Pauline Joy M. Gutierrez

AS summer approaches and travel restrictions ease in the country and around the world, many are eager to hit the road and explore new destinations. The desire to break free from the confines of the past year is fueling a surge in bookings for flights and accommodations, leading to a hoped-for tourism rebound. However, while travelers ferry out to faraway beaches and exotic islands, Watsons, one of the largest health and beauty retailers in the Philippines, reminds vacationers to take care of their skin, which can be easily damaged by the sun and other environmental factors.

THE Lunar New Year, the annual celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, officially begins this week. It marks the end of the Year of the Water Tiger and ushers in the Year of the Water Rabbit, the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.

THE rain came as a surprise but signaled a welcome break after the dust and heat of summer in March. Our small group gathered inside a small restaurant somewhere in Quezon City, awaiting a provincial bus to take us to Pampanga. Then it arrived, big and beckoning us to come aboard.

THE Draybers lead vocalist and The Voice of the Philippines first-season winner Michael “Mitoy” Yonting looked to his past and onto the future in an ongoing talent search.

IN revealing plans to welcome back travelers to its stays, travel company Airbnb rolls out a number of updates that acknowledge the challenges the travel industry continues to face in the Covid-19 era. These updates include flexible ways to plan trips and search for accommodations.

It is a big year for television. With no end to the pandemic in sight, audiences are turning to more familiar forms of entertainment as a way to cope with the monotony of life indoors and the worrying realities outside of it.

IN his three-decade television career which spans from a three-year stint in Boyoyong (1990) to being a mainstay host in the long-running and top rating noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!, Jose Manalo has never considered himself as a “stand-out.”