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Happy Mother’s Day!

To all our moms, grandmas, aunties, adoptive mommies and other adored maternal figures in our lives, Happy Mother's Day! This day is for you. In this day and age, being a mom means many different things and it's no easy task to take on! They nurture, support and love without end, and…

Calling all young singers! City of Dreams hosts a Trolls-themed sing off this May

We're not trolling you! Children aged six to 12 years old are invited to show off what their mommas (and daddies, too!) gave them in a Trolls-themed singing competition that begins next May. The contest is organized by and will be held in none other than City of Dreams Manila's DreamWorks-inspired interactive…

Hennessy VSOP Privilege’s New Limited Edition Design is Art in a Bottle

When we hear “cognac,” we usually think of the clear crystal bottles filled with rich brown liquid inside our parents’ bar cabinets. But this year, Hennessy – the world’s largest cognac producer – is bringing you a bottle that deserves a pedestal in any contemporary art museum with its new…

Hot wheels: The Wheelchair Basketball Canada team comes to Manila

Basketball isn't a discriminatory sport, and the Wheelchair Basketball Canada team has come to Manila to prove this! In line with Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation, members of the Wheelchair Basketball Canada team met, coached and shared words of motivation and inspiration with the Philippines' national wheelchair basketball team, the Pilipinas Warriors, during a series…

A Scarlet-letter day in September

By JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ Every day has become a Scarlet-letter day for engaged couple Dr. Vicki Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho ever since their daughter Scarlet Snow was born to them two years ago. Vicki has never kept it a secret that Scarlet is an IVF (in-vitro fertilization) baby and…

Breathe in, breathe out

Cancer can knock the wind out of you. For 56-year-old artist Leila “Ling” Marapao Brian, first, there was the shock of finding out that she had been diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer in 2008. What followed was the diagnosis of her eldest brother with lung cancer that took him…

Make it happen at Buddha-Bar Manila’s “The Big M”

One might say that if you rub this Buddha's belly in just the right way, he might just reward you with the gifts of a lifetime! Known for cooking up uniquely themed events for its patrons, Buddha-Bar Manila invites you to drop by the venue that's always aglow with warmth from…

Papal Power: Remembering a visit of a lifetime

Happy Easter, everybody! Remember that on this special day that symbolizes new hope and renewal, there is always something to look forward to and be thankful for, even during the most challenging of times. As the anointed "people's pope" Pope Francis celebrates his fourth anniversary as the leader of some 1.2…

Sister Marivic Sta. Ana: Love of her life

Falling in love and offering your commitment to another can happen in many ways. While some might consider these "other ways" unconventional, that is not to say that the love that was found is any less real and any less unbreakable. By DENISE ROCO What do you do when you…

Cris “Kesz”: An Act of Kindness

It's never too late — or too early — to live out your dream of changing the world and leaving behind a living legacy. A great read for the year's holiest of weeks, this story of forgiveness, kindness and unconditional love is sure to reawaken your faith. By KRISTEL DACUMOS-LAGORZA …