April 2019 - PeopleAsia

Let your brands shine at this year’s PANAta Awards

Submission of entries is until May 3 Now on its 11th year of championing brand building and honoring the brilliance of the people and organizations behind the industry’s most successful and exemplary brand-strengthening campaigns that engage consumers and add value to their lives, the PANAta Awards continues its search for game…

Are you ready to shake up, Manila?

By Hermes Joy Tunac The long wait is finally over, as Shake Shack, the New York-born American fast food chain, officially opens in the Philippines on May 10 at Central Square in Bonifacio Global City. Known for its 100 percent all-natural Angus beef burgers, griddled flat-top dogs, fresh-made frozen custard,…

Manila FAME’s April edition mines country’s design traditions

The 69th edition of Manila FAME, the country’s premier lifestyle trade show for the global market, opens tomorrow at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. With “Heritage Reimagined” as its theme, the show is another fresh attempt to mine the country’s rich design traditions, especially in the field of…

New Indian specialty chef joins Manila Pen’s Spices

When Indian children are born, their grandparents often write the sacred syllable “om” on their tongue with a finger dipped in honey. “Om” means “I am”, and perhaps it was with his honeyed tongue that The Peninsula’s Indian Specialty Chef Radhey Shayam learned from the very start that, in a metaphysical…

Life after L’Oréal Brandstorm

For almost thirty years, L’Oréal Brandstorm has grown into one of the most prestigious college-level business competitions in the world. Since its introduction in the Philippines just a decade ago, it has set the careers of numerous winners. Brandstorm has enabled L’Oréal to discover new, homegrown talent by putting students…

ESCADA welcomes Rita Ora as its new ambassador

For Spring/ Summer 2019 New York runway show, ESCADA introduces its newest brand ambassador - Rita Ora. A musician whose talent, independence and creativity have established her as a household name, and whose bold and individual approach to style have found her celebrated as a modern fashion icon. She exemplifies…

Jim Beam to open its first-ever highball pop-up bar

By Bryle B. Suralta Jim Beam is set to unveil a "refreshing side of bourbon," as it opens its first-ever highball pop-up bar at the Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Taguig City from April 24 to 28. The Jim Beam highball is a tall cocktail that blends the smooth, sweet flavor…

Park Bo Gum wishes Manila a good day on April 27

K-drama fans, unite! TNT and Ovation Productions are bringing in South Korean breakthrough actor and superstar Park Bo Gum to the Mall of Asia Arena for the Manila stop of his 2019 “May Your Every Day Be A Good Day” Asia tour The fan meet is Park Bo Gum’s way…

Easter magic lives at New World Makati Hotel

You don’t need fairy dust or wizard wands to make a magical getaway come true. This coming Easter, New World Makati Hotel is looking to bring the magic with its Easter Magic Fair this Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A magical wonderland awaits the children with a whole…

An ‘egg-citing’ Easter Sunday awaits you at Novotel Manila

Let the children’s fantasies run wild with Novotel Manila's "egg-citing causeplay" egg hunt party at the Monet Grand Ballroom of Novotel Manila Araneta Center this coming Easter Sunday. With tickets priced at P1,200 per person, children (and kids at heart) are invited to dress up as their favorite characters and enjoy…