Lifestyle & Features

Cakes and cookies have long been considered as sweet comfort foods that never fail to make us smile. These two delightful snacks always make moments worth celebrating with family and friends. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay Members of Manila’s literary community last week expressed grief and gratitude for, and paid tribute to, prize-winning writer and editor Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak, who succumbed to complications from diabetes and kidney disease on April 20. He was 41.

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) is set to hold the 7th annual Philippine International Literary Festival (PILF) on April 28 and 29 at the Quezon Memorial Circle’s QCX Museum, and it will have “Against Forgetting” as this year’s theme. 

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are now accepting nominations for the 35th National Book Awards (NBA). 

Leading computer and smartphone company Lenovo continues to court tech-savvy millennials seeking better mobile-entertainment options by introducing two new phones embedded with its virtual-reality (VR) technology that promises to enliven whatever multimedia content they play in a new way. 

Kaspersky Lab and Switzerland-based cybersecurity company WISeKey has announced the release of a special edition of cyberresilience app WISeID Kaspersky Lab Security. This new edition integrates the best technologies from both companies to offer mobile users safer and more reliable mobile communications and transactions. 

Halal-conscious local and foreign tourists no longer need to worry about where to eat when they travel in the country, after the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) declared last week 16 establishments as halal-certified out of the 43 that applied for such certification.

To raise the standard on domestic travel by providing passengers with a world-class and cruise-like experience, premier land/sea trip provider 2GO Travel launched last month the newest addition to its fleet of luxurious and modern sea vessels, the M/V St. Therese of the Child Jesus, with the aim of promoting local tourism and strengthening the economy. 

A Department of Tourism (DOT)-organized culinary event, which aims to act as an “appetizer” for this week’s Madrid Fusion Manila 2016 and boost culinary tourism in Region 4A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces, or Calabarzon), is set to be held at a historic site in Cavite province on Monday. 

We Filipinos love to eat snacks. Whether it’s before lunch or after, we always make time to indulge in our favorite snacks. While most people will say they give in to their snack cravings because of hunger, many admit that snack time is the perfect time to take a break from work or studies and just socialize.