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Megaworld Lifestyle Malls are now open with more stringent safety measures

Megaworld Lifestyle Malls is reopening its lifestyle malls and commercial centers with more stringent safety measures to ensure a safer and happier experience for all its guests and to protect retail partners, store personnel and employees against COVID - 19. Heightened safety measures including the strict implementation of social distancing,…

Romualdez: ‘Filipino frontliners much appreciated in the US’

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz "The Backbone of the US healthcare system." Filipino medical front liners in the US are being hailed for their contributions in beating COVID-19 in the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, carrying “a significant load in the time of COVID-19,” Philippine Ambassador to…

Lockdown conversations with my mother

By Bum D. Tenorio Jr. While on a hammock under the himbaba-o tree at home in Gulod, a coastal barrio in Cabuyao, Laguna, I was doing the now normal WFH when something wet and warm dropped on my shoulder. “Swerte yan! Magkakapera ka! (That’s lucky. You’ll have money)” my mother…

Celebrate Mother’s Day from home

For those living in Ortigas, this one's for you! This year’s celebration of Mother’s Day is quite unconventional brought by the enhanced community quarantine—almost everyone is confined to their homes, limiting the options of people to celebrate the most important women in their lives. With this in mind, Ortigas Malls…

When the body and mind unite

By Hermes Joy Tunac As more studies emerge in support of the growing wellness benefits of yoga, more and more people are getting drawn to it. But is yoga really worth all the buzz it’s getting? Some would define yoga as a form of physical workout. Others would say it’s a breathing…

Hope & heroism go digital in PeopleAsia’s May 2020 issue

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” As such, PeopleAsia honors the unconquerable men and women who continue to rise above the challenges brought about by COVID-19, by training the spotlight on the real lives and real stories of survivors, front liners…

Smart celebrates Mother’s Day with big “signature” sale

Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is celebrating Mother’s Day in a big way, as it brings its “signature sale” on the Smart Online Store (www.store.smart.com.ph) starting today until May 15. With exclusive freebies and huge discounts up to 50 percent on select Apple, Huawei, Samsung and OPPO devices, the…

Pia Wurtzbach: From Miss Universe to ‘Mask’ crusader

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Her face may have been hailed as one of the most beautiful in the universe but Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach definitely has no qualms about covering it up for protection. And she believes frontliners should, too. In fact, the Miss Universe 2015 winner has…

Staying creative while you #StayAtHome

By Hermes Joy Tunac For digital content creators, a big part of their job involves traveling, shooting campaigns for brands and attending events, among others. But during this time of mandatory lockdown, how do influencers remain creative despite being faced with the prospect of limited access to content ideas? How…

48 hours of ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ musical

In case you missed the stage runs of the musical ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater, here’s a chance to watch the stage adaptation of some of the most loved songs of Eraserheads, one of the top local bands since the ‘90s. The story…