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Virgil Abloh is dead—long live his creative spirit!

Adorning the newly opened Off-White Greenbelt 3 store are hundreds of potted sunflowers against a sign with the statement “VIRGIL FOREVER,” which pay homage to the brand’s late creative director. With his death, he now joins the pantheon of creatives who, like a blazing comet in the night sky, are…

Insular Life makes significant investment in Maria Health

InLife and Maria Health both have a largely female clientele. Ten percent of Maria Health’s first-time coverage buyers are families of OFWs, 75 percent of whom are women. In its bid to earn a seat on the board of Maria Health, a rising technology company that provides Filipino SMEs and…

SMDC dominates Dot Property Philippines Awards

With more than 20 recognitions given out, the formal event also doubled as a tribute to the real estate sector’s resilience. After a one-year hiatus, Dot Property Philippines Awards returned recently to honor top players in the real estate industry. More than 20 awards were presented to leading developers, projects…

Hidilyn Diaz pushes for financial education as one of her advocacies

Partnering with her is BDO Unibank, which, through its “Kayang-Kaya, Kabayan” campaign, is committed to empowering overseas Filipinos make the most out of their hard-earned money through its various investment and financial services. It takes one of the best to tap the best. The best not only in what they…

Music finds form in Edwin Wilwayco’s ‘Jazz/Nocturne Interlude’

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ What the pandemic took from artists in terms of sources of inspiration, it inevitably paid for with time. And as artists traded in their wanderlust for staring contests with their canvasses, many of them eventually picked up their paintbrushes to create worlds beyond quarantine…

Leading food delivery service expands range of merchandise, services and rewards

Before the year ends, foodpanda is introducing its latest lineup of perks designed to enhance both new and existing subscribers’ experience, which goes beyond food and groceries through pandapro. Ordering delicious food, hard-to-find must-haves and irresistible bargains need not be mutually exclusive. Having these great deals delivered to your doorstep…

Salcedo Auctions caps off 2021 with Ricky Ambagan show

Dubbed as “From Here,” it features the artist in his attempt to capture the “nostalgia you carry with you” in 10 rectangular artworks encased in his iconic luggage-shaped frames. He also aims to give a positive spin to the “baggage" that often drags you down through your journey. A voracious…

Carlo Tanseco pays homage to Jose Rizal in second solo show

In “Alias Elias,” the artist tries to show how Rizal, even almost 125 years after his death, remains relevant to Filipinos. He likens the narrative of the hero’s life as a link to the nation’s past and a connection to its present. Artist and furniture designer Carlo S. Tanseco continues…

NexGen Asia’s CEO is a ‘serial entrepreneur’

Apart from being CEO and founder of security and technologies firm NexGen Asia, businessman Fred Eric Hui is also part-owner of a bar, a few restaurants and several food kiosks. He also owns an advertising firm, a basketball team and a ‘bed and brewery’ business. Together, these ventures have earned…

Expect the unexpected in ongoing Sanso exhibit

The Spanish-born Jovenal Sanso, who grew up in the Philippines, has produced a treasure trove of artworks inspired by other than his usual sources such as flowers and the Brittany landscape. Prepare to be surprised in this latest exhibit of the master artist’s 33 works. To honor him on his…