MAKATI’S “grande dame” of hotels, The Peninsula Manila, marked its 40th anniversary on Sept. 14, in a gala at its historic lobby, attended by the luxury hotel chain’s founding family, the Kadoories of Hong Kong, and over a thousand well-heeled patrons and friends.
A FRESH pair of eyes and a willingness to venture beyond the confines of the hotel. That’s what Mark Choon, the new general manager at the Peninsula Manila, brought with him when he moved to the Philippines earlier this year.
Baleña wants to know how long he should keep old payment receipts and billing statements from utilities like Manila Electric Company, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Maynilad or Manila water companies (we can add mobile phone and cable television companies), credit card companies (including charge slips); cancelled passbooks and deposit slips; and cleared checks returned by drawee banks and payslips.
TAIWAN Tourism Bureau brings back its annual Time for Taiwan Travel Fair around Asia on Sept. 23-25 at Event Center of SM Megamall.
POTTED herbs will make a good centerpiece because they are most often used as part of the ingredients to prepare meals. The strong fragrance will stimulate the senses and the appetite.
The symbolic house on 4 Privet drive, which was once a home to Harry Potter, his uncle Vernon, aunt Petunia, and cousin Dudley Dursley in the blockbuster “Harry Potter” series, is now being sold in Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
WITH the onset of the “’Ber” months, these shopping tips may be helpful as we start planning fancy meals or cooking for bigger groups than usual.
The Peninsula Manila opened 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1976, in time for the International Monetary Fund Conference of that same year. It is the oldest existing hotel in Makati City, the country’s financial capital.
Rustan’s relaunches its 10,000-square-meter department store space at Gateway.
In the Lombardy region of Northern Italy, along the foothills of the Alps, lies the grandeur of a picturesque playground—Lake Como, coincidentally shaped like a wishbone, invites visitors to make their wishes come true.
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