Mother-daughter team of Rose Marie and Rachel Arenas leads medical mission | Lifestyle.INQ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The accomplished, Harvard-trained Rep. Rachel Arenas is every inch as tireless and dedicated as her mother, philanthropist and impresario Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas, when it comes to helping the less fortunate.

On her big day, Rachel and her mother spearheaded a district-wide medical mission that offered health services to thousands of indigents. They also distributed wheelchairs and inaugurated a birthing center, palanggas.

The mission was a project of Rep. Arenas under her Health Education Livelihood for Pangasinenses (HELP) initiative, inspired and guided by her mom Baby, the ultimate socio-civic  worker.

During the State of the Nation Address, dahlings, mother and daughter wore elegant white ternos.

“We chose white in honor of Our Lady [of Manaoag in Pangasinan], in keeping with the spirit of simplicity, austerity and timeless fashion,” explained Baby A. “We used our old classic ternos with the least adornment.”

Rep. Rachel has developed a sense of style distinctly her own, but one obviously still inspired by her mom, one of the most stylish and attractive women in our society, dahlings. It’s amazing what a mother’s correct influence on her daughter can do, ’di bala, palanggas?

New hip pub

It was fun time again when Draft Gastropub opened its doors at the Fort recently, and become an instant favorite watering hole of our night-life pack, dahlings.

The pub’s ambiance is definitely friendly, from the milk chocolate-colored woodwork to the awesome nostalgic music from the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s.

Draft Gastropub has made international chilled beer on tap available for the very first time and paired it with an excellent European menu developed by celebrity chef Carlo Miguel. Hey, that’s definitely a winning formula.

Seen at the pub were hip, young movers and shakers: Tim Yap, Ken Solon, Rep. Owen Singson, Andrea and Boompy Martel, Alex Guitierrez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Jesse Maxwell and Alexandra Guerrero, plus others like them.

The savvy team behind Draft Gastropub includes Raj Sadhwani, Matthew Lim, Stephen Ku, Mitch Malli, Erik Cua, GP Reyes, Marco de Guzman, Manolet Dario, Ivan Zalameda and chef Carlo, of course.

Once you enter Draft Gastropub’s doors, you’ll have to really condition your mind when it’s time to leave, because that won’t be an easy decision. Check it out, palanggas, to see what I mean.

Fashion collections

Last week at Shangri-La Hotel Makati, Fashion Watch presented the Spring-Summer collections of OJ Hofer and Jerome Lorico, dahlings.

Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, inspired OJ’s collection, which was all about “girly but rebellious—Rebel Ballerina.” Nirvana and Vivaldi, are the designer’s favorite tunes, so OJ’s works gave a different spin to dark fashion and girly trends, dahlings.

Hemingway’s classic book, “The Old Man and the Sea” was the inspiration for skilled designer Jerome’s collection. He presented pieces that were mostly in gray, to symbolize the maturity of Santiago, the old fisherman in the story. The pieces were complimented by accessories from OZ that were made from poly-utherane plastic and looked like real-life bones.

When asked why he used wool for the summer, he replied, “Wool is warm when the temperature’s cold, but then it becomes breathable during the summer. It adjusts to the weather.”

All-night dancing

It’s time to put on your shoes and dance the night away, dahlings, specifically at Oracle Hotel and Residences, which comes alive on Friday nights. An excellently prepared dinner, along with awesome dance-all-you-can moments with professional dance mentors, can be yours at an incredible price of P675!

Dance Friday VIP Night at the Ballroom has celebrities galore, plus an award-winning group in the Bong Marquez Group of dancers, whose performance was definitely one of the highlights of the night, dahlings.

Because of its great success, today, another Dance Friday VIP Night at The Ballroom will take place at the fifth floor of The Oracle Hotel at Katipunan Avenue, across Ateneo, as an early Halloween treat. Everyone is invited for a nonstop dance bash, dahlings, with great surprises and treats.

More info? Call 9267777 or visit www.oraclehotel.com.ph.

Classical concert

The Filfest Cultural Foundation, in partnership with Insular Life, ends its 4th season with a concert on Oct. 22, 8 p.m., at the Insular Hall, Alabang, featuring soprano Rachelle Gerodias, baritone Andrew Fernando and the Filharmonika, under the baton of Gerard Salonga.

Season 4   will present different orchestral ensembles: the Manila Symphony Orchestra, PREDIS Chamber Orchestra and  Clarion Chamber Ensemble, playing with some of the country’s artists—tenor Carlos Ibay, violinist Joseph Esmilla, cellist Wilfredo Pasamba and pianist Rudolf Golez.

Filfest’s mission is to present the best possible classical music performances for the benefit, entertainment, exposure and appreciation of audiences, particularly in the Metro South, dahlings. Its generous benefactors are led by Insular Life and BMW, with 98.7 FM DZFE The Master’s Touch, San Miguel and Rustan’s.

The season-ender on Oct. 22 will have Rachelle, Andrew and Filharmonika interpreting the works of Mozart (“The Magic Flute,” “Don Giovanni” and “Cosi Fan Tutte”); Rossini (“The Barber of Seville”); Verdi (“La Traviata”), Bellini (“I Puritani”); Gershwin (Porgy & Bess); and Bizet (Carmen).

Tickets are at P800 and P400, with a 20-percent discount for seniors and 50-percent for students with valid ID. More info? Call 0917-8177261, 0918-9419472 or 5853823.

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