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Gail Bantiling forges her own path
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM Gail Bantiling grew up making spaces beautiful. As a child, her father, Jose, an engineer and now president of nearly 30-year-old company Trends and Concepts, encouraged her...
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Philippine culture, design excellence merge at 67th Manila FAME
Once again, Manila FAME – the country’s premier lifestyle and design trade event – stands as a collective of creative enterprises. The 67th edition, slated on April 19 to 21 at the World Trade Center...
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Taiwan reaches out to Southeast Asia
COVER IMAGES PROVIDED BY THE TOURISM BUREAU, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ROC From a manufacturing and electronic equipment-producing economy, the vibrant Republic of China (Taiwan)...
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Somewhere in Central Manila, for Under a Minute on Christmas Eve
When inside a time dilation box, one has time to think. Or at least one can do as much thinking as possible while surrounded by, more often than not, busy construction equipment. From inside, the rest...
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Iza Calzado tops Ani ng Dangal awardees
Winning one Best Actress award after another, including a Yakushi Pearl Award in the 2017 Osaka Film Festival, Iza Calzado has bagged yet another recognition for her exceptional performance in the...
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#TimesUp for old Hollywood order
An Oscar statue is unveiled on the eve of the 90th Academy Awards Ceremony on March 3 in Hollywood, California. (AFP PHOTO) A few years ago, #OscarSoWhite ruled conversations surrounding the Academy...
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Fighting cancer with the ‘Dr. Farrah Method’
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM “God has made us for a reason, for a cause, and a purpose. A purpose is what we are made to do, the reason why we were created and the cause of our living. I believe that we...
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Panagbenga Festival 2018
Spirit of volunteerism enlivens Filipino culture and creativity BEHIND the spectrum, one may find the specks of color that sustain its vibrancy. In this sense, the 8,000 volunteers who helped fuel the...
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Back to basics with the Dean of the Consular Corps of the Philippines
Michael Alexander Ang will always be grateful to his family for allowing him to spread his wings somewhat farther from what they are known to do. The third child of The Manila Times Chairman Emeritus,...
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New books show more ‘honest’ side of Lacuesta
Those who follow the Philippine literary community know Angelo “Sarge” Lacuesta as one of the country’s top fictionists. Since he emerged in the 1990s, his mentors and peers have noted the unmistakable...
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Capiz’ colorful welcome for Arts Month
“Sayaw Pinoy,” the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) flagship event for dance, and Fiesta Taliambong, one of the colorful feasts of the Province of Capiz, were staged together as...
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Sunico, Santamaria in rare duo concert with PPO
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) continues to romance the classics on its seventh concert for its 35th season titled, “PPO 7: Romancing the Classics.” Featuring Raul Sunico and Ingrid...
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‘Ibong Adarna,’ ‘Ang Pag-uusig’ lead Gawad Buhay 2017 nominations
Ballet Manila’s world premiere of “Ibong Adarna” and Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Ang Pag-uusig” (translation of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”) lead this year’s Gawad Buhay nominations, receiving 12 nods...
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A top lens man and stunning metropolitan views
With its superb location around Metro Manila, high rise condominiums are fast becoming a favorite vantage point of cityscape photographers. Nikon Philippines brand influencer Cris Magsino, for one,...
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ART ‘MADE’ PUBLIC
Metrobank Art and Design Excellence weaves visual arts and cultural heritage together While visual arts and cultural heritage may seem to be two separate entities, the 2018 edition of the annual...
View ArticleBato Balani Foundation opens nominations for model teachers
Together with Diwa Learning Systems, Bato Balani Foundation (BBFI) once again listens to inspiring stories of teachers as it opens its search for role models in the teaching profession with “The Many...
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Life coaching and Cha Cacino of Art Attic Manila
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM One of my fondest moments with my father is our early morning rides to and from work. My father used the rather stressful Manila traffic as an excuse to truly get into the...
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CSR education grantees breach 440,000 mark
Total beneficiaries from the education projects of Aboitiz Foundation increased by 34 percent in 2017 from the previous year’s 329,963 grantees. For its thrust to provide quality and accessible public...
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The traits and triumphs of the country’s top lawyer
The week that was will be remembered in Philippine history as the week the country’s House of Representatives ruled that there was probable cause to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. But for...
View ArticlePhilippine PEN event to feature three female authors
In celebration of March as National Women’s Month, the Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets and Playwrights, Essayists, and Novelists) will have authors Alice Sun-Cua, Mookie...
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