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Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding: from Amal’s goldenrod dress to Oprah’s traditional church hat

By Alex Y. Vergara Avid royal watchers didn’t have the slightest clue who Meghan Markle would wear to her altar date with Prince Harry. In the end, she chose to wear a Givenchy to one of the most important events in her adult life. As far as optics and symbolisms…

Film review/spoiler alert: Deadpool shows us why it’s so good to be bad

By Alex Y. Vergara In a time when not a few people deem you as “harsh” and “judgmental” for simply describing, say, a fat person as, well, “fat” (as if these purveyors of political correctness aren’t being judgmental themselves by finding malice in the unvarnished truth and taking you to…

Cullinan: the Rolls-Royce of SUVs designed for the young

When Rolls-Royce announced three years ago that it would launch Cullinan, it did so in the knowledge that its customers around the world had asked it to build “The Rolls-Royce of SUVs,” with luxury, performance and usability not seen before in the SUV market. Many of these customers were younger…

Sen. Edgardo J. Angara: The Highs and Laws of Public Service*

(Editor's Note: In 2011, Sen. Ed Angara was chosen as a "People of the Year" Awardee for his achievements both as a public servant and a private individual. We look back at the man in this story by Kap Aguila-Maceda, through the lenses of Frank Hoefsmit.) The longest-serving senator in the…

Berna Romulo Puyat: There she blooms

(Editor's note: Before newly appointed Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat became the woman of the hour soon after President Rodrigo Duterte entrusted her with the country's tourism portfolio, the hardworking and personable public servant was an Economics professor for almost 14 years. (Coming from an illustrious and political…

Mitzi Borromeo: On the story

By ISABELLA OLIVARES Hot off the heels of her Best TV Newscaster award from the 2017 Golden Dove Awards, former CNN Philippines Newsroom anchor Mitzi Borromeo is hosting the third season of Profiles and spearheading Digi Pinoy, the channel’s first-ever digital series on information technology and its effects on the Filipino way of life. What prompted…

Fly and shop with your SIA boarding pass

So much shopping, so little time – not to mention limited baggage space! It's a common dilemma when you want to shop till you drop while abroad. We hear you! And it looks like one of the world’s five-star airlines, and the Philippines’ top luxury retailers did, too. Luckily, Singapore Airlines…

How Pia Wurtzbach achieved that Miss Universe glow

It’s official! After years of support and friendship, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is finally the face of the Dr. CRB Aesthetic and Laser Clinic. Before all the global fame, Pia Wurtzbach went to Dr. Cecilia Bernad to achieve a healthy glowing skin and a more shapely body for the…

Xeomin: the beauty junkie’s newest ally vs. deep-seated wrinkles

To relax facial muscles, temper creases, furrowed lines and crow’s feet, you now have two instead of one pair of designer shoes to choose from, so to speak. By Alex Y. Vergara By making Xeomin available locally to Filipinos, they now have a newer and perhaps better alternative to older…

Kevin Kwan on the Philippines, Crazy Rich Asians & Asian representation

By ISABELLA OLIVARES The man behind of one of 2018’s most anticipated weddings (and we’re not talking about the royal wedding) has a short chat with PeopleAsia about his books and upcoming film, his trip to the Philippines, Asian representation and how his mom still wants him to get a “real”…