Encounter with South African Ambassador Agnes Nyamande–Pitso

Her Excellency Ambassador Agnes Nyamande–Pitso walks through the lobby  of her office with a warm smile on her face and greets us with a cheerful good morning, disarming us for the moment  as this is the first time we are interviewing an ambassador.   During our very interesting chat, she proved to be a very [...]

The Fort of Luxury

  Strategically located within the central Luzon provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac, a pleasant one-and-a-half hour’s drive from Metro Manila, Clark Pampanga has become the go-to place for huge conventions and a hub for business, tourism, entertainment and gaming in the country. Whether for leisure or business it offers a number of world-class hotel accommodations [...]

Samal Island, Davao

 Whether you want to escape Manila for the summer and embark on a journey of discovery, you need not go out of the country as the Philippine has more than enough places of interest for you to choose from.   Samal island, otherwise known as the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), may not easily come [...]

Samal Island, Davao (part 2)

 The Monfort Bat Colony  The Monfort Bat Cave is the largest colony of Geoffrey’s Roussette Fruit Bats (Rousetteus amplexicaudatus) in the world, earning for itself in 2010 a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.  A total of 1.8 million bats live within the caves as per estimate by the Bat Conservation International and [...]

The benefits of Yoga Booty Ballet

 (The author of this article, Beverly Joan  P. Rolda,  is associate artistic director of En Pointe School of Dance at Alabang Country Club Dance Studio and teaches Adult Ballet and Ballet Stretch)  I was checking articles on the internet between the relationship of ballet and yoga this is what I found  out… According to its founder, Yoga [...]

Velasmooth Pro at The Spa

Females are more predisposed to cellulite than men because of their thinner skin. Cellulite forms when lumpy fat deposits push against the connective tissue under a person’s skin to give it an uneven, “cottage cheese” appearance. The culprit? A combination of genetic predisposition, hormones, lymphatic and circulatory insufficiency has been shown to contribute to its [...]

Travel in Style

Now that vacations seem to have become part of the Filipino lifestyle, a number of exciting promos are being offered by credit card companies. On offer is BDO Elite credit cards luxury accommodations at the country’s premier resorts, namely Bellarocca, Discovery Shores, El Nido Resorts, Misibis Bay, Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa, and Shangri-La’s Mactan [...]

Nurture Spa Tagaytay

You need not venture far if you seek a one-of-a-kind spa experience steeped in Filipino traditions and culture. Nestled in a 2.6 square meter property in Pulong Sagingan is a rustic little village of native wooden huts called the Nurture Spa Village, considered  one of the pioneers in bringing worldwide attention to our very own [...]

AntiGravity Yoga comes to Manila

Having made its mark across the US and over 40 countries worldwide, AntiGravity Yoga, the routine that has revolutionized fitness, is finally coming to Manila.  Who’d think you could lose weight while defying the laws of nature? In an AntiGravity Yoga class, students are suspended in a silk hammock above the ground while stretching and [...]

Smartphones for the smart holiday gift-giver

Christmas is still a  month away, but tech companies are already introducing their new gadgets to the market to entice the Pinoy techie. In the world of touch-screen smartphones, the scene is heating up with the entry Samsung Galaxy Note. A new type of smartphone, borne of insight and innovation. It is the ultimate on-the-go [...]

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