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Get a faith lift in the Holy Land

Being part of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land gives depth even to the sightseeing. You witness, not just see, the significance of all the photogenic sites — you are retracing the life of Jesus Christ, in the very land He walked on. PeopleAsia editor-in-chief JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ visits the…

Brooking no limitations to produce lifesaving face shields

Led by an MBA graduate from UP, volunteers behind Shields for Heroes PH are producing face shields made of polypropylene plastic and polyvinyl chloride. In five short days, they were able to produce and release 32,000 units for use by people who need them most—the country’s front liners. By ALEX…

Twenty-one days straight: A doctor’s story

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz At this point, it’s no secret that very few tasks can prove to be quite as daunting – and as noble – as that of being a front liner in the battle against COVID-19. And many young doctors are most likely finding out now…

Millennials interrupted: How today’s future leaders deal with the new normal

By Hermes Joy Tunac If today is just another typical weekday, I would have woken up at around seven in the morning, meditated for a good 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how much I feel I'd be needing to fuel the rest of my day, before getting up to…

Food for the tired body and the weary soul

Chef Jessie Sincioco and her team have been preparing food packs for some of Metro Manila’s healthcare front liners since the Luzon-wide lockdown in mid-March, in a bid to feed stomachs and buoy spirits, as these unsung heroes selflessly put their own lives on the line trying to save other…

PPEs inspired by Teletubbies? Why not?

By Hermes Joy Tunac Photos courtesy of Adrian Pe Adrian Pe, a fashion designer who also happens to be a registered cardiovascular OR nurse, just brightened pockets of the "City of Love" with his fun and colorful protective suits created for Iloilo's front liners. The first batch of his creations…

Designer PPEs—a novel effort vs. a novel virus

Far from the glare of the spotlight, a number of the country’s leading fashion designers such as Rajo Laurel, Philip Rodriguez, Jun Escario and Michael Leyva try their hand at designing, manufacturing and donating today’s equivalent of the body armor to healthcare workers waging an unconventional war against COVID-19. By…

Our “ITo Guy” takes a bow

by JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ and ALEX Y. VERGARA PeopleAsia’s beloved columnist and designer extraordinaire Ito Curata passed away Thursday, March 26, after bravely battling pneumonia at the ICU of Asian Hospital in the past weeks. Ito, who had made a name for himself dressing Manila’s – and even Hollywood’s…

VI Group of Companies’ V Membership Club is here!

VI Group of Companies launches V Membership Club, an exclusive organization created for entrepreneurs, business leaders, foreign investors, innovators and influencers for them to meet, collaborate and connect with different industries through business camaraderie. The organization aims to achieve an elevated lifestyle that can lead to closed deals and partnerships. With the…

Smell (and taste) the coffee at the 2020 Philippine Brewers Cup Championship

Baristas, home brewers and coffee enthusiasts are days away from one of the biggest coffee events of the year with Conlins and Coffee Lab. The three-day Philippine National Coffee Competition is set at The Podium, from March 9 to 11, where everyone is welcome to learn, enjoy, and have a…