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Company launches business expansion and financial literacy academy

Through its Ka-partner Academy, Global Dominion Financing’s program extends its reach beyond agents to include partner dealers and customer, offering important insights on such topics as business registration and expansion. Global Dominion Financing has recently announced the launch of Ka-partner Academy, an educational platform designed to equip professionals with a…

Consul General Fortune Ledesma: Fortune Favors the Bold

BY ALEX Y. VERGARA Ever pleasant and lovely, this leading society figure and philanthropist has a rare ability to draw people in and make them feel at ease. She boldly parlays this gift in almost everything she does, including her work as a diplomat, civic leader and event organizer. On…

Puey Quiñones: Soaring on his second wind

BY ALEX Y. VERGARA His was a classic story of redemption. Viewed another way, it also calls to mind the old saw that you can never put a good, talented man down — at least not forever. PeopleAsia People of the Year 2024 awardee Puey Quiñones Seeing Puey Quiñones basking…

Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman: Honestly speaking

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ According to various sources, the name Amenah means “faithful, truthful or honest.” In the case of the Philippines’ Budget and Management chief, the name could also mean hard-working, sincere and determined — not to mention, fun. People of the Year 2024 awardee Secretary Amenah…

Alfred Ty: Ty’s the season

BY IRIS GONZALES Whether in retail or real estate, cars or banking, insurance and more, Alfred Ty continues to show why he’s one of the country’s most respected business figures. Business mogul Alfred Ty Pundits in the business community know that when it comes to the Tys, there’s always some…

Remembering Jaclyn Jose, the first Filipino actress to win at Cannes

Name it, and chances are she had won it. Over a 40-year acting career, which began when she was barely 21 in 1984 with the release of a smorgasbord chick flick titled, well, Chicas, the late Jaclyn Jose had won almost every available accolade there was, from FAMAS to Urian,…

Alice G. Eduardo: ‘Steel’ the best

BY JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ Without trumpeting her accomplishments, the soft-spoken Alice G. Eduardo, construction magnate and philanthropist, has built a reputation as solid as steel. Her work is the Alice Eduardo narrative, as told by highways and skyways, ports and power plants, bridges and buildings, churches and charity wards.…

Patrick Esmao’s new threads

We are definitely not just talking about Esmao shedding off his “struggling artist look.” Clean-cut, bespectacled and low-key, but charming, Patrick Esmao welcomed members of the press to an exclusive preview of his “Threads of Time” exhibit, which is now ongoing until March 11 at Galerie Joaquin Rockwell. And there,…

Jaclyn Jose dies at 60

BY ALEX Y. VERGARA The multi-awarded Jaclyn Jose, so far the only Filipino actor, male or female, to win a Cannes Best Actress award for her star turn in Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’ Rosa, leaves behind daughter Andi Eigenmann and son Gwen Garimond Ilagan Guck. Jaclyn Jose as one of PeopleAsia's…

Cutting-edge health and wellness center is just a short drive away

Nestled within Ortigas Center, Travertine Longevity & Wellness is set to redefine standards in the luxury spa industry, providing a sanctuary for those seeking a transformative and enduring experience when it comes to well-being. (FROM LEFT) Hannah Arnold, Rolando Avante, Faye Ramirez, Mnadaluyong Mayor Benjamin Abalos Sr., Sarah Labahti, Myze…