I once took a trip to Singapore with zero plans, as in nothing scheduled, nothing I wanted to do, except to sleep, eat, maybe shop a little, and read a lot. I booked myself a room at a cheap hotel, not so cheap that it would be uncomfortable, as I was prepared to spend much of my four-day stay in...
Roasted Crispy Pork Pata Throughout the month of June, The Manila Hotel’s Café Ilang-Ilang will showcase a range of delectable dishes featuring the exceptional quality and flavor of local Kurobuta pork. Kurobuta, a type of pork from the English county of Berkshire, is a Japanese word that means...
Super typhoon Mawar signaled the coming of rains and a relief from sweltering summer heat that reached 40 degrees in some areas. The cool nights and rainy days were perfect for homemade Filipino snacks that warm the body and the heart. Nothing beats arroz caldo The first merienda that comes to mind,...
FLAVORS OF THE SOUTH EAST From left: Beef percik with lauk pauk or side dishes When food expert Angelo Comsti, in his desire to bring together chefs young and old, established and emerging, came up with a personal passion project called Asian Culinary Exchange (ACE), it was in fact only a logical...
OFF TO CLARK Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) COO Marga Nograles (third from left) formally sealed a partnership with the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president and CEO Agnes VST Devanadera (second from left) by signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to host the MICECON 2024 at Clark...
In the bustling area of Metro Manila that is Bonifacio Global City, the aptly named Shangri-La always felt like a luxurious oasis that one can quickly escape to. I have a fondness for hotels, even when I’m not traveling. You get that feeling of escape the moment you enter one. Yet, what truly sets...
Tsupet by Lou Russell Fajardo Tsupet, a photo documentary series on the interesting lives of Filipino gays who staff beauty parlors, was showcased at the 2nd Quanzhou International Image Biennial at the Fujian Huaguang Photographic Art Museum in China. Themed “We Learn the Rules in Order to Break...
IN SHAMBLES The Relief Map of The Philippines should have been spared at the very least by Republic Act 10066, which protects built structures 50 years and older from modification or demolition until the NCCA lifts the presumption of significance When abroad you walk thousands of steps to bask in...
The Grand Lotto 6/55 winner from Laguna revealed that he only spent ₱20 to get the lucky number combination and joined other individuals who attained their millionaire status by playing the lotto. Assistant General Manager for Gaming Sector Arnel A. Casas (left) hands over the check to the jackpot...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide food assistance to support disaster-prone communities and fire-affected families in Metro Manila. PRC has distributed 20,496 loaves of bread to disaster-prone communities and families impacted by fires from January to May 2023, it said in a...
Go Negosyo Founder Jose “Joey” Maria Concepcion III batted for a franchising model to grow the agriculture sector, stressing that unless the agriculture sector will grow as much as the industry’s, the entire Philippine economy will not achieve inclusive growth. PFA President Chris Lim In a...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) collaborated with the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) to assist in the recovery of 1,550 families in Aklan, Capiz, Antique, and Maguindanao who were adversely affected by tropical storm Paeng in October 2022. To help develop...
