Alex Vergara, Author at PeopleAsia

Original Penguin opens first lifestyle concept store in PH

These days, style doesn’t just refer to what you wear. It’s about your whole look—from your hair down to your shoes. Style even encompasses things that go beyond your person, as it is also reflected in the space that you surround yourself with. Original Penguin, the classic American brand, understands…

First-class membership shopping awaits you at Landers Superstore Alabang

The news has spread to far-flung corners of southern Metro Manila and beyond. Landers Superstore, the fastest growing membership shopping superstore in the country, has finally brought its brand of “first-class membership shopping” experience to the south. Located along Daang Hari Road, Almanza Dos, Las Piñas City, the new Landers…

DOT Secretary Wanda Teo speaks up on Boracay

By Alex Y. Vergara If it were up to her, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo would want to close Boracay for a much-needed general cleanup and rehabilitation for no more than two months. But the decision isn’t hers alone to make. Yes, it’s definite. Boracay will…

Escape to Winter Wonderland

(In a state of near paralysis due to the sweltering Philippine summer? Perhaps it's time for you to take a short break by hieing off to colder, more remote places. The author travels to the Arctic Circle and finds a snow-white playground that unleashes the child in her. Except that…

A cellar in the Alabang skies

The Bellevue, one of the first premium business hotels to open in booming Alabang, recently gave people living and working in the area more reasons to stay put and revel within the community with the opening of Cellar 22. Although it’s still technically part of the hotel’s Vue Bar on…

Catriona’s big night and other questions that beg for real answers

By Alex Y. Vergara For Binibining 20, Catriona Elisa Gray, the contest seemed over, but for the crowning. Before Sunday night slipped into the wee hours of Monday, one of the most popular and most widely cheered candidate in Binibining Pilipinas’ 55-year history ran away with almost every available special…

Joey Samson explores new approaches to tailoring at Bench Fashion Week

PeopleAsia caught Days 2 and 3 of Bench’s recent fashion week at Bench Tower’s Playground at the Fort. Leading designer Joey Samson capped off the three-day event with a 25-piece collection that highlighted his continuing love affair with tailoring and various suiting materials. The collection was vintage Samson in terms…

Leading budget airline brings back era of talk TV with travel webisodes

AirAsia, one of the region’s leading low-cost carriers, has again teamed up with TV host, producer, entrepreneur, blogger and UNICEF special advocate Daphne Oseña-Paez for the second season of RedTalks, a series of travel webisodes (web episodes) that premiered in AirAsia’s Facebook page last year. The second season of AirAsia’s RedTalks with…

Looking fresh and rested a la Kris Aquino

Women of all ages are discovering the benefits of Ultherapy not only to combat visible signs of aging, but also to look “fresher” and lessen the appearance of bloating. Kris Aquino, who has undergone the lunchtime procedure twice, happens to be one of them. The “Queen of All Media,” 47,…

Lexus launches new genre in crossover cars through latest UX

Lexus recently oversaw the world debut of the new UX at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. Lexus’ newest baby is a free-spirited crossover crafted expressly for the modern urban explorer who seeks a fresh, contemporary and dynamic take on a luxury lifestyle. Chika Kako, chief engineer of the UX,…