To cap the celebration of Women’s Month, each of the Lifestyle staff chose living Filipino women (or groups of women) who have been trying to make a difference in society, across sectors. Theirs has been a steady, not necessarily loud, yet significant, achievement through a decade, at least, or even two generations.
The day we’ll finally catch Tom Jones perform live in Manila may never come. It’s been twice that he’s canceled his concerts at Smart Araneta Coliseum: the first time, in 2010, was due to acute laryngitis; and the second, only last April 2, was because his wife fell ill and died eight days later.
PRIMOS, a club across the Shangri-La Plaza part of Shaw Boulevard in Pasig, will be filled on Sunday, Jan. 11, with kindred spirits and friends of musician Ed “Sarge” Cariño, who passed away last week.
Kpub BBQ is a spacious Korean restaurant on 28th St. cor. 5th Ave., Bonifacio Global City (BGC), which features live gigs nightly. A recent benefit show for Gonzalo Chua, the ailing 15-year-old nephew of musician Jay Durias, drew a full-house crowd that included top doctors, bank directors, celebrities and record industry bosses.
Baby boomers are defying convention and their age as they indulge the passions of their youth.