Diplomats’ wives take the stage at musical fund-raiser
Months after the onslaught of Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” wives of the diplomatic community united to raise funds for the Divine Word Hospital in Tacloban, Leyte.
Months after the onslaught of Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” wives of the diplomatic community united to raise funds for the Divine Word Hospital in Tacloban, Leyte.
San Pedro Bay looks calm as we take in the seaside view from the Veranda Café of Leyte Park Resort Hotel in Tacloban. Jutting out in the horizon is Mount Danglay, which our friend Jerby Santo says he was scared of when he was a kid. His mom used to tell him that naughty children were snatched by monsters and brought to that mountain.
Author Gayle Forman arrived in Manila with a thousand bookmarks in her suitcase to give away to fans at a signing session in National Book Store—but with a bothersome throat infection.
Survivors of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” got another much-needed boost, dahlings, when Metro Society magazine, in cooperation with LG Electronics Philippines, celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resort and Casino, no less.
On a recent autumn evening, as Cecile Licad was having dinner of Japanese noodle soup, vegetables and green tea cheesecake with her son Octavio and Manhattan-based author Ninotchka Rosca, we just had to ask her why she needed to practice seven to eight hours every day when she had been playing the Rachmaninoff piece almost all her adult life.
The benefit concert “Voices for Visayas,” will be mounted on Jan. 15 at the Resorts World Newport Performing Arts Theater.
We missed Patti Austin’s benefit gigs for Supertyphoon “Yolanda” survivors, but we’re glad to have attended a splendid party recently that had live music performed by a young band from storm-ravaged Tacloban.
The call came in a few days after Supertyphoon “Yolanda” struck Leyte. Architect Manny Miñana was in his Urdaneta Village home, eyes glued to CNN and BBC.
“We want to demonstrate to the world that Filipinos are rich in creativity and talent,” says Marivic Pineda, who undertakes GKonomics’ product development.
When Grammy Award-winning jazz/rhythm and blues singer Patti Austin was asked to take part in a fundraising concert in the Philippines to shore up funds of Habitat for Humanity and help the survivors of supertyphoon “Yolanda,” she immediately responded with a resounding “yes.”
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