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Resto Roundup on the Ridge
AS Metro Manila undergoes another two-week quarantine, its fringes beckon lockdown-weary urbanites for even for a fleeting family…
Hotel Sogo pioneers anti-Covid technologies and help indigent communities
IN an effort to rebuild public’s trust and attract hotel guests who are worried about hygiene, social distancing,…
Soon to rise ecotourism site in Mindoro brings excitement to travelers
AS people drool over the return to normalcy that will make them finally free from any travel restriction,…
Youth mental health problems have doubled during Covid-19
For most children and adolescents, the past year has been a shadow of a typical childhood. Instead, there…
What can be done to help children and youth?
Children and adolescents who endured the various disruptions and emotional and physical consequences of the pandemic are the…
Virtual checkups: The doctor will see you now…online
“DO you sleep on your side? That side where you have the rashes on your face?” Doc Claire…
2021 is the year of Genshin Impact
THERE were over 2 billion tweets about gaming in 2020 and that’s not suprising. Tweets about gaming are…
Prevailing over Abandonments: Czechia’s Folk Village of Holašovice
Holašovice is clearly not the town that easily makes it to a travel itinerary in Czech Republic. In…
Earn a Mile-A-Minute in Dubai with Emirates Skywards
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty program of Emirates and flydubai, has announced a special “Mile-A-Minute” offer in which…
Hyundai inaugurates trucks and buses dealership in Cebu
HYUNDAI Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai commercial vehicles (CV) in the country, recently inaugurated…
Ride Your Dream with Suzuki this August
DUE to popular demand, Suzuki Philippines Inc. (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, announces the extension of…
Lexus loyalty highlighted
RAYMOND T. Rodriguez, the Lexus Manila president, is all smiles these days. Why? Because Lexus became the highest…
Dr. Derma and why our real lives matter more
A FEW days ago, on one of those rare weekday downtimes, I was watching a Bewitched rerun on…
Acting in ‘Tennessee Williams’s Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh’
IN February 1983, Tennessee Williams flew off alone to London, Rome and Italy. A week after, he was…
The TV serial gets a makeover
Perky, wholesome and unashamedly earnest, last year’s Metro Manila Filmfest entry The Boy Foretold by The Stars is…
Julie Anne San Jose in momentous musical trilogy
Multihyphenate star Julie Anne San Jose takes her fans to an extraordinary musical journey in Limitless: A Musical Trilogy, which premieres on September…
5 tips from a play therapist to help kids express themselves and unwind
By Jessie D. Guest / University of South Carolina AS many children go back to school after months…
Office deals in Metro Manila up 154 percent in Q2 2021
PROPERTY consultancy firm Colliers International Philippines reported that office transactions in the National Capital Region (NCR) reached 84,700…
PHirst Park Homes awards ‘Capitana Barbell’ house and lot package
FOR epitomizing excellence and perseverance in sports and life, empowering women, and bringing honor to the Philippines in…
Inspired living awaits you at your newest home in Salcedo Village
AN ideal home is as much a place of refuge as it is a space where one feels…
Achieve healthy sleep at home with Serta
IF there’s one thing this global pandemic has made us realize aside from keeping ourselves healthy and strong,…
Increase your social intelligence
I WAS painfully shy as a kid. I would always go to my room whenever we had visitors, or…
MakatiMed wins gold at the IPRA Golden World Awards
TOP health institution Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) won a Gold award at the International Public Relations Association (Ipra)…
Blind Spot
NO COMMENT THE actress has disabled comments on her social-media accounts reportedly because the wife of her boyfriend…
Britney Spears’ father says ‘no grounds’ for his removal
LOS ANGELES—Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing…
Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17
NEW YORK—One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly…
Filipino families need to take charge, make better decisions due to the pandemic, says psychologist
Because of its unprecedented nature, something never experienced in our lifetime, the present pandemic has indirectly brought about…
Q&A: Barbra Streisand remixes her past for ‘Release Me 2’
Barbra Streisand likes to get things just right. As impressive as her award-winning superstar career as a singer…
Mon Confiado continues to take the right steps
Once Mon Confiado takes on a role, be it big or small, he gives it his all. With…
ECQ 3.0: Gallery shutdowns, show extensions for Manila art spaces
THE latest omnibus guidelines released on August 6 by the IATF-EID (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of…
Quarantine and hair loss
THERE’S a hit tweet that shows the image of a hand holding many strands of hair that had…
Fake Crocs are being fought by the maker of the real comfy clogs
By Todd Shields & Christopher Yasiejko | Blooomberg News THE ungainly but comfy Crocs clogs reached new heights…
Level-up learning
Video games have long been viewed as a potential threat to learning. Meet the physics teacher/gaming server admin who believes otherwise
E-commerce brand nurtures next gen of entrepreneurs
Leading e-commerce brand Lazada is accelerating its efforts to help Filipinos expand knowledge on e-commerce through LazStart 2.0,…
Showbiz personalities in ICT firm’s brand day concert
Sarah Geronimo, boy group SB19 and the popular love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla are among…
Poco X3 Pro: Hand of the king
IN the HBO series Game of Thrones, the Hand of the King (or Queen), is the most powerful…
PLDT-Smart Foundation partner boosts DedEd’s program
Major PLDT rollout partner FiberHome boosted PLDT-Smart Foundation’s (PSF) objective to help the Department of Education’s Last Mile…
Adrenaline-pumping Pampanga
Acknowledged as the country’s culinary capital, the mere mention of Pampanga is enough to send your adrenaline pumping…
AirAsia Philippines targets to have a fully vaccinated work force by Q4 2021
Guests of AirAsia Philippines Flight Z2 775 Manila-Cebu and Z2 776 Cebu-Manila were greeted and assisted by fully vaccinated…
Aston Martin unveils its first-ever luxury SUV
IN Aston Martin’s illustrious 108-year history, the introduction of its first-ever luxury SUV, the DBX, is a bold…
GR Yaris is here
IT is really a wonder that Toyota keeps on unwrapping wondrous cars almost unstoppably, pandemic or no pandemic.…
4 ways that volunteering can be good for you
By Jennifer A. Jones / University of Florida MORE than 77 million Americans volunteer a total of 6.9…
Virtually covering the Games
THERE is an interesting angle to the Olympics happening at present in Tokyo: the intense online streaming of…
Sanya Lopez renews exclusive contract with GMA
Versatile and well-loved GMA actress Sanya Lopez closed July by renewing her ties with GMA Artist Center in…
Inspire home cooks, add color to recipes
BREVILLE Philippines (www.breville.com.ph) recently brought color to everyone’s kitchens during the Fresh and Furious event via Facebook Live.…
Inspiring our girls to be women in tech
THIS pandemic has opened my eyes further as a parent to guide my kids beyond school work and…
Clark builds more space and infrastructure
“All roads lead to Clark. Improved infrastructure is being put in place to make it more accessible now—major highways such as the North Luzon Expressway and Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, the Clark International Airport, and soon, the North-South Commuter Railway.” — Ian Perez, JLL Philippines director for capital market
LIMA Estate undergoes constant transformation
LEVERAGING on the anticipated boom of business-process outsourcing (BPO) industry outside the National Capital Region (NCR), Aboitiz-owned LIMA…
Have a safe and secure highlands sanctuary with a reliable work-from-home setup
ANY which way one looks at it, choosing Tagaytay Highlands as your alternate primary residence or as your…
Leading technical teams
AS you move up in managing people, you will notice that your people skills increase while your technical…
This thespic family is on a roll
Bing Pimentel and her actor-children Sid Lucero and Max Eigenmann are all set to enter the second-round cycle…
JEFRË, creator of city icons
YOU may not know it but visual artist JEFRË has already made you look. Unveiled last week along…
Probiotics and prebiotics: What is the difference?
TWO of the biggest health and wellness buzzwords today are probiotics and prebiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms that…
Fashion designers in film
I WILL have to read my copy of The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness,…
High-rise over parks? Rethinking an approach to climate change
Climate change is hitting home everywhere. Just in the last few weeks, extreme heat, floods, and fires have…
Artificial intelligence could dramatically speed up climate action
Technological solutions to climate change can be put into two categories. Vertical solutions that tackle pollution in one…
Tracing a hero: The Jose Rizal Heritage Trail
The year 2021 is a milestone year in the history of our country, it being the quincentenary of…
Safe escapes at Lio Beach
Escape safely and bask in beach life as Lio Estate Resorts introduces its e-commerce platform for travelers who…
New app provides access to integrated digital health care
ONE thing that we have seen in quarantine is the boom of telehealth services, where you can book…
Olympic gold fever
IT has been a stressful week of thunderstorms, floods, earthquakes, the threat of another Taal eruption, the Delta…
Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
WHEN a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic…
Toyota in Tokyo Olympics
TOYOTA has proven once more that it is not only into motoring business but in sports development as…
Chevrolet introduces the All-New Tracker
THE Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI), exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet automobiles and parts in the country,…
Chasing the vaccine
ON Tuesday, I finally received my second jab of the precious vaccine against Covid-19. I got it in…
‘The Politician’: Dangerously disarming
THERE is a fabulous series on Netflix. It is delicious to the senses, endearing in its evil ways.…
Olympic gold, an original series
Television is a powerful medium. So powerful that it can make someone as jaded as I am cry.…
Now is the best time to teach kids entrepreneurship
MY husband and I have become a repeat customer of a 10-year-old girl named Aleeza. We love buying…
New ‘J-ollympics’ Kiddie Meal toys let kids play fun sports
AS the Olympic Games unfolds in Tokyo, Japan, Jollibee brings the joy of fun sports to kids as…
Foggy-brained from the pandemic? Six ways to stay mentally sharp
About 25 percent of Covid-19 survivors experience what’s called “brain fog,” a general term to describe feelings of…
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers.…
3 tech giants report combined profits of more than $50B
Although these companies make their money in different ways, the results served as another reminder of the clout they wield and why government regulators are growing increasingly concerned about whether they have become too powerful.
Singer Pink backs beach handball team on ‘sexist’ clothing
HELSINKI—US pop singer Pink has offered to pay a fine given to the Norwegian female beach handball team…
Blind Spot
BYE IMPLANTS EVERYBODY’S been asking why the TV personality looks somehow different. You know how it is when…
Having a slice of the Big Apple in Cebu City
When you are looking for investment opportunities in the property sector outside Metro Manila, consider Metro Cebu because…
Inspiring trust and guest confidence in pandemic times at Seda and Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts
In the aftermath of Covid-19, guests today prioritize their health and safety over all else when selecting a…
Greenfield City lays ground for luxurious yet sustainable suburban living
THE new normal is now driving the homebuyers’ preference for development projects that provide better access to open…
A Gateway to Green Urban Living
C5 transforms into a promising address for the upcoming ‘Greenest Urban Estate’ of Ayala Land and Eton Properties called Parklinks
Warning: bad manager
WHILE waiting for the elevator recently, I heard a woman shouting at the head of security because, apparently,…
Popular Filipino brand celebrates 25 years
A household name in local fashion accessories, Secosana has been a part of every Filipina’s life. From the…
Why superfoods are super
GOOD health starts with what is on one’s plate. Now that many have become more conscious of their…
In times of stress, turning to contemplation can be helpful
By Kristen Lucken / Brandeis University OVER a year of dealing with Covid-19 has left a lasting imprint…
Bitcoin jumps on speculation that Amazon considering crypto
Bitcoin's price surged again Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a “digital currency and blockchain product lead.”
Jolie-Pitt divorce judge disqualified by appeals court
LOS ANGELES—Angelina Jolie scored a major victory on Friday in her divorce with Brad Pitt when a California…
Dennis Trillo goes with the flow
THERE are just a few actors we know that have remained grounded, unperturbed and unchanged by success. One…
What’s next for the #Tumindig movement
IT began as a creative release of an artist who has had enough. Kevin Eric Raymundo has been…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic cuties
THAT Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, the reigning world champion, failed to advance to the floor exercise finals doesn’t…
A thorough review of 2 popular skin-care products
ONE of the challenges in writing about beauty is describing products and their effects. How does one go…
Here’s how fans can best support young athletes
By Paul Gorczynski / University of Portsmouth After withdrawing from the 2021 French Open to protect her mental…
Secret’s out: Tokyo’s hidden Nintendo Café
For years, a former Nintendo Co. employee ran a members-only diner at a secret location in Tokyo, frequented…
The eternal splendor and love story of Taj Mahal
As I learn the extent of pain and suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in India, the more…
HKTB debuts great outdoors summer video series with ASMR features
This summer, Hong Kong’s great outdoors will be very much within reach to those who reside abroad—thanks to…
A TweetDeck revamp and millennials on Twitter
Twitter has announced a new version of TweetDeck with enhanced functionality. The new version, which is initially available…
TikTok encourages users to #CreateKindness
For a generation who has to deal with the toxicity of social media, hateful comments and cyberbullying every single day, can we really blame them for getting easily offended?
Filipino e-commerce provider for moms raises new investment to improve operations
A homegrown e-commerce platform designed for mothers, Edamama has raised $5 million, or roughly P250 million, in its…
Advances in ICT a boon to telemedicine
Major developments in information and communications technology (ICT) and other technologies have enabled huge strides in medical diagnoses…
Wheel Gallery rolls out the Method Race Wheels
WHEEL Gallery Inc., the industry expert for off-road wheels and tires, was recently named the official distributor of…
Suzuki Philippines reveals new and improved Ciaz
SUZUKI Philippines Incorporated (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, announces the launch of an upgraded version of…
Tracking the right price
THE part that struck me most when the Chevrolet Tracker was recently launched was its price of P1,142,888…
Staycationing during a pandemic
I LOVE staycations. Even if it’s just in Metro Manila…even it it’s less than 10 kilometers from my home.…
What is thing called vlog?
Practically, everyone knows—meaning, an awesomely significant number of people—what a vlog is. Video log or video blog, a…