Sunshine Place slots are now open for Introduction to Ikebana Workshop Batch 4. Workshop Batch 4 will be conducted every Saturday starting April 15. The workshop consists of Part 1 for Beginners, which is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Part 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Participants to the...
In the world of music, a young native son also rises, wielding a baton that casts a musical spell on a foreign stage across the Pacific. His name is Jose Lorenzo Reyna Jr., a promising young Filipino maestro whom I met during my last year as chairman of the National Commission on Culture and the...
Featured image: Church of the Gesù By Neil Aventurado Thousands of Filipino believers in Metro Manila make a pilgrimage to seven different churches outside of Metro Manila. But really, you don’t have to do that! Here are the seven most interesting churches in Quezon City and their historical...
Featured image: UP, UP, AND AWAY A sample of a First Flight to the Moon membership card His card number was 11, handed personally to him with a promise that he would be on the first flight to the moon by then US President Richard Nixon during his visit to Manila in July 1969. Like doctors,...
Featured image: CELEBRATING CULTURE Honored to be wearing traditional Kalinga clothing with these amazing women (from left) Bagoyan's Jasmine Baac, TPB COO Marga Nograles, author Carol RH Malasig, TPB's Apples Aberin Continuing our sojourn to the north this week, we find ourselves in the province...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Finding team members who share the same passion points help create a more inclusive environment at work According to a recent survey by TalentLMS and BambooHR, flexibility, inclusion, engagement, and work-life balance are the top priorities for young professionals at work....
1. What it is. Suffering only occurs when we resist. If you can affect an aspect, take action. You must accept and let go when the situation is certainly beyond your control. 2. It’s only a problem if you think it’s a problem. At times, we are our own worst enemy. Instead of breeding negative...
Featured image: OYSTER ADOBO Johanne Sy’s signature dish at Lolla The Lion City, Singapore is home to bustling and unpretentious hawker centers, fine dining restaurants, and multi-cultural food destinations. Influenced by its cultural diversity, food here is the center of everything. From...
Featured image: WIN BIG Team Manulife Philippines and MITDC Brick through Manulife Asia has set a new world record! Early this year, more than 500 colleagues across 12 of Manulife’s offices in Asia, including 100 in the Philippines, came together to build trophies out of interlocking building...
Featured image: HISTORY + FOOD The new Mercato Centrale is located in the historic district of Rizal Park Touch me not, but eat with me, why not? After its successful launch last March 16 at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila City, the famous food lifestyle market, Mercato Centrale, partnering with...
Featured image: Kung Pao Fish by Panda Express By Neil Aventurado For most practicing Catholics, praying, meditating, and repenting have been the main activities for the Holy Week and throughout the Lenten season. Abstaining from eating pork, chicken, and beef is also widely practiced. While it has...
“Make the most of your youth!” When I was younger, the pressure to excel and achieve, particularly in school, has been constant. Thankfully, I’ve always been an achiever, and I really strive to excel in all that I do—high school was no exception. But this also was a consistent source of...
