That Ernesto Roxas Cordero nearly sold all 16 of his photographs in his debut exhibit, “Postcards of Perspective,” at Artprints Alley of Makati’s LRI Design Plaza, isn’t the unusual detail of this story. Rather, it’s the fact that he’s a priest.
For “Umagang Kay Ganda” (UKG) mainstay, Andrei Felix, 2010 Miss Universe fourth runner-up Venus Raj isn’t just his UKG co-host, she’s also his stylist.
There’s good reason why losing weight and eating healthy are the most popular resolutions people make year after year after year. Gaining extra pounds is almost a sure thing after weeks of feasting with family and friends over the Christmas holidays. Throw in the abundance and accessibility of instant meals and fast-food joints, and you shatter even the steeliest of resolves.
It was the place to be in the ’70s and ’80s, a Quezon City landmark families flocked to, regardless of where they lived, for irresistible scoops of the classic cobblers, parfaits and banana split.
It was only fitting that Dusit Thani Manila Hotel play host to the recent “Face-Off 2012,” the biggest bridal fashion show staged by Inquirer Lifestyle, Look Magazine, featuring more than 30 of the country’s top Filipino designers from three generations.
When Dr. George John calls 2012 US Open tennis champion Andy Murray “very moody,” runner-up Novak Djokovic “a crazy guy,” seven-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer “very formal,” and seven-time French Open champ Rafael Nadal “a good guy,” he is describing them not just through the eyes of a loyal fan.
Alternately crossing his arms over his chest and grabbing at the front of his jacket during lunch, Pen Roque is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of having to talk about himself.
Despite the presence of a handful of waiters, a printed menu and an elegant table setting of white roses, candles and heirloom dishes on the airy roof deck, the recent wine-pairing dinner of Landco Pacific Corp. CEO Alby Xerez-Burgos and his wife Maricar was hardly a stiff and formal affair.
Given Vicky Rose Pacheco’s impressive culinary credentials, the graduate of the famed Les Roches in Bluche, Switzerland, and executive chef and managing partner of the Chateau 1771 group of restaurants thought she had seen it all in the kitchen. That is, until a recent cooking demonstration in Miele’s showroom on Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong.
Of the chain of Peninsula hotels around the world, The Peninsula Manila has the distinction of hosting the biggest number of wedding receptions in a year—over 140, says general manager Sonja F. Vodusek.
Stem cell therapy is now being offered at Makati Medical Center (MMC) as potential cure for a wide range of illnesses, from various types of cancer and heart ailments to incurable diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
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