Only a few weeks after the unveiling of a Juan Luna masterpiece, an exhibit featuring Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel:The Exhibition, has arrived in town to thrill anew Manila's culturati, arts enthusiasts, scholars and its Catholic and…
Through the years of Philippine fashion history, Margarita “Tingting” de los Reyes Cojuangco has always been known as the muse of the iconic Filipino designer Christian Espiritu who recently passed away. Theirs is a friendship…
While Iloilo high society has not, for the longest time, made an imprint on the social scene, the recent wedding of Juan Fermin “Abbie” Caram and Judith Marie “JM” Tiongco at the Gardens by the…
BY JOJO G. SILVESTRE Whether one refers to the book, the fashion show or the Filipino designer who takes center stage on the first two, there is no mistaking the message — Philippine textile, woven…
The First Lady once again showed her love and support for Filipino craftsmanship by presenting “AVEL,” the second fashion show under her initiative “Mga Ginang sa Palasyo” the Goldenberg Fashion Series, at the Goldenberg Mansion…
In her early 50s, Marge Organo would have continued managing her family’s pharmaceuticals distribution business, a successful one that has come a long way from its beginnings. But Marge had something else in mind. She…
The “master of the modern terno,” Christian de Leon Espiritu, passed on last 18 June in his home. This was after he had received a long-distance call from eldest daughter Talitha, a writer and university…
In his younger days, Amando Gregorio Nieva Zamora, aka Wopsy, was known among the glitter crowd as the disco king. His projects in providing sound and lighting to the discos frequented by the top social…
The President and CEO of Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., one of the most active real estate developers in the Philippines, Atty. Anthony Charlemagne “Charlie” Yu is the father of two sons, Oliver, 24 years…
A momentous gathering of the diplomatic corps, top government officials, world-class Filipino talents, business magnates and the crème de la crème of civil society, the Vin d’honneur hosted by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and…