Birthday celebrator Norma P. Rosales is joined by (seated) Lolit Wong and Susan Uy Reyes, and (Standing) Dr. Nikko Cid, Joji Rosales, Solinda de la Cruz, Jade Wong-Montinola, Au Palomar and Susie Facultad “Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards.” – Marilyn Monroe When one turns 91, of course, a celebration is in order. …
“There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere.” – Robert Zoellick In a strategic move to secure its position as a leading investment destination, Iloilo City recently hosted the Business and Investment Symposium at Hua Siong College of Iloilo. It was attended by more than 500 advocates and leaders …
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La Carmela de Boracay Resort Hotel and Convention Center “Life’s a beach and I’m just playing in the sand.” – Unknown Since March 2022, my friends and I have been to Boracay eleven times and we are now making our twelfth! All these years, Boracay has been our favorite destination for number of reasons. I …
Joel Catong, Orson Orleans, Dado Tan, Yours Truly and Nacy Hechanova “Without the weekend, where would the week be?” – Anthony T. Hincks When you want a quick getaway from the city without going very far, the place to be is Damires Hills Tierra Verde Leisure Farm. At the invitation of Dr. Louie Tirador and …
With their futures bright, here are this academic year’s new batch of seven students of the PCPC Bright Program. Inset photo: Batch 2023 graduates of the PCPC Scholarship Program. “Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Seven (7) worthy students received scholarships …
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt As Iloilo City accelerates towards a modernized and sustainable future, it is undergoing a significant transformation in its public transportation network. Launched in June 2022, the city is implementing the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) to improve public …
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“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh Hulot at Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) is once again a venue of another exhibit worth visisting. ILOMOCA’s first offering of the year, it recently opened and will run till April 28, 2024. Multimedia artist Joe Geraldo’s “Comfortably Numb” is …
Sterling by Francis Libiran at the Molo Mansion “Every day is a fashion show and the world is the runway.” – Coco Chanel The Yusay Mansion, popularly known as the Molo Mansion, was a perfect venue for Sterling, a fashion show featuring the collection of Francis Libiran, in celebration of his 25th anniversary in the …
“A single pint can save three lives, a single gesture can create a million smiles.” — Unknown As part of its 5th anniversary, MORE Power gathered its employees for its bloodletting activity with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Western Visayas. It included its third-party contractors who had been working with the power utility for years. …
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Baby Rosales, Norma Rosales, Solinda de la Cruz and Susie Facultad “At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.” – W. Somerset Maugham Not event my tight schedule and upcoming trip stopped me from attending the annual Dinagyang Dinner Party hosted by doyen NORMA …