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Maine Mendoza: Once Upon a Dream

By BÃœM D. TENORIO JR. |   Once upon a time, in the not-so-far-away town of Sta. Maria in Bulacan, there lived a girl named Maine Mendoza, who grew up with very low self-esteem. The very quiet girl wanted to become an artista but she knew she was not beautiful…

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Alden Richards: Prince of Noon

By JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ | Nobody in PeopleAsia was surprised when Alden Richards (along with Maine Mendoza) was hailed as the “People’s Choice” awardee for this year. But everyone in the team was definitely ecstatic. After all, the newly crowned Prince of Noontime TV has finally come to claim his…

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Vicky Morales: More than Wishful Thinking

By RIONE PALACIOS | There is a gentleness that sets Vicky Morales-Reyno apart from the bevy. It’s in the lilt of her voice. It’s in the way she talks to her audience and the people whose dreams have come true through her show. Vicky Morales carries her own sunshine. The lady…

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Nestor “Tong” Padilla: Solid as a Rock

By Maan D'Asis Pamaran The Rockwell Land president talks about changing lifestyles and skylines, from Makati to Cebu. Nestor “Tong” J. Padilla builds things. While other developers are building empires, the Rockwell Land Corp.president, who is responsible for changing the Makati City skyline, builds strong relationships. The soft-spoken industry leader does…

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Dr. Lucio Tan: Heart of the Filipino

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz For this taipan, being Filipino wasn’t just a matter of birth. It was a way of life, a calling to greatness. Many stories have been told about the man. Still, this anecdote from Taipan: Stories about Lucio C. Tan seems to sum up a…

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Lilia De Lima: A High Five for Business

By Timi Nubla No matter their political differences and varying styles 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 ‘80s, a feisty Filipina lawyer volunteered to help in the prosecution…

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Jorge Araneta: Front and Center

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

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Johnny Litton: Johnny Be Good

By Maan D’Asis Pamaran The irreverent and irrepressible Johnny Litton seriously advocates a return to more genteel times. Oh yes, it’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…

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The General Truth About John Arcilla

By Vic S. Sevilla Before Heneral Luna opened in a handful of theaters nationwide, the movie’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…

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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…

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