Lifestyle & Features

By Alvin I. Dacanay If you’re like most people, you’re probably curious about what the Lunar New Year—or the Year of the Red Fire Monkey, as Chinese astrologers call it—would bring to you and your loved ones. 

Another year, another series of getaways and long weekends to look forward to. 

Welcome the Year of the Fire Monkey and embrace the good luck it brings at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria.

By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata / Philippines News Agency Who are you wearing?

Yin and Yang Shop of Harmony’s resident feng shui expert, Princess Lim Fernandez, will lead the Chinese New Year’s Eve celebration at the grand ballroom of New World Makati Hotel on Feb. 7. 

A French businessman and former president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has urged fellow businessmen to invest in developing tourism in the country’s bays, since they don’t get as much attention as its beaches.

Holidays are best spent away from the crowded streets of the city, and for people who want to get away, Palawan province is often the place they think of. Not surprising, since top US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler named it the world’s best island last year.

This year, resolve to meet new people, visit new places and immerse in other cultures and ideas. Let Emirates, the connector of people, places, economies and ideas, help you in this as it releases new fares for 2016, so you can plan your trips accordingly. 

By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata / Philippines News Agency I used to think that one just needs to spend at least three months in culinary school to be called a chef. That changed when I chanced upon celebrity chef Rolando Laudico, better known as Chef Laudico, and learned I was wrong. “Being a chef is not for everyone,” he said during …

By Katherine Roth / The Associated Press Home sweet home. It seems so simple.