What used to be a sleepy town is now a busy little metropolis with malls, its share of tiangge-type complexes, and tricycles and jeeps plying the main road. One restaurant which has weathered the “onslaught,” however, is Pawid, which for more than 40 years has served provincial Filipino dishes. But don’t look for ambiance or any sophistication. It has remained how it was, if needing some refurbishing.
This January, continue celebrating the festive season with a holiday getaway at The Peninsula Manila until Jan. 15, 2015.
Cebu-based Islands Pasalubong has opened a branch on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City. It offers one-stop shopping of Philippine native food and delicacies. Products are guaranteed fresh, of good quality
His airline empire began, Tony Fernandes likes to say, with the purchase of a bankrupt company for less than a dollar. Now, after years of growth that made him the king of Asian budget travel, the flamboyant Malaysian businessman is facing the horror of the disappearance of an AirAsia jet with 162 people on board.
Although Frozen hit Philippine cinemas in late 2013, the love for all things Anna, Elsa and Olaf continued to be a worldwide phenomenon in 2014, spawning toys, merchandise, books, a DVD that has become a top-seller and countless covers of its ubiquitous theme song, “Let It Go.”
One of the holidays that mean the most to me is New Year’s Day. I love the idea of somehow having a chance to start again. Technically, we can start
If the local retail scene welcomed a number of global fast-fashion brands in 2014, the country’s home and entertaining front also opened its doors to two of the biggest furniture and home accessories chains in North America.
With more than 2 million copies sold worldwide, covering more than 100 destinations, Wallpaper City Guides has launched its first ever Manille edition, dahlings.
Happy New Year! As we start 2015, I want to thank Undersecretary Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba, who heads the Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group, and the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) for quickly and efficiently handling consumer complaints I forward to them.
How would you like to wear a bra designed only for you? Or would you like to take part in a beauty contest where you would be judged not on how gracefully you stroll on the catwalk but how well you could milk a cow?
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