The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta)’s comedy musical “Walang Aray” dominated the 14th Gawad Buhay industry awards for the performing arts with eight wins. In a ceremony held
Dressed in a champagne polyester gown with a pleated skirt, embroidery and trim, and topped with a matching lace veil, Filipino American Michael Gil Magnaye stunned his friends. In
Buzzwords like “jeepney phaseout” and “transport strike” are making their rounds on the internet and social media once again. They call to mind my own jeepney experiences—both good and bad—experiences
Sofitel Philippine Plaza played a pivotal role in my fashion comeback to the Philippines after 12 years in the United Arab Emirates. My dear friend Yasmine Hidalgo-Giovannoli, then based in
After winning the gold prize and Grand Prix at the recently concluded Bratislava International Music Festival in Bratislava, Slovenia last July 4, the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) repeated its
After a series of emotional upheavals, I was spent. I felt like a cockroach that had been stepped on repeatedly, its guts spilling out this way and that. By the
A passion project decades in the making, Archivo 1984 is more than just a gallery. Founded in 2013 by a collector who prefers anonymity, it’s a treasure trove of
Thirteen years ago, the then robust Lifestyle staff (there used to be so many of us!) trooped over to the San Juan home of Imelda Marcos to do
Did it always look this way? I thought, jogging my memory from the last time I was here, as I ascended the stone-paved inclined driveway of the Marcos mansion in
Sofitel was my second home, and I embraced the role of the gracious hostess—quite literally. I began my career living in the hotel as one of only two management trainees
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