May 2020 - PeopleAsia

COD Manila implements stringent safety measures as it awaits to reopen

These include COVID-19 testing for returning employees, safety protocols, retraining programs and even reconfiguring the layout of public spaces, including restaurant offerings, to help ensure a safe and worry-free stay for guests and proper work environment for employees in the midst of a global health crisis. One of the country's…

‘Game-changing’ Captain Ri lands ahead of time for Smart

"Simple. Smart ako." --- Hyun Bin Screencap from Smart Communication's Facebook Page After days of setting the web ablaze, Smart Communications has finally dropped a 46-second commercial featuring Korean superstar Hyun Bin. The video, which debuted at around eight in the evening on the Smart Facebook page, is an instant…

Hyun Bin says “Mahal ko kayo” in new Smart ad

"We shot it mid-May in Korea." Smart Communications president Al Panlilio told PeopleAsia editor-in-chief Joanne Rae Ramirez that the much-awaited Smart ad that virtually crash landed into Filipino audience's lives was shot in mid-May in Korea. Panlilio also told Ramirez that "the shoot went very well." In case you've missed…

Discovering wellness through Sekaya

While nature has given humankind everything it needs to survive, it's the stringent measures of science that have validated and harnessed its full potential. It's through science that the medical industry learned how to process plants for efficacy and safety. However, not all-natural solutions in the market are supported by…

Smart teases ‘crash landing’ with Hyun Bin on June 01

Spoiler alert: It looks like Captain Ri isn’t in North Korea (or Switzerland), anymore. Smart Communications recently unveiled a nine-second teaser video ⁠— featuring a dapper Hyun Bin ⁠driving around in a sleek black car — which is poised to bring the Korean superstar closer to his fans in the…

Bin there, done that: Ben Chan finally confirms signing up hottest Korean heartthrob as latest endorser

The deal involves the global superstar appearing in billboards wearing the latest fashion from Bench and a special appearance in Manila. A team has already flown to Korea earlier this year to do a photo shoot featuring Hyun Bin. By ALEX Y. VERGARA Is your crush landing soon? Star-struck Filipinos,…

A Philadelphia story

Now that the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic is on full display, this US-based Filipino doctor has found new meaning even in his after-work hikes: walking slower, putting more care in taking pictures and savoring the fact that he could still do so. His decision to turn his back…

Team players, born winners

By Voltaire E. Tayag Photography by Mark Chester Ang / Makeup by Carissa Cielo Medved / Hair by MJ Rone / Styling by Miss Keith Manila The architect, former beauty queen and current national director of Miss Universe Philippines and her businessman-husband share the secret to their harmonious relationship, including…

Sam Milby makes big b’day reveal: He and Catriona Gray are dating!

By ALEX Y. VERGARA Just when everyone's attention was focused on flattening the COVID-19 curve, actor Sam Milby created a spike of his own on social media when he publicly revealed on his Instagram account @samuelmilby Saturday that he and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray are dating. The photo, a…

Marital Arts

By Alex Y. Vergara Photography by Mau Aguasin / Makeup and grooming by Eddie Mar Cabiltes / Styling by Nasia Celine Cammayo Apart from their shared passion for competitive contact sports such as muay Thai and arnis, Mike and Kathy Huang also go on what they describe as “unorthodox” measures…