FILE - A volunteer pours water to cool a man off during a hot day in Karachi, Pakistan, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File) CHICAGO (AP) — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more...
A FILIPINO CHRISTMAS The Manila Hotel's decor takes inspiration from the Salakot, a traditional Filipino headgear used to shield its wearers from sunlight or rain November marks an exciting time as places left and right start having their Christmas tree lighting ceremonies. The Manila Hotel is one...
BREAKTHROUGH Bettina Osmena and Libet Virata of HWAO, with Mayor Francis Zamora, Keri Zamora, Cong. Bel Zamora-Jornada, and Estée Lauder enterprise marketing and data manager Miccah Doctolero The San Juan Medical Center (SJMC)now has its own Biological Safety Cabinet. If previously the...
HO! HO! HO! Have you been nice all year? Halloween is done, so the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. Do you already feel the Christmas cheer vibrating through the air? That Christmas feeling is now unmistakable at any Rustan’s department store. CHRISTMASTIME IN THE COUNTRY...
Tim Yap It can be liberating to not be good, to not be right, to not be proper, to not be virtuous. But the consequences would be disastrous. So every year, we have Halloween, the nightmare before Christmas when even Santa Claus takes a break from making a list and checking it...
SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime) chairman of the executive committee Hans Sy, SM Supermalls president Steven Tan, Justin Uy, SM Prime vice president Marissa Fernan, Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, Bishop Ruben Labajo, Jonas Cortes, Mandaue City Mayor Glenn Bercede, SM Prime president Jeffrey Lim, and SM...
Tessa Prieto, Lulu Tan-Gan, Kaye Tinga, and Ben Chan It’s a red-letter day in the social calendar, for sure, usually the first of the major events we dress up to the nines for in the ball season every year. On its 13th year, the Red Charity Gala, which also champions Filipino designers and...
October 2024 marks Chinabank’s latest milestone with the launch of its first-ever Visa-branded credit card–Chinabank Velvet Visa Signature. A must-have accessory for aspiring individuals, this premier credit card is tailored for today’s modern, independent, and goal-oriented woman,...
Audrey Tan Zubiri, Manuel Zubiri, Ana Garcia Zubiri, and Allana Montelibano More than a new platform, Soulful Feasts is a paradigm shift for Stephanie Zubiri, who has turned the page toward holistic self-acceptance, embracing the whole stretch of the human experience, from challenging to rewarding,...
Penk Ching and Makati Mayor Abby Binay Sisters Penk Ching and Shen Chen Ratilla, both renowned pastry chefs, were behind one of the sweetest (both figuratively and literally) events of the year, as they launched their second coffee table book, Beyond Sugar . Issa Litton, Rita Neri, and Shen...
Pinky Tobiano, Architect Gelo Mañosa, Bambi Mañosa-Tanjutco, Jet Acuzar Atienza, CEO and president of Rustan Commercial Corporation, SSI Group of Companies, and Rustan Marketing Corp. Anton Huang, Beng Dee, Odette Pumaren, and Bea Soriano-Dee Do you feel it in the air? Maybe not yet, with climate...
Lizzie Zobel, Irene Marcos-Araneta, Monique Siguion-Reyna, and Maricris Floirendo-Brias Tina and Ricco Ocampo welcomed guests to their home, for an intimate lunch that highlighted the holiday collections of their CasaCollective.PH, and daughter Betina’s PuroLino.PH. And in typical Ricco-style, an...
