Metro Supermarket has launched its newly revamped Fresh Section, offering customers a modernized shopping experience with an emphasis on fresh, high-quality products at competitive prices. The redesign, unveiled just in time for the holiday season, reflects Metro Supermarket’s commitment to...
Venchi, the world-renowned Italian chocolatier and gelato maker, has officially opened its first store in an SM mall at SM Podium in Ortigas Center on Dec. 21, offering dessert lovers in Manila a taste of Italian luxury. The store brings Venchi’s celebrated Chocogelateria experience to the metro,...
A TRUE VISIONARY DexCom vice president for international business operations Jessica Leigh Shields Australian by blood, Filipino by choice, Jessica Leigh Shields has called Manila her home since a financial institution sent her to the Philippines at 23 on a 12-month-long assignment 14 years ago....
ENCOUNTERS IN THE ARTS Pablo Tariman's second book discusses profiles and reportage on the country's leading artists from music, opera, literature, and cinema Pablo Tariman’s second book, Encounters in the Arts , is due for release this month. With introduction by writer...
By Dexter R. Matilla FROM WATCHING SKIES (AS I BREATH I SEE CIRCLES) , acrylic on canvas, 72.02x108.07 inches, 2024 As if in the middle of a trance, Nestor Vinluan gyrated to the music played by fellow visual artists during the vernissage of his ongoing show at Galleria Duemila. ...
The New Year is upon us and here we go again with the new and oftentimes recycled set of resolutions. Having started the years with a set of goals to end the year for more than half a century of my life, I know how difficult it can get. It has helped to have guidelines when making my yearly...
The highest box-office films for 2023-24 are Petersen Vargas’ Un/Happy for You and Cathy Garcia-Sampana’s Hello, Love, Again , and Mae Cruz-Alviar’s Rewind all romantic movies by real ex-lovers Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto, reel hottest love team, Alden Richards and Kathryn...
Memes are an online cultural phenomenon that spread fast like an Internet “in-joke.” These are jokes that organically happen and cannot be commercially produced. Over the years, they have also become a great way to learn about big events that have taken place. ANCIENT MEME Bad Luck Brian...
The fun begins at Funventures in SM Southmall, now open for everyone to enjoy! SM Southmall has taken fun to the next level with the grand opening of Funventures, the first-of-its-kind attraction in the South of National Capital Region (NCR). Officially launched last December 14, this...
SM Mall of Asia (MOA) became the site of an exciting milestone as it officially launched the Department of Health (DOH) Wellness Clinic in the Government Service Express (GSE), located on Level 2, North Arcade, in partnership with SM Supermalls on December 19, 2024. The launch event celebrates a...
Auro Chocolate and Fairmont Makati have teamed up for a chocolate-focused Sunday brunch experience, running until Jan. 25, 2025. This limited-time offering transforms chocolate from dessert staple to versatile ingredient, enhancing savory and sweet dishes alike. The menu features creations...
Across the country, thousands of bakers wake up in the middle of the night to work all day in front of a hot oven creating premium loaves, bread, cakes, and pastries. The majority of them hail from the town of Cuenca in Batangas. The province of Batangas is more than just about historic churches,...
