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Coco Martin: Da King Apparent

Apart from being a consistent top-rater during its seven-year run, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano holds the record as the country’s longest-running primetime TV series, leaving behind an unprecedented 1,696 episodes. What is behind the actor-director’s immense popularity and endearing appeal among the masses? He lets us in on the secret. By…

Stephan Duhesme’s Metiz: A world-class symphony of all things Filipino

Recently recognized as one of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants,” Metiz, according to Chef Stephan Duhesme, banks on great nuances, big contrasts and other characteristics that make Filipino food intrinsically delectable. By ANJ SAMPAYAN Photography by DIX PEREZ Barely three years after opening its doors in a discreet corner of Pasong…

Up-close & personal: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel is coming to Manila

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Life-sized, up-close and almost within reach — this is how visitors will get to experience some of the art world’s most stunning masterpieces as “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” lands on Philippine soil on July 01, 2023. So close, you can practically take selfies…

First-time mom Iza Calzado on her “best role” yet

By LEAH C. SALTERIO / Photos from Iza Calzado's Instagram account The actress shares with PeopleAsia the highs and lows, and everything that comes in between, of motherhood and how daughter Deia Amihan, despite the challenges that naturally come with child-rearing, has brought out the best in her and husband…

Gina Ortiz Jones: ‘Everything I am, I owe to my angel mother’

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Guided by her strong sense of duty and desire to serve others, Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones rose to become the first woman of color to assume the role of undersecretary of the United States Air Force — making her the organization’s second-highest-ranking civilian officer…

Pinky Pe Tobiano: From ‘Grateful Tuesdays’ to Mother’s Day

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Long before she launched her ‘Grateful Tuesdays’ advocacy, chemist Pinky Pe Tobiano has always thought of Tuesdays as special. After all, it was on a Tuesday that she received one of life’s greatest miracles – her youngest daughter Karrel. Pinky Pe Tobiano with her…

Author and children’s rights advocate Chary Mercado is a mother on a mission

By JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ Chary Mercado, a mother of three children from her heart and thousands others, wakes up every day with a purpose and mission — to protect children from abuse and help them find a brighter future. Chary with her comic book on child abuse awareness and…

Their love is here to stay

Twenty-five years on, long after the shampoo brand which proved providential in bringing them together had been pulled from supermarket shelves, the celebrated romance of Ormoc’s first couple has remained as fresh and as relevant as the day they exchanged “I do’s” on April 28, 1998. Amid married life’s unexpected…

Geraldine Roman’s “ROMANtik” voice in Congress

The Philippines’ first transgender lawmaker continues to be a voice of reason in Congress, where she constantly pushes for reforms that would benefit women, members of the marginalized sector and the LGBTQIA+ community. Bataan First District Rep. Geraldine Roman Growing up in Orani, Bataan, the young Geraldine knew early on…

Siklesa: A fading icon of transportation revolutionized

By incorporating out-of-the-box innovations on an erstwhile ubiquitous mode of transportation that once enriched Philippine history, culture and tradition, young entrepreneur Lorenzo Vega reinvents the iconic Filipino horse-drawn carriage and turns it into a potential modern-day mass-transport vehicle. Are you ready to ride the “Siklesa”? By Ma. Angelica Demegillo One…