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Touched by a Hero

By JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ We live in a world molded by our forebears. That we pledge allegiance to a Filipino flag, and are subjects of no foreign country, is a legacy bequeathed by those who lived and died so that we may be free men â€” albeit too free, sometimes.…

Maruxa Pita: Angel Maruxa

â€œItâ€™s the education of the children. When I say education, itâ€™s not only the intellectual; itâ€™s not only the spiritual; but the inner person, their attitude," she says, making it unsurprising that that the minds she's helped moldÂ - including that of outgoing President Aqiuno - have gone on to help…

Men Who Matter on PeopleAsia

(PeopleAsia's June-July 2016 issue) PeopleAsia trains the spotlight on fourteen extraordinary gentlemen with its recently released June-July 2016 Issue. On the cover is actor, family man and licensed pilot Ian Veneracion, who leads the 11th edition of the magazineâ€™s â€œMen Who Matterâ€ awardees. (BTS: Ian being groomed for his cover…

Marlon Stockinger: Fast but not Furious

Marlon Alexander Stockinger placed the Philippines on the map of racing when he won in the Formula Renault UK competition in 2010. While there are other Filipino racers (and other awards he has previously won), Marlonâ€™s name stands out also because of his youth. The 25-year-old Filipino-Swiss has been racing…

For they say that when you marry in June…

... you're a bride all your life. The month of June has long been thought of as an auspicious time for weddings. Named after Juno, the Greek goddess of love and marriage, June brides are thought to be the luckiest of them all. This of course is onlyÂ a saying easily…

Piolo Pascual: Starting Over Again

He can love me today, he can love me tomorrow. He can love me anytime as long asÂ it's Piolo Pascual we're talking about. With his newest hitÂ Love Me TomorrowÂ that puts him alongside silver screen queen Dawn Zulueta and risingÂ star Coleen Garcia,Â you'll beÂ delighted to learnÂ thatÂ ourÂ Papa PÂ isn't quitting the biz any time…

Coco Martin: The Prince Who Would Be King

What do Coco Martin andÂ Rita Gabriola, better known asÂ Badjao Girl,Â have in common? They were both discovered at random. AndÂ while it may be too early to tellÂ what Rita's stars have in store for her, Rita can draw inspiration from Coco (and others like him) who hasÂ gone leagues from waiting tables at…

Leni Robredo on Remembering Jesse

A throwback to one of Vice-Presidential candidate Leni Robredo's first interviews after the death of her husband in 2012. Published in October 2012, this feature gave the country a glimpse, not just of Jesse's widow, but of a human rights advocate, a female lawyer and a woman who could very…

The Queen of Superlatives and The Talk of the Town: Conversations with Kris and Boy

May 25 five years ago marked the end of an era. From September 1985 to May 2011,Â The Oprah Winfrey Show paved the way for the talk shows genre's most memorable momentsÂ (think: Tom Cruiseâ€™s ecstatic couch jumping moment). The Philippines has also witnessed the same in its own wayÂ similar. For 16…

Japan on Ice: A Breathtaking Winter

A couple of months back, we couldnâ€™t have been hungrier for sashimi and matcha-flavored treatsÂ when news broke out that Filipinos would no longer need visas for traveling to the Land of the RisingÂ beginning mid-2016. Although the announcement was never confirmedÂ by the Japanese Embassy in Manila, it is true that Japan…