The US Highbush Blueberry Council gathered media members, trade partners, and food industry stakeholders in Taguig City last April 15 for a “Meet and Eat” dinner highlighting the growing market potential of USA blueberries in the Philippines. Held at The Split in BGC, the event served as the...
It was a miracle the event even happened. An open-air pop-up venue in the middle of the high summer afternoon in the concrete jungle that is BGC. Imagine the heat. Yet everyone in the food beat still came. This author included. Last May 14 at Uptown Parade, BGC, the entire foodie industry flocked...
More than 8,000 regular employees of Manila City Hall may now claim their midyear bonus, after Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced the release of P350 million in funds during the city’s weekly flag-raising ceremony. During the city’s weekly flag-raising ceremony on Monday, May...
Okada Manila, the integrated casino resort owned by Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Inc. (TRLEI), is turning to its newly minted online gaming business to overcome severe structural headwinds and macroeconomic fallout from the Middle East crisis, which the company expects will weigh on...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso continues to monitor the progress of key infrastructure projects of the Manila local government aimed at improving public services and facilities for residents. In the latest episode of the Manila Public Information Office’s “Talk To The People”...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso thanked Senator Bam Aquino for helping secure what he described as the biggest education allocation in Philippine history under the proposed 2026 national budget. During Manila City Hall’s flag ceremony, Aquino announced that 600 new classrooms would be...
Enrique K. Razon Jr.-led Manila Water Co. Inc. has accelerated the expansion of its distribution network in the East Zone, implementing two key mainline extension projects in Baras town, Rizal province, as part of its broader push to connect more growing communities to reliable water service. In a...
Afternoon tea has always carried a certain elegance to it. Tiny sandwiches, delicate pastries, warm cups poured across polished tables. But at Ascott Makati, tea became something more immersive, woven into a broader campaign centered on what the property calls “the art of fine living.” The...
Food, drinks, music, lights, experiences. Every event or invite I attended from IQOS has always been a whirlwind of enjoyable emotions and feelings, and this recent shindig curated by PMFTC, Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International, is exactly just that. We first went to Nobu Manila for...
A rare exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila briefly offered a breathtaking journey through 300 years of Philippine art. It began with a glance. Two young women seated at a piano look up, as though interrupted mid-melody with your arrival. Painted in 1869 by the eminent artist Antonio...
Motorists are advised to expect road closures and traffic rerouting in parts of Manila on Saturday, May 16, due to a pop-up event featuring P-pop girl group XONARA. Authorities said the following roads will be temporarily closed: Escolta Street from T. Pinpin Street to Banquero Street Burke Street...
The UAAP Season 88 (S88) comes to a close as host institution University of Santo Tomas (UST) prepares a grand yet elegant Closing Ceremonies on Friday, May 15, honoring the league’s top-performing athletes and teams in a night inspired by the glamour of an awards show. Mirroring the spectacle of...
