Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan’s first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.
Even a typhoon couldn’t stop people from flocking to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Of course, Hong Kong Disneyland had to shut down operations and close the park once Typhoon “Vicente” (“Ferdie” in the Philippines’ area of responsibility) hit Signal 8 on July 23.
Meet Elaine Margaret Reyes Lisondra and Giles Earvin Santos—they’re just two of more than 80 Filipino performers in HK Disneyland.
“Sosyal naman ng asPin mo!” That was the general reaction when friends and family learned I was taking my three-year-old dog, an asPin named Kikay, on a weekend “staycation” in one of Manila’s poshest luxury serviced apartments.
We’d like to call them heroes. But they don’t like the tag. In fact, these people were reluctant to be interviewed.
Jeff Canoy was celebrating his 28th birthday with work friends when the torrential downpour started. The rain refused to let up and their fun was cut short.
Patricia “Shaan” Bermudez-Hizon was very involved in the relief efforts during Ondoy in 2009. This time, when the flooding started, Shaan jumped to action again. “I knew I didn’t want to just take a back seat. I wanted to help those in need and also help the ones who wanted to help.”
When the rain showed no signs of stopping, Jenni Epperson, mom of two, celebrity stylist, author and award-winning lifestyle blogger went to her kitchen and started to cook.
Model, athlete, TV host Marc Nelson had a flight to catch last Tuesday. But the flood made it impossible for him to reach the airport so he stayed put.
App developer JP Loh (@jploh) and social media strategists Ros Juan (@juanxi) and Tonyo Cruz (@tonyocruz) know the power of Twitter.
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