[Trigger warning: Suicide] MANILA, Philippines — The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) will review "E.A.T" host Joey de Leon's "lubid" comment on the noontime show. On the show's September 23 episode, a "Gimme 5" contestant was asked to name five items that people put on their necks. …
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Filipina nurse quits job to become international jelly cake artist
MANILA, Philippines — From injecting arms with vaccines, Filipino nurse Rochelle Santos is now into injecting “gulaman” (jelly) with natural food color. Although providing healthcare is fulfilling for Rochelle, she finds it very stressful and tiring, so she decided to quit last year to take a completely different path that …
Read More »Money and happiness: Lessons from ‘Build the Life You Want’ by Arthur Brooks, Oprah Winfrey
If you believe that too much of money and fame will make you happy such that the more you have of them, the happier you are, think again. Studies show that too much of them can make us miserable. But the difference between these two is that while you can …
Read More »WATCH: Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano in ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ trailer
MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN has released the full trailer for upcoming series "Can't Buy Me Love" starring Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano, the powerhouse celebrity pairing popularly known as DonBelle. The trailer first introduces the pair's characters: Donny plays Bingo, an online seller juggling different jobs, while Belle is Caroline, …
Read More »A new era begins at Gucci
Gucci is at another tipping point in its 101-year-old history. New CEO. New creative director. The brand even wiped its Instagram clean of old posts. New slate. What would creative director Sabato De Sarno — formerly of Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and, most notably, 14 years at Valentino — bring …
Read More »Kashieca by Lucy Torres-Gomez & Urban Revivo x Caroline Hu bring back romantic elegance
So you have meetings during the day but you have a date after 5 or dinner at the newest hotspot with your friends. It’s the “-ber” months, after all, and with the uncooperative weather and traffic jams, the comeback of the “going-out top,” a 2010 standby (millennials know), returns to …
Read More »We love Lulu, we love Lucy
Bench Fashion Week has been a much-anticipated event in the fashion industry since 2017, when retail leader Ben Chan started presenting a mix of top Philippine designers and local brands. Lulu Tan Gan’s muses Jo Ann Bitagcol, Xandra Rocha-Araneta and Lulu’s niece Audrey Tan-Zubiri with daughter Adriana Zubiri This year’s …
Read More »Sporty and cool piña, as only Lulu Tan-Gan can
This ain’t your grandma’s piña — unless your grandma is the Philippine Queen of Knits herself. Lulu Tan-Gan’s latest collection unveiled at Bench Fashion Week Holiday 2023 highlighted piña so fluid and flowy that a floor-sweeping opening number on the radiant and seven-months-pregnant Xandra Rocha-Araneta billows to Canto at Gabelmeister’s …
Read More »Superfoods for the brain
Meal planning is one thing, deliberately including superfoods in our diet is another. One can be an economical activity while the other one can be considered an investment to our physical body, with the hope that it may serve us well for the many years to come. For those who …
Read More »Pet medical emergency? ‘Chat With A Vet’ and know exactly what to do
MANILA, Philippines — While cuddling your fur baby, did she suddenly display strange behavior that screams “medical emergency”? Do not panic. “Chat with a vet” online and know exactly what is happening and what you must do. This is one of the times when PetPal’s “Chat With A Vet,” your …
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