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Karina Bolasco pens a heartfelt tribute to her ‘fairy godmother’ who gave her a career in publishing.
I have always known that one day I will write about her, but never did it cross my mind that I would finally get to do it this month of September when she turns 100 years old. I regard her as the ...
The Gilas Pilipinas coach sits down with Esquire Philippines to talk about the failed campaign at the FIBA World Cup, how he’s coping with the relentless hate from social media, and whether he’d ever coach the national team again.
Manila has been the epicenter of basketball these past few weeks with the Philippines hosting the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The country has done an amazing job showing the world how devoted to basketball we are as a people. We relish the ...
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A ‘patient’ tells her story.
On July 26, news reports circulated about a woman who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation for running a diagnostic center and claiming to be a psychiatrist. The woman, who was identified by authorities as Miriam So Magayanes, had reportedly ...
Part of a new breed of artist multi-hyphenates, Raco Ruiz just wants to make art, and have fun while he’s doing it.
It was Oscar Wilde, famed poet, playwright and novelist, who once said, ‘All art is quite useless.” Independent of context and meaning, the phrase is a rather jaded and dismissive take on something so present and universal. Pity that Wilde isn’t around ...
Tubbataha is the crown jewel of Philippine diving.
The Philippines is one of the world’s prime scuba diving destinations, and Tubbataha reef, in the center of the Sulu Sea between Palawan, the Visayas and north-western Mindanao, is the crown jewel of Philippine diving. While many diving locations in the Philippines are ...
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A tribute to my dad.
My dad was a simple man. He wasn't the CEO of a big business nor was he a hotshot lawyer or doctor. He was an employee of a security agency until the day he retired. Afterwards, he kept himself busy as a ...
Residents of a barangay in Olango Island in Cebu celebrate the Baliw Baliw festival in honor of San Vicente, their patron saint.
A hymn to San Vicente Ferrer crackled inside the chapel in his namesake barangay on Olango Island last Monday (May 22). It was high noon and the morning's fiesta masses had long ended. Several parishioners sat silently on pews facing the altar ...
A history of Ford Motors in the Philippines.
Ford isn’t just one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in the world, it’s also one of the oldest and arguably one of the most influential. The American carmaker sold a total of 24,710 units in the country in 2022, an increase of 22 ...
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A lesson in quiet luxury.
It was the legendary Coco Chanel who famously said, “Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends.” Truly, people’s fascination with luxury is undeniable; according to Statista, revenue in the luxury goods market is expected to reach nearly $355 billion this ...