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The new Lexus RX makes its big debut in the Philippines

The pioneer in the luxury SUV segment evolves and reaches new heights. Lexus unveiled the new 2020 RX luxury SUV in the Philippine market today, revealing evolutionary changes to the brand’s core model, which helped establish the luxury SUV segment when it was first introduced in 1998. The new RX…

A play of light and colors

Jul B. Dizon introduces designer Ginny Dizon’s Voyage collection—light, versatile and travel-friendly pieces made of 18K gold and embellished with colorful gemstones, including citrine, amethyst, topaz, garnet, and even emerald and sapphire. “Traveling light” takes on a new world of meaning with Jul B. Dizon’s latest collection, which plays with…

“East-meets-pub” celebrates fourth year with new menu

One of Legaspi Village’s reliable watering holes, The Belle & Dragon, recently celebrated its fourth anniversary. Since its inception, the frequented establishment along Carlos Palanca Street has prided itself with its cross-cultural concept, merging East-meets-West influences, to create an inventive menu of food and drinks for the city’s swinging set.…

Achieve healthy skin with Cetaphil and Watsons

Does your face feel clean but not tight after you wash it? Does your face feel hydrated and well moisturized? Is it free from scales and flakes? Do you use sunscreen to protect your skin from having sunspots? If you answered yes to all four, then you have healthy skin,…

Rockbird Media acquires global management consultancy’s APAC operations

Events management firm Rockbird Media recently acquired the Asia-Pacific operations of London-based management consultancy Proventa International. Proventa International, a top provider of strategy meetings for business-to-business (B2B) companies in Europe, the United States and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, was founded in 2013 by colleagues Louis Smikle and Leo Empuerto in London, and eventually…

Sustainable dining and hospitality as practiced by Accor Philippines hotels

Accor, the world’s leading hotel operator with eight properties in the Philippines, reaffirms its commitment to Planet 21, a worldwide program designed towards positive hospitality experience through sustainable operations. Banking on innovation and accountability, Accor’s Planet 21 program was launched in 2015 as a five-year plan demonstrating targets for 2020 that aim to grow the group sustainably while being mindful of its…

Phil, Singapore celebrate ties at The Podium

No less than Singapore President Halimah Yacob presided today over the grand opening of The Podium, a project of BDO Unibank and Singapore-based Keppel. Mrs. Yacob is on a state visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and the Philippines. She was joined at the grand…

A spread of royal Thai dishes at City of Dreams

Thai cuisine is taking center stage daily at The Café, the interactive show-kitchen restaurant of Hyatt Regency Manila, City of Dreams, as “A Taste of Thai” unfolds until September 22. The Thai culinary promotion, which is staged with Thai Airways and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, will feature Thai guest…

Sari Yap: Remembering a publishing Mega star

The late Sari Yap was a pioneer and trailblazer whose name will always be associated with the early days of glossies in the Philippines. In this article previously published in PeopleAsia's August-September 2009 issue, we remember the former "Women of Style & Substance" awardee and how she founded and built her…

Hong Kong’s “mooncake royalty” is here in Manila!

By Bryle B. Suralta As the mooncake season approaches (September 13 is the Mooncake Festival to be exact), the mid-autumn celebration is in full swing. And what better way to prepare for this time than to bring Hong Kong's best-selling mooncake brand for 21 years, the Hong Kong MX, to the Philippines.…