MANILA, Philippines — Do you love chicken but you want something more than just the usual fried chicken? This recipe of Peri-Peri Chicken just might be the one you are looking for. It is a recipe put together by Doctor Diet Manila’s Chef Fia Batua-Mambuat, RND, for a recent cooking …
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A pause that refreshes?
Omigod, is this “the pause that refreshes”? In case you don’t remember, that’s an old advertising slogan of Coca-Cola, a brand I proudly handled when I was working! What a hassle it is to get operated on! I thought it was a minor operation but it took three hours plus …
Read More »A good day to be a dog
K-beauty, K-drama, K-pop, K-fashion? We have all heard, or even ardently patronize, these Korean industries. But do you know of their flourishing “petconomy?” This is due to the number of growing pet owners who have their own “petfams” (families with pets) in the country. There are some K-dramas where dogs …
Read More »A tribute to global leadership
MANILA, Philippines — Anotable tribute took place in the Philippine Senate last Feb. 27, as the country’s foremost environmental champion legislator, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, initiated a fitting homage to the remarkable legacy of the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon. Through a Senate Resolution, …
Read More »Thailand Festival Week 2024 celebrates 75 years of Thai-Filipino trade relations
MANILA, Philippines — The Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Thai Government, through its Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) bureau, recently launched the Thailand Festival Week 2024. The event was graced by heads of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, members of various diplomatic corps and exhibitors from …
Read More »Tom Rodriguez ‘seeing someone’ 2 years after divorcing Carla Abellana
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Tom Rodriguez revealed he is back on the dating scene after two years since his marriage to Carla Abellana ended. Following their divorce in 2022, Tom went to the United States for a hiatus from the entertainment business, but the actor is making a comeback for …
Read More »‘A whole snack’: R’Bonney Gabriel creates golden outfit from chocolate wrappers
MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2022 and Filipino-American model-designer R'Bonney Gabriel has created a new outfit made out of chocolate wrappers. In a series of posts on social media, R'Bonney showed off a top she made using Ferrero Rocher chocolate wrappers, demonstrating in one video how it came together. After …
Read More »Jon Jon Briones, daughter Isa join Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’
MANILA, Philippines — Homegrown Filipino-American stage actor Jon Jon Briones and his daughter Isa have been tapped to join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical "Hadestown" on Broadway. Jon Jon will take on the role of Hermes, while Isa will portray Eurydice, beginning March 19 at the Walter Kerr …
Read More »Korea’s Oscars entry ‘Concrete Utopia’ with Park Seo Joon now available for streaming
MANILA, Philippines — The South Korean disaster thriller movie "Concrete Utopia," which grossed nearly $29 million (P1.62 billion) and was the country's entry to the 2024 Oscars, is now streaming on Viu Philippines. "Concrete Utopia," South Korea's fourth-highest-grossing film of 2023, is set in Seoul after a devastating earthquake where …
Read More »Airline surprises Taylor Swift fans with friendship bracelets on Singapore flight
MANILA, Philippines — Swifties who were aboard all Philippines Airlines flights bound for Singapore on March 1 to catch Taylor Swift’s sold-out "Eras" concerts were extra hyped to receive complimentary friendship bracelets that spell out FLYPAL. Friendship bracelets have become a symbol of Taylor Swift’s fandom, as they were included …
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