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From the iconic skyscraper Taipei 101, smart buildings, high-speed trains, down to the household and office implements, Taiwan is synonymous to innovation and precision.
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From the iconic skyscraper Taipei 101, smart buildings, high-speed trains, down to the household and office implements, Taiwan is synonymous to innovation and precision.
Story & photos by Bernard L. Supetran
Story & photos by Bernard Supetran
Story & Photos by Bernard L. Supetran
THE Filipinos’ artistry shone once more in the global stage as the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) bagged the top prize in the 12th Summa Cum Laude International Music Festival (String Orchestra Competition Category) held in Vienna, Austria.
Story & photos by Bernard L. Supetran
PUT together majestic mountain ranges and centuries-old indigenous culture, then add the music of a Pinoy folk-rock icon for good measure, and you get a “heavenly” festival which is beyond the usual concert and street-dancing fare.
Story and photos by Bernard L Supetran / Special to the BusinessMirror
THERE has been lingering historical gossip that the Allied Forces, led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, returned to the Philippines via Leyte during World War II not just for its strategic significance, but because of its innate charm. It was a place where he could laze around after kicking out the Japanese.
Story and photos By Bernard L. Supetran / Special to the Businessmirror
Story and photos By Bernard L. Supetran
IN an archipelago of more than 7,000 isles and an infinity of powdery beaches, good music enhances the island vibe and provides entertainment to the stranger on the shore.
ABOUT 500 top motoring executives from all over the world will gather in the Philippines for the sixth edition of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Sport Conference set from June 4 to 6 in Pasay City.
Story & photos by Bernard L. Supetran
After a long weekend this Holy Week, comes a three-day break to mark the Araw ng Kagitingan on April 9. Many who have undergone the gauntlet of the traffic jams in the expressways have decided to spend the holidays in the city for a relaxing getaway.
There was a time when the resort town of Antipolo was considered “out-of-town”, which lured Metro Manilans for a weekend getaway because of its cool climate, lush greeneries, rolling hills, and kasuy and suman.
THERE was a time when the typical student dwelling was either a sardine-like residential building or a cramped fire-trap dormitory.
Story by Bernard Supetran / Special to the BusinessMirror
THE American band Styx captured in its 1977 hit perhaps the best rock song about the age-old art of sailing. But that song applies better to the Philippines—an archipelago of 7,641 islands, a coast longer than that of the United States, and formed through centuries of maritime heritage.
Dubbed the “Queen Province of the North,” Isabela is regarded as the country’s agriculture powerhouse being the biggest producer of corn, the second-largest producer of rice and a host of other major crops. Sandwiched by the Sierra Madre and Cordillera mountain ranges, it boasts of vast fertile plantations as far as your eyes can see.
Story & photos by Bernard L Supetran
SOON to rise in Sarangani province is a China-funded, P350-million regional Dangerous Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DDATRC), which broke ground on January 12.
Story & photos by Bernard L. Supetran
Story and photos by Bernard L Supetran / Special to the BusinessMirror
WHEN the Koreanovela Secret Garden became a big hit in the Philippines a few years back, the TV series could have been referring to the pockets of green in the scenic ridge of Tagaytay.
THE province of Quirino recently opened the sixth Paskuhan sa Quirino, a monthlong Christmas variety fair and one of the most-anticipated Yuletide events in the Cagayan Valley Region. Held at the Quirino Sports Complex in the capital town of Cabarroguis, the fair highlights local craft, culture and tourist attractions of the provinced’s six municipalities.
Story and photos by Bernard L Supetran / Special to the BusinessMirror
FOR the longest time, Bohol has been synonymous to the Chocolate Hills, tarsier and Spanish-era churches.
Story and photos By Bernard L. Supetran / Special to the BusinessMirror
Story & photos by Bernard Supetran
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