Art is king at the 13th Kannawidan Ylocos Festival as Ilocanos showcase their creativity in competitions such as On-the-Spot Visual Art, Comic Illustration, T-Shirt Design, Souvenir Design, and a tattoo expo. The festival that runs from January 28 to February 9 aims to encourage and recognize the artistry of the Ilocano people.
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None more beautiful than 18-year-old Victoria
By Robbie Pangilinan
Event venues have sprouted all over the metro, each one unique and Instagram-worthy. But none compares to the beauty and elegance of 18-year-old Patio Victoria
For the past 18 years, Patio Victoria’s “old world charm” has never ceased to attract guests to book special occasions such as weddings, debuts, baptisms, anniversaries, birthday parties, and even corporate events.
Antique wooden gates open to beautiful walkways of cobblestone and refreshing fountains, accented by flowering plants and large trees. Its two gardens, Sofia and Diana, are named after the owner’s daughters and can each accommodate up to 350 guests. The Sofia Garden’s Tivoli lights, center fountain, and lavishly designed gazebo leave guests in awe, while a well-grown acacia tree in the heart of the Diana Garden shades the guests and creates a dreamy sight.
Cardi B Takes Paris Fashion Week to a Whole New Level With Head-to-Toe Floral Look
Cardi B just took Paris Fashion Week to a new level.
On Saturday, the "I Like It" rapper stepped out in a head-to-toe green, white and blue floral look designed by Richard Quinn. Cardi, 26, showed off the elaborate look, which covered her entire body, while posing for photos by the Eiffel Tower.
Eat sweets guilt-free!
by Clarence Marie Pangilinan
What if you can cut off your sugar intake while still enjoying the sweet treats you love? It is possible with SweetVia.
Good news for those sweet tooth out there! Santé, a provider of premier organic health and wellness products and services widely known for its certified organic barley grass from New Zealand, launched the new SweetVia, a Stevia and Inulin Sweetener at the Blue Leaf Cosmopolitan on November 7.
Once a retail shrine , flagship stores lose their shine
NEW YORK (AP) — It used to be considered the retailer’s crown jewel — a large format store on a swank corridor that showed off the best of what a brand had to offer.
But now the so-called flagship store is disappearing from high-profile shopping thoroughfares like Manhattan’s Madison Avenue and Chicago’s Magnificent Mile because of skyrocketing rents and the shift to online shopping.
From burn out to burning passion
by Robbie Pangilinan
Four years ago, she felt burnt out – with her job and her life. Her mind and body were telling her to stop and reassess where her life was at and where it was going.
“I asked myself these three questions: How am I? Is where I am the best that I can be for myself and others? Do I see myself in 10 years doing what I’m doing now? And my answers were ‘Not so good, No, and No,” recalls 42-year-old Charissa O. Cacnio.
Keeping Tita Cory’s memory alive
The St. Theresa’s College Quezon City Alumnae Association (STCQCAA) remembers the Philippines’ democracy icon, President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, on her 10th death anniversary with a set of 8 social cards and a journal featuring her priceless paintings. The set of keepsakes is available for P500 each set.
Proceeds will be for the STCQCAA outreach projects, in keeping with Tita Cory’s pro-poor and people empowerment advocacies, according to Margie Juico, STCQCAA board member and the late President’s appointments secretary.
Juico also said everyone is invited to attend the mass remembering Tita Cory, to be held at Rockwell’s Power Plant Chapel on the 5th floor of the Mall in Makati City. There will be other Tita Cory cards available on August 1 outside the Power Plant chapel. For orders and inquiries on the Tita Cory social cards and journal set, please call the STCQCAA office at 740-0115 and 0917-6550862 Tin or Jem.