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Dr. CRB: Embrace yourself and love natural beauty

Silky smooth faces and sculpted god and goddess-like bodies in the media may beÂ the stuff of fantasies.Â Still,Â more than just giving both women and men beauty ideals to strive towards, these images can become a source of insecurity and dissatisfaction. We make constant comparisons with what we see online, in magazines…

The Winning Chot: Vincent “Chot” Reyes

He made his name on the hardcourt by successfully coaching both collegiate and national basketball teams, but thisÂ PeopleAsiaÂ People of the Year 2013 awardee just brought home another title of a different sort. Former basketball coach VincentÂ "Chot" Reyes has been named theÂ new president and CEO of TV5, replacingÂ Emmanuel Lorenzana who retired…

Roll up your sleeves, and get hands on: Hands on Manila celebrates its 15th anniversary

A grand total of 10,120 volunteers who have devoted 60,720 hours in community service have helped Â 76 non-governmental organizations since Hands on Manilaâ€™s major volunteer program Servathon was established in Manila. Now on its 15th year, Hands on Manilaâ€™s numbers â€” and influence â€” continue to grow with the support…

#TBT Mincing (no) Words with Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

From Justin Bieber to Barack Obama â€” the late senator known for her razor-sharp wit fires up the screen inÂ this funny interview, when she was named as one of the magazine's People of the Year in 2011. https://youtu.be/tgPdM59n-9I

In Remembrance of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago (June 15,1945 to Sept.29,2016)

If Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago could offer a commentary on her own passing, it would probably be as witty as ever;Â nothing less from a woman known for herÂ sterling record as a public servant,Â fiery personality, and lengthy list of quotable quotes. Sen. Miriam, who succumbed to cancer Thursday morning at the age…

Leni Robredo: ‘The Good Vice’ on PeopleAsia

The 'Good Vice' is on PeopleAsia: First featured in the magazine as a widow in 2012, Leni Robredo returns on the cover of PeopleAsia's October-November 2016 issue as she rises as the duly elected Vice President of the Philippines. Grab your copies from your favorite bookstores and newsstands starting this…

PeopleAsia’s Women of Style and Substance 2016 Awards Night

"A news item caught my eye; it said that a storm was going to hit Luzon tonight, and I immediately texted our managing editor Paolo Dela Cruz. And I told Paolo, please pray for good weather tonight. And in a heartbeat, he texted back, 'Don't worry, Joanne â€” we will…

What’s up, Doc? Five exceptional doctors that are making a difference

You can eat an apple, an orange and even a pear a day to keep the doctor away, but sometimes late nights, long commutes and everydayÂ stressors can eventuallyÂ take their toll on us. Doctors â€” what would we do without them? As a bonus, these days, doctors don't only restore our…

Drink meets art in the 2016 Don Papa rum Art Canister Series

Sharing a drink has always had a special place in the lives of Filipinos. Itâ€™s made even better when itâ€™s brewed and distilled right here on Philippine soil and uses locally sourced ingredients â€” exactly the way locally made premium rum label Don Papa concocts their sugar cane rum.Â Whether their…

That’s my girl! A tribute to the beautiful wives of PeopleAsia

September 18 is officially designated as World Wife Appreciation Day, so husbands, read up! It takes a lot for a modern woman like the lady you lovingly call your wife to shuffle between work and home, family and friends, business and pleasure. But as these lovely wives and mothers will…