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Marco Polo Ortigas Manila makes it again to Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star list

For the second time in a row, Marco Polo Ortigas Manila made it to Forbes Travel Guide’s list of “Five-Star” hotels. The list of recipients will be showcased on ForbesTravelGuide.com. “It’s our second consecutive time to be on the list. We are very grateful to have been recognized once again…

ALERT: Meghan Markle speaks Filipino while in Edinburgh (and can whip up a mean pot of chicken adobo)

We all know Meghan Markle, the talented actress-turned-royal fiance. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfdhJgLlfYG/ (Not her official IG account, btw) In case you missed the news, the Suits actress is engaged to Prince Harry of Whales. The couple is scheduled to marry on May 19, 2018 at St. George's Chapel. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc9qWgCAXiD/ This means that she has started joining…

NÜWA City of Dreams Manila wins prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Award

NÜWA City of Dreams Manila attained the highest ranking of “Five-Star” in the 2018 Forbes Travel Guide Awards, considered as the annual “Oscars” of the hotel industry and deemed the ultimate honor in the hospitality business due to its exacting and stringent standards. The prestigious list of awardees consists of the world’s…

The Lexus LC 500: Black Panther on wheels

The King of Wakanda travels in style. And it's all thanks to Lexus, which debuted its 2018 LC 5oo in an amazing stunt sequence in the Marvel Studios blockbuster, Black Panther. “Marvel continuously captures audiences through charismatic characters and inspiring stories — the ideal fit for Lexus’ mission to craft amazing,…

Sabrina Co: Fragrance of a nation

Some people find their calling too late, while others spend a lifetime searching in vain. This young lady, on the other hand, found hers when she was just 15. She had a whiff of an idea and followed her nose through to create Atin, a world-class Filipino home fragrance brand…

KRIS AQUINO: Authentic & Unsinkable

By BÜM TENORIO JR. / Photography by MARK CHESTER ANG In the department of honesty, Kris Aquino is number one on the list. She puts premium in paying her right taxes because ‘It’s the right thing to do.’ Her life is an open book. She’ll tell you she almost got married…

Raped at 6, she ‘very easily’ forgave her attacker for robbing her of her childhood

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez "One never forgets." Never, never, in my wildest dreams did I think that the principal when I was in high school at the Assumption Convent, San Lorenzo, the nun in the purple habit who would strum the guitar during Mass and give the most compelling…

Lawyers Danilo & Gaby Concepcion: Laws of Attraction

By Joyce Reyes-Aguila / Photography by Jar Concengco / Makeup and hair by Erwin Oning The exchange between two brilliant minds can be utterly enthralling. They can talk about anything under the sun, resulting in an engaging, interesting spectacle for anyone to witness. Ah, but when these people — particularly when…

Filigree: Where fine choices are made

Text by Maan Pamaraan D'Asis and Jose Paolo S. Dela Cruz Photos by Mark Chester Ang For those who know what they’re looking for, the search for the perfect home can either lead to an exclusive ‘enclave’ of open spaces, a garden in the skies or towering abodes in…

Fountain of Youth in a bottle

Such was the lure of the Fountain of Youth that European explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sailed off to the New World in the 16th century in search of it. Alas, his search, which led him all the way to Florida, proved futile. But that search didn’t die with him.…