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It’s Now or Never!

By DIGO BENGZON | Closeup held a media launch to kick off their third and final Closeup Forever Summer atÂ the Belle and Dragon Restaurant in Makati City. Wanting this yearâ€™s music festival to be itsÂ biggest yet, Closeup announced this yearâ€™s headliners, Mega-DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, making their first…

Much Ado About Natori

Text by KRISTEL DACUMOS-LAGORZA | Photography by FILBERT KUNG | Josie Cruz Natori is a visionary, one of the very first to have paved the way for Filipino designers. She is the reason why many Filipinos can now confidently shine in the global arena. She made us proud every…

Tamara Comolli: Color Me Bright

By GIANCARLO LUIGI ROJAS | Dressed simply yet elegantly, Tamara Comolli smiles with radiance as she enters the room for myÂ one-on-one interview with her. She greets me with a warm kiss on the cheek. Starting the conversation, she talks to me about her jewelry line that is carried by Rustanâ€™s…

Coosome Twosomes on PeopleAsia

All the days you spend with your significant other should be special, but Valentine's Day is that one day in the year ultimately devoted just for them.Â PeopleAsia celebratesÂ this year's season of love by putting together a list ofÂ couples who know how to make everyday feel like Valentine's Day. Here are…

LeÃ³n Gallery: Alfonso Ossorioâ€™s 100th Birthyear Exhibit

By GIAN CARLO LUIGI ROJAS | On his 100th birthday, artist Alfonso Ossorio is remembered through his art, thanks to LeÃ³n Galleryâ€™s Afflictions of Glory. Curated by Liliane Rejante Manahan and Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, the exhibit includes paintings, sketches and mixed medium pieces from the famed artist. Alfonso Ossorio is…

Jayson Castro: Clear as the Blur

By Joyce Reyes-Aguilla | Who would not cheer for a six-timeÂ Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) titlist,Â two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) and three-timeÂ Best PBA Player of the Conference awardee? Even in Asia, where Jayson Castro battles alongside his Gilas brethren against more highly fancied powerhouse teams, his game has earned awe and…

PeopleAsia Feb-March 2016: Behind the Scenes

In the midst ofÂ Pia AlonzoÂ Wurtzbach'sÂ excitement, thoughts of wanting to share her journey to the crown never left the newly, and rightfully, crowned Miss Universe 2015. Â Â 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…

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…

Alden Richards: Prince of Noon

ByÂ JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ | Nobody in PeopleAsia was surprised when Alden Richards (along with Maine Mendoza) was hailed as the â€œPeopleâ€™s Choiceâ€ 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…

Vicky Morales: More than Wishful Thinking

ByÂ RIONE PALACIOS | There is a gentleness that sets Vicky Morales-Reyno apart from the bevy. Itâ€™s in the lilt of her voice. Itâ€™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…