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Joya’s ‘Love Rite’ snags ₱59.46M at Leon Gallery/ACC auction

BY JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ “Love Rite,” a mural Filipino by National Artist Jose Joya, fetched ₱59.56 million in the annual fund-raising auction of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) and Leon Gallery, gallery founder Jaime Ponce de Leon revealed to PeopleAsia tonight. The winning bid was ₱35 million more than the…

From Yamashiro to PAL: Chef Vallerie Castillo-Archer is flag carrier’s new catering head

Chef Vallerie Castillo-Archer, the first female and first Filipino-American executive chef of Los Angeles -based Yamashiro restaurant, has signed on as Philippine Airlines' (PAL) new head of Catering Operations. Chef Vallerie Castillo-Archer is new PAL catering head PAL president and chief operating officer Capt. Stanley K. Ng said, "Chef Val's…

Rep. Richard Gomez & Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez grace cover of PeopleAsia “Couples Issue.”

In time for Valentine’s Day, PeopleAsia turns its gaze on the rosy side of love: the kind that sends hearts aflutter and, despite a few hurdles and tumbles, leads to happily ever after. On the cover are Leyte Fourth District Rep. Richard Gomez and Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, the…

Caritas Manila’s Segunda Mana marks banner year with record sales

After lackluster sales in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, Segunda Mana generates record sales of P77 million in 2022. With its slogan “buying is the new way of giving,” the 15-year-old program facilitates the gathering, distribution and sale of donated pre-loved items nationwide. Proceeds go directly to Caritas…

Dr. Vicki Belo talks on latest advances in beauty procedures in Paris meet

As one of the featured speakers at the International Master Course on Aging Science World Congress, Belo is giving a talk on fractional carbon dioxide, lasers, threads and a less painful and invasive way to achieve your dream nose. Dr. Vicki Belo, one of the country’s premier beauty authorities, will…

BAFTA officially nominates Dolly de Leon as Best Supporting Actress

Fresh from getting the nod of members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, also for her performance as Abigail in Triangle of Sadness, De Leon scores her third nomination in the current awards season. By Alex Y. Vergara And the global accolades for Dolly de Leon continue. The Filipino…

Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion

“Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins,” a jubilant Ressa, who was acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals, told reporters. Had she been convicted of the charges, the Rappler CEO and one of PeopleAsia's People of the Year 2022 awardees could have spent 34 years behind bars. Veteran journalist,…

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel: “The Filipino blood” is strong!

Immediately after cinching the the Miss Universe 2022 crown, Filipino-American beauty queen R’Bonney Gabriel thanked her fans from both sides of the globe. By Jose Paolo dela Cruz and Iko Gabay “Mabuhay Philippines, Mabuhay Filipino fans,” newly crowned Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel said during her first post-pageant press conference.…

Half-Filipino, half-American from Texas is new Miss Universe

R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer and the daughter of a Filipino-American father and an American mother, won over 83 other women from all over the universe. Luck, however, eluded the Philippines’ Celeste Cortesi, whose failure to make it to the finals marked the end of the country’s 12-year placement streak…

Singapore Airlines’ ‘Time to Fly’ Travel Fair is back with a vengeance until Jan. 15

Revenge travel, anyone? Singapore Airlines is more than willing to help you accomplish just that as it launches its biggest Time to Fly Travel Fair with exciting offers and deals at the Glorietta 2 Palm Drive Activity Center, from January 12 to 15. Get ready to pack your bags and…