Here's to a healthier, greener dining this 2021 Editor's note: A food security champion and advocate for local produce and farmers, Juana Manahan Yupangco envisons for the Philippine agricultural industry to be sufficiently appreciated as truly integral to Filipino life and culture. She recently...
(Clockwise from top) Pinoy K-pop Star, kimchi and celebration of Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year (Photos: KCC, Jonathan Hicap, Korea Tourism Organization) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to mark the beginning of a new decade,...
Richard Juan Richard Juan shares lessons on becoming an entrepreneur In connection with an '"infomercial task" by the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: Connect" (PBB: Connect), host Richard Juan was asked by "Big Brother" to guide the housemates about having the right entrepreneurial mindset. "Be...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto In a nutshell, the 1981 Soto-Enrile Accord is a document where then Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile promised UP student activist Sonya Sotto that the military and police would not enter the University of the Philippines without advance notice to senior UP officials. The...
Photo clockwise from top left: Allmo$t, Arthur Nery, Because, SB19 and The Juans Trends are fleeting. Nevertheless, for 2021 some music styles will dominate. Thought I’d try my hand at speculation and predict the trajectory of Pinoy pop for the next twelve months. Pinoy...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The death of 23-year-old Philippine Airlines flight attendant Christine Dacera gripped the nation this past week. The gruesome manner by which her body was found disgusted the nation. Thousands, including celebrities Bianca Gonzales and Kakie Pangilinan, quickly joined the...
It was a pumped up month of December for the Zamora family as fashion model Amanda Zamora , the eldest child and only daughter of San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, fought hard for a chance to get into Pinoy Big Brother via the Kumu mobile app. After weeks of trimming down contestants, from 50 to...
Amanda Zamora is a model who has graced fashion magazines and walked the country's biggest runways Alongside official posts regarding San Juan, Mayor Francis Zamora cannot help but show how proud he is of his family on social media. In his latest Instagram post, Mayor Zamora congratulates his only...
That RC Cola commercial has recently been the talk of the town. It was absurd, truly. There’s no other way to describe it. Not of poor taste, mind you, but just plain nonsensical. It didn’t make any sense that there was no point trying to understand why it was done that way. In terms of...
Holiday and hospitality in an age of uncertainty This year’s Yuletide season will be unlike any other in contemporary history. It can be disappointing to be unable to celebrate such a momentous occasion replete of the normal accoutrements of Christmas. And so, people are finding a means to...
Here’s how Filipino shopping behavior changed during the pandemic period Social media platform Twitter has released its latest study on how Filipino online buying behavior has changed during this period of lockdowns. Here are the five interesting findings of this study. Pinoys buy essentials...
A part of the sale will benefit scholars from the Fairplay For All Foundation They say that beauty goes beyond the skin, and it seems like for beauty brand Nivea Philippines, beauty is not just about physical appearance, but also about culture and tradition. To showcase unique Filipino...
