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Lilia De Lima: A High Five for Business

By Timi Nubla No matter their political differences and varying stylesÂ in leadership, there will always be one thing that the last four Presidents of the Philippines will have in common: a PEZA chief that delivers. Back in the early â€˜80s, a feisty Filipina lawyer volunteered to help in the prosecution…

Jorge Araneta: Front and Center

By Patricia Romualdez For the past three-and-a-half decades, Araneta Group chairman and CEO Jorge Leon â€œNeneâ€ Araneta has been the driving force behind a multibillion peso expansion and redevelopment master plan for Araneta Center, Quezon Cityâ€™s premier central business district that brings in an estimated one million visitors daily. Building…

Johnny Litton: Johnny Be Good

By Maan Dâ€™Asis Pamaran The irreverent and irrepressible Johnny Litton seriously advocates a return to more genteel times. Oh yes, itâ€™s Johnny! Mr. Litton was in his element during the PeopleAsia shoot, cracking his quips and one-liners like the pro that he is. This is the trademark that has made…

The General Truth About John Arcilla

ByÂ Vic S. Sevilla Before Heneral Luna opened in a handful of theaters nationwide, the movieâ€™s marketing team was in a quandary. Would Filipino moviegoing millennials, so hung up on mindless rom-coms, sci-fi thrillers and zombie potboilers, still care about a brash but brilliant Filipino general who lived a century and…

Jeannie Goulbourn: Cocooned in Silk Dreams

By Büm D. Tenorio Jr. A thousand and one silk threads, and certainly more, make up the tapestry of Jeannie Goulbourn's life. (Top by SILK COCOON; earrings and ring by MILADAY JEWELS) (Dress by SILK COCOON and jewelry by MILADAY JEWELS) Joy is embroidered on her sleeves, very close to…

Felix Ang: Cats Above the Rest

ByÂ Grace C. Diez Thereâ€™s more to CATS Motors Inc. chairman Felix Ang than his wheels of glory. â€œWhenever people approach me, cars would be one of the first things they talk to me about because I grew up with them. I started out in the car accessories business so even…

Conchita Carpio Morales: The Fury

ByÂ Kap Maceda Aguila Just beneath the skylight of the Office of the Ombudsmanâ€™s new building (completed under her watch) on Agham Road in Quezon City, Morales gamely poses for the camera â€“ smiling warmly despite an angry noontime sun beaming through the glass roof. A little heat never hurt the…

Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo: Beauty Knows No Shortcuts

By Greggy V. Vera Cruz Living in a quick-fix society may get a patient instant results. However, upon â€œconsultingâ€ this medical specialist, it turns out that, indeed, there is no betterÂ cosmetic for beauty than happiness. (Black gown by JOHN GALIANO from UNIVERSE DE HOMME ET FEMME; jewelry by JENNIPEARLS) Fashion.…