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If you and your friends need to retreat from your busy, energy-sapped lives in Metro Manila and spend a night or two surrounded by sand, sea, slopes and sunlight, there’s really only one place—one that isn’t too far from the metropolis— that comes to mind: Nagsasa Cove in San Antonio town, Zambales province.

German bier bar and restaurant chain Brotzeit has given Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City another terrific place where lovers of good German food and beer can to go when it opened its latest branch at Shangri-La at the Fort last month. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay Four months after introducing its online-streaming service to Filipinos, Netflix said it’s open to showing movies and television shows from other countries, including the Philippines, and to collaborating with local directors and producers in creating original content for it. 

In celebration of May as National Heritage Month, the Cinematheque Centre Manila (CCM), in partnership with the National Film Archives of the Philippines, will screen several classic Filipino films that are regarded as some of the country’s best. 

Marvel fans are in for an exciting treat as Caltex with Techron gives them a chance to win passes for one of the most anticipated superhero prequels of the year: X-Men: Apocalypse.

By Azer N. Parrocha / Philippines News Agency Good news, food-loving tourists: the Philippines’s best regional cuisines are now compiled in one handy culinary-travel guidebook that, according to tourism officials, will entice local and foreign travelers to embark on a gastronomic journey in the country. 

There’s a reason the expression “Thank God it’s Friday!” was coined: It signals the end of another tiring week and the start of a restful—or, for some, adventurous—weekend. 

This month, Makati Shangri-La will treat mothers like British royalty with “The Grand Getaway: My Queen Mum” staycation package, which invites moms and their loved ones to taste the best of Great Britain, complete with classic sweets and treats for every queen mum. 

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 Mabining Mandirigma, Tanghalang Pilipino’s (TP) musical on the final years and legacy of revolutionary patriot and statesman Apolinario Mabini that was noted for its use of steampunk elements and the casting of a female actor in the title role, towered over its competitors at the 8th Philstage (Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group) Gawad Buhay awards last …