In the midst of Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach's excitement, thoughts of wanting to share her journey to the crown never left the newly, and rightfully, crowned Miss Universe 2015.   While many others were still focused on the coronation night's events, PeopleAsia was two steps, or should we say strides, ahead and immediately contacted…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…