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Hyun Bin & Son Ye-jin: But, isn’t that destiny?

BY JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ When fairytales come true, and the characters have leapt from storybooks and movie sets into real life, a hundred million hearts leap as well. Just like Korean actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, who gave in real life both the new beginning and the happy…

Pacita Madlambayan: Putting God first in the center of her children’s lives

Widowed at 49 and left with 10 school-age children to raise all by herself, Pacita, now 86 and chair emeritus of Haus Talk Inc., shares with PeopleAsia how she and her children not only survived, but later even thrived through a financial crisis that severely tested and eventually strengthened their…

Aika Robredo on her mom: ‘She’s the quiet strength that has taken us through life’s storms’

BY JOANN RAE M. RAMIREZ Sometimes, children are mirrors of their parents, even as they bloom to be their own persons. Aika Robredo, 34, firstborn of Vice President Leni Robredo and her late husband former local government Secretary Jesse Robredo, is like her mother — articulate and composed. Even the cadences in their…

VP Leni Robredo: The pink light at the end of the tunnel

BY IVY LISA F. MENDOZA Integrity and trustworthiness, competence, track record and purposefulness — Vice President Leni Robredo is all these and more. She carries with her the hope that tough times are but temporary and that Filipinos deserve to see the light at the end of even the darkest…

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.:Bridging unity to ‘Build, Build, Build’ Pinoy pride

BY ANNA MAE YU LAMENTILLO In his desire to hasten economic growth and produce more jobs, both of which are badly needed as we recover from the pandemic’s adverse effects, presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vows to continue the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program — connecting our islands through…

Atom & Nathalie: Love beyond space & time

They were born and bred on opposite sides of the globe. Still, Nathalie Kuepfer and Atom Henares eventually found their way to each other, and in due time, fell in love. By Alex Y. Vergara She’s a Swiss national who’s also half-French, while he, although Filipino by birth, has Spanish…

Pru Life UK president and CEO Eng Teng Wong shares his greatest life lessons

For top-level executive Eng Teng Wong, a life well lived is best summed up by theologian John Wesley. “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all…

A ‘Night Owl’s view of ‘Build,Build,Build’

By JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ In her book, the former chairman of the “Build, Build, Build” program breaks down where P3.4 trillion in government funds went in the last five years — and why it was worth every single penny for the Filipino people. When “Build, Build, Build,” the…

Jun & Abby de Leon’s love conquers all

By IVY LISA F. MENDOZA | Photos Courtesy of JUN DE LEON She has given him the best 25 years of his life. And when a health crisis threatened to take her away forever, he gave her all the best of him. Jun & Abby de Leon Master lensman Jun…

Atty. Martin Loon: Above & beyond the call of duty

As Cocolife president and CEO, Atty. Martin Loon has breathed more life into the business when he honored lives above and beyond profit. And the returns were beyond compare: life-saving for people his business promised to protect; fulfilling for him and his team. By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez Cocolife president and CEO…