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MG Philippines brings music and cars together at MG Live!

Two things are true about Filipinos: they love music and they love cars! To address every Filipinos' desire to check out the latest rides while enjoying their favorite tunes, MG Philippines is launching MG Live!, a free concert series that highlights some of the country’s top bands while emphasizing the car…

Celebrating the great in women at Makati Shangri-La

Makati Shangri-La, the crown jewel in the heart of Makati, continues to inspire hotel guests and the community at large by being a purveyor of elegant lifestyle that can be both relevant and socially responsible. For the whole month of March, the prestigious hotel expresses its love for country and…

Important Philippine Art sale awaits at Salcedo Auctions

On Saturday, the Salcedo Auctions’ first major auction of the year titled ‘Important Philippine Art’ will showcase Philippine furniture, jewelry, timepieces and tribal & ethnographic art. The 'Important Philippine Art' including 'Important Philippine Furniture and Tribal & Ethnographic Art' sale will take place on Saturday at 2pm and the 'Jewelry & Timepieces'…

Casa de Memoria’s 15th auction to be held at the new Palacio de Memoria on March 9

By Bryle B. Suralta Casa de Memoria, the Lhullier-managed auction house devoted to European antiquities, furniture and objet d’arts, begins its 15th auction for the 2019 season with The Casa Open on March 9, 2 p.m., at its new venue, The Palacio de Memoria on Roxas Boulevard. More than 170 items, ranging from Flemish cabinetry, Chinese…

Every Brilliant Thing: A loving conversation about mental health

By Bryle B. Suralta Internationally acclaimed Duncan Macmillan one-character play Every Brilliant Thing arrived in Manila with one purpose: to spark the conversation about mental health in the Philippines. Every Brilliant Thing tells a story from the perspective of a woman, whose mother made several attempts in taking her own…

The “Coachella” of architecture unfolds at Fort Santiago

Considered as the “mother of all arts,” architecture affects us directly since we spend 90 percent of our lives indoors. And as the country is poised to embark on its most ambitious infrastructure program in decades, several leading Filipino architects respond to architecture’s looming importance by organizing the fourth annual…

Are you ready for the Year of the Pig?

On February 5, the Earth Pig will usher in the Chinese New Year. Aside from promises of blessings and good fortune, the Year of the Pig also promises to be an auspicious period of success in many spheres of your life. Even before the clock strikes 12, the magic of…

Aperol master class featured celebrity mixologist Symphony Loo

Ask connoisseurs all over the world what the perfect aperitif would be for a hearty meal with friends and family, and they’ll likely mention Campari Group’s Aperol Spritz. For almost 100 years now, the unique bittersweet taste and bright orange Italian aperitif has been the quintessential social signature drink. Aperol…

TV shows to watch out for in 2019

By Hermes Joy Tunac From Monterey to Brooklyn, all the way down to Middle Earth, Westeros and the Four Kingdoms, let your eyes do the traveling with TV's hottest releases for 2019. Game of Thrones, Season 8 After seven seasons and 73 episodes, we'll finally know who will get…

The 1975 set to return to Manila in 2019

By Bryle B. Suralta Fresh off the release of their third studio album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, The 1975 is heading back to Manila for a fourth time as they announce their Asian tour dates in 2019. The Manchester-based pop rock band made the announcement on their official…