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Halloween is approaching, and along with watching horror films and visiting spooky attractions, one of the season’s highlights is dressing up in costumes. GMA threw a fun Sparkle Spell Halloween party at XYLO, The Palace in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig last Sunday, Oct. 22. Some of the highlights of the …

As monsoons shift, so does the way we dress. We let go of our summer pieces to make room for more cozy and cool weather-ready items. Amihan season started in the country, and for many fashion savants, it is the perfect time for layering. If you’re refreshing your closet and …

Launching a new collection for designers means presenting their latest vision. This creative expression is often a nod to their journey, the special people in their lives, or an overall celebration of their passion for the craft. But for some creatives, their collection speaks more of the causes that are …

Foster + Partners is building The Estate Makati in Apartment Ridge, along Ayala Avenue. It is one of their select residential projects around the world. The Estate Makati, joint project of two real estate titans—Sy and Ty—opens the door to Foster + Partners to build an iconic residential tower in …

SINGAPORE — Madame Tussauds may not be setting up shop in the Philippines anytime soon, but the wax museum already has eyes on the next Filipino personality it wants to make a wax figure of. Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates the wax museum, told Philstar.com during TravMedia's International Media …

By BENJAMIN SARONDO Starting with 10,000 pesos as capital, Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, manage their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur, named VF’s Humble Farm. “We started small, with buying the seven chicks and growing them to become breeders, …

By BENJAMIN SARONDO “Picture a farm where plants flourish without soil, where water and nutrients are precisely delivered, and where the future of agriculture is being redefined,” Sheena Glea Dalo Reyes, owner of Fresh Greens Backyard Lettuce, said. “Welcome to the world of hydroponic farming,” she added. Sheena, 26, is …

Selecting 10 official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was never done before, except for this year! It is unprecedented and surreal. Let us weigh in the pros and cons. With four shoo-in titles, (K)ampon starring Beauty Gonzales and Derek Ramsay, Penduko with Matteo Guidicelli, Rewind starring real-life …

Another reason to celebrate as Philippine mattress manufacturer Uratex accomplished a remarkable feat. They secured the Guinness World Records for the longest and largest human mattress domino. This achievement surpasses the previous record set in Brazil in 2019, which involved only 2,019 participants. This took place on Sunday, Oct.22, 202 …

Greenpeace campaigner Iris Hsueh and her fiance are having their “environmentally friendly wedding” in January, and have asked guests to bring their own containers for taking home leftovers. The environment-conscious bride hopes this will discourage her guests from generating unnecessary garbage Deciding that showing, not telling, was a more effective …