Lifestyle & Features

Meryem Ana Evi: Mary’s holy, humble home

Ask Roman Catholics to name an important, globally known Marian shrine, and most of them would readily say the one at Lourdes in France or Fatima in Portugal. Some would add the one dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico; others, the one housing the reputed Nazareth home of the Holy Family at Loreto in Italy. None would probably mention …

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Cetaphil celebrates 70 years of healthy skin

Dermatology company Galderma announced recently that this year marks the 70th anniversary of Cetaphil, its highly regarded brand that offers a wide range of skincare products that are clinically proved to strengthen and protect even the most sensitive skin and ensure its health. 

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OFWs in France stars of photography exhibit

A nine-piece black-and-white photography exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum reveals the hardships that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially domestic workers, endure in France. 

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Watsons lets SM cardholders get more with promo

Shopping for the best beauty and health products just got even more exciting and satisfying as Watsons, Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, launched late last month its “Members Get More” campaign, where members get more savings, more points, and more value in more than 500 Watsons stores nationwide. 

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Red Ribbon Triple Chocolate Roll: 3 reasons to enjoy it

For many people, milk chocolate is a delightful treat that never fails to bring a feeling of luxurious indulgence. Its rich, creamy taste gives sinful pleasure, and if combined with soft, chocolate chiffon cake, the experience is more than doubled. 

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Shop at Power Mac Center, get a chance to win a Boracay trip

Does the summer heat make you want to pack your bags and hit the beach? You could be lying on your mat right now, sipping ice-cold piña colada or splashing water all around to your heart’s content. What if you can have that trip for free? 

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‘Layag’ takes Pinoys on a European literary tour

More than 500 years after Europeans sailed across previously unexplored oceans and set foot on what is now the Philippines, Filipinos now have the chance to explore and acquaint themselves with Europe without ever setting foot there through Layag: European Classics in Filipino, the first anthology of its kind that gathers the Filipino translations of 14 short-story classics from 11 …

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UST, UnionBank unveil ‘Semper Lumina’ collection of rare publications, photos

In an effort to share with the world the priceless collections that have “nourished the minds of countless generations of Filipino students,” the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and UnionBank of the Philippines unveiled the school’s massive, multivolume catalogues of rare books and periodicals at the Edsa Shangri-La hotel in Mandaluyong City on May 5. 

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Get cool this summer with Shangri-La Plaza’s ‘Arctic Explorer’

Did you ever think it was possible to visit the Arctic and interact with a polar bear without leaving the country? Well, Shangri-La Plaza is making that true this summer as it offers its “broadcast augmented reality” experience at the mall’s East Atrium from May 6 to June 4. 

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National Artist Legaspi’s ‘Lying in State’ at the CCP

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is celebrating the birth centenary of the late National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar F. Legaspi with the exhibit Lying in State, which opened on April 2—his birthday—and is part of the yearlong “100 Years of Cesar Legaspi” series of events celebrating his life and works. 

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