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These Filipino women are leading the Philippines’ digital transformation

Is technology still a man’s world? These successful female leaders from the country's growing digital sphere beg to differ. GoDigital Pilipinas, an organization that heavily advocates for faster and more efficient digitalization in the country, celebrates International Women's Month by putting the spotlight on female tech trailblazers who are paving…

The Manila Symphony Orchestra’s “Road to 100”

Its unwavering commitment to musical excellence and education shines through not just in initiatives like the Gala Concert Series, Rush Hour Concerts, and provincial tours, but also in the development of a new generation of Filipino talents by way of the MSO Foundation, the MSO Music Academy, and the Manila…

Princess Catherine finally reveals her ongoing battle with cancer

In a short video message on the social media platform X, the wife of the future heir to the British throne finally ended all speculations about the real state of her health by making the announcement. She also reassured the royal family’s British subjects that her condition is on the…

Meet the woman behind MR.DIY in the Philippines

By FRANCINE Y. MEDINA Behind MR.DIY, the country’s fastest growing do-it-yourself home improvement chain, is a woman who has been responsible for expanding the company’s operations in the Philippines since 2018. More than five years and 500 stores later, Roselle Andaya continues to break new ground — both as a…

Rachelle Ann Go: Outstanding & Spectacular

BY BÜM D. TENORIO JR. The adjectives “outstanding” and “spectacular” exist in the domain of Rachelle Ann Go. The same words were used by theater aficionados to describe her performance at the recently concluded Manila-run of Hamilton, where she essayed with fervor and power the role of Elizabeth “Eliza” Hamilton.…

EJ Obiena: Golden Boy

BY JOYCE REYES-AGUILA As he sets his sights on Paris 2024, the world’s Number 2 pole vaulter, who recently cinched the Philippines’ first gold medal for the sport at the 19th Asian Games last September, inspires not just a new generation of athletes, but an entire nation. People. of the…

Singapore Airlines: Reaching new heights

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Named the “World’s Best Airline” for the fifth time in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Singapore Airlines continues to soar in the post-pandemic era — earning its highest net profit in the past 76 years for the period of April 2022 to March…

Eugene S. Acevedo: The Consummate Banker

BY JOYCE REYES-AGUILA A trained physicist, the president and CEO of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., altered the course of his career from science and the academe to the corporate world, specifically banking, after taking his MBA. Four years at the helm of RCBC, he has steered the bank to become,…

Lorelie Quiambao Osial: Positive Energy

BY KAP MACEDA AGUILA The first woman at the helm of Shell Pilipinas makes sure that the energy giant does its part in helping the Philippines reach a greener and more sustainable future. People of the Year 2024 awardee Lorelie Quiambao Osial Some months back, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. formally…

Tim Cone: Golden G.O.A.T

BY JOHN BRYAN ULANDAY From dozens of PBA cups to a recent gold at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Philippines’ winningest basketball coach continues to prove that he is one of the country’s G.O.A.Ts (Greatest of All Time) — without even having to claim it. People of the…