatura, Fresco by Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino Socrates, are you (for) real? By Socratic method, may I challenge your truth Like the truth of a star burning billions of light years away For I have no more proof than the dialogues of Plato Or...
