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Top OPM acts converge at Cove Manila for Malaya Music Fest 2024

Okada Manila’s annual flagship music festival celebrates the best of Filipino music on June 15 and 16. Parokya ni Edgar The Malaya Music Fest 2024 is back, bringing together the finest in Filipino music for an epic two-day event at the Cove Manila. Taking place on June 15 and 16,…

Recharge your vehicle as you recharge yourself at The Bellevue Manila

Its e-vehicle charging station is part of the Muntinlupa-based hotel’s broader commitment to sustainability, which includes developing its own clean-and-green guidelines for waste management and carbon-free operations. The development also establishes it as one of the pioneers among the city’s hotels in providing this innovative and eco-friendly amenity. This development…

Rolex names Colombian marine biologist as 2024 “Explorer of the Year”

Fernando Trujillo has been chosen for his life-long dedication to protecting the Amazon’s dolphins, Trujillo is combining scientific research with action to save an iconic species and care for the Amazon’s riverine communities. Trujillo's decades-long work with marine life, particularly river dolphins, aims to save an iconic species and care…

Bulacan’s Chelsea Manalo makes history as first black Miss Universe Philippines

The daughter of a Filipino mother and an African-American father, Chelsea was considered a dark horse during the months-long runup to the pageant’s finals. Miss Universe 2023 Michelle Marquez Dee crowns Chelsea Manalo Seconds before the moment of truth between Chelsea Manalo and Stacey Gabriel By Alex Y. Vergara In…

Elmer Borlongan’s classic “Shoulder Wars” is now immortalized in sculpture

Organized by seasoned interior designer Jonathan Matti, the ongoing exhibit of Borlongan’s artworks, both on canvas and as a sculpture, can be viewed up close at Vetted in Makati. Construction magnate and PeopleAsia's "People of the Year" lifetime achievement awardee Alice Eduardo admires Borlongan's sculpture up close. Behind her is…

The next best thing to owning artworks by National Artists Amorsolo and Imao, and Sansó

Galerie Francesca Emporium, in collaboration with the estates of Presidential Medal of Merit awardee Juvenal Sansó and the late National Artists Fernando Amorsolo and Abdulmari Imao, recently launched a limited release bundled collection of three giclee fine art prints. Galerie Francesca at SM Megamall Dubbed as "Masterstroke," the limited collection,…

Aivee Clinic advances “prejuvenation” with Merz’ Belotero Revive

It’s a first-of-its-kind dermal injectable that combines glycerol with hyaluronic acid to deliver ideal skin quality through enhanced hydration, resulting in improved skin elasticity, firmness and structure. You can now achieve that inner glow while pre-emptively addressing common skin concerns like dryness, rough patches, uneven skin tone and fine lines…

Avignon Clinic taps Julie Anne San Jose, as it trains spotlight on your windows to the soul

With “Asia’s Limitless Star” as its newest brand ambassador, the beauty clinic chain recently launched Sofwave Precise, which, as its name implies, is a newer, more precise version of the popular “lunchtime-procedure” machine. Powered by the latest ultrasound technology and using a new applicator, it can zero in on previously…

Beauty lounge puts science first in eyebrow microblading and lip color procedures

Pino Beauty Lounge is owned and run by Chris Andrea Pino, a Political Science graduate from Ateneo who discovered early on that her real passion is in the beauty enhancement business. Apart from being exposed to her mom’s beauty business while growing up, Chris is also a certified semi-permanent makeup…

Rosalina Tan & Mary Jane Ong: A mother & daughter’s ‘chosen harvest’

This mother-daughter team dreams of putting the Philippines on the beauty map with pili oil. And they’ve already started making their dream a reality, one product line at a time, with Pili Ani. By Maan D’Asis Pamaran Pili Ano founders Rosalina Tan and Mary Jane Ong When Filipinos hear the…