October, 2023

• 17 October

  Top in-flight travel frustrations, from passengers

  

  Traveling has its perks because you get to see different parts of the world, experience their culture and traditions, taste their local food, and come home wiser and happier. But it has its own woes and nightmares, too, particularly while at airports and while flying. From overly chatty seatmates, lavatory hoggers, snoring backseat passengers to perennially crying kids, these can …

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• 17 October

  Tourists vs Travelers: interesting debate

  

  The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Times Square in New York City, Pyramids at Giza, Great Wall of China, and Merlion in Singapore are commonly regarded as tourist traps. Millions flock to these destinations every year to take almost the exact same picture and upload it to their social media accounts. Lately, there’s been a slight pushback on these tourist hotspots. …

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• 17 October

  Boracay, Palawan, Siargao named ‘best islands in Asia’

  

  The Philippine islands of Boracay, Palawan and Siargao were included in the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Top 10 Readers’ Choice Awards for the best islands in Asia. Boracay landed on the third spot, following Indonesia’s Bali and Thailand’s Koh Samui. The Philippine top tourist destination claimed the top spot last year, while Palawan improved from No. 8 to sixth spot.  Siargao wrapped up …

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• 17 October

  War and movie stars

  

  Translating war onscreen, being an action adventure, is a film genre as well with all the mise-en-scene frame after frame. Meanwhile, war, on the ground in real time is a geo-political event of conflicts between or among nations or groups of people in a particular place, country or society. Illusion or reality, war movies or war in the real world …

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• 17 October

  Pianist Nick Nangit returns to musical stagein literary trimmings

  

  “I’ve been absent from the music scene for the longest time and suddenly I realized I have to do musical concerts again,” exclaimed Nick Nangit, lawyer, spirit questor, media man and musician. Nick has been very active in piano recitals especially during the pre-COVID-19 pandemic. He has done successful shows in Paco Park, National Museum of History etc. but Nick …

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• 17 October

  D-MAX LIMITED Isuzu ‘Unleash Your Drive’

  

  The Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) took the wraps off its newest D-Max Limited variant last week that is set to entice the market of what is yet to come to the popular diesel pickup that is now on its third generation. A perfect combination of style and performance, the new D-Max Limited “Unleash Your Drive” as it breaks the barrier …

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• 17 October

  Philippine cinema queens at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival

  

  The first four official entries to the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25, 2023, Christmas day, have been announced and one of them, based on the merits of its script, is “Family of Two (Mother and Son Story)” being headlined by Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards with Nuel Naval at the helm. Loyal fans of Nora Aunor, Vilma …

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• 17 October

  GAC Gateway Cainta opens showroom

  

  The Gateway Group of the Goho family inaugurated its newest and most modern GAC dealership – the GAC Motor Cainta – last week that was attended by the top officials from the GAC Management Group (China), its local distributor Astara Philippines, and the Gateway Group. Michael Goho, the executive vice president of The Gateway Group, officially welcomed the esteemed guests …

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• 17 October

  Wellington Cheng Soong: Success of Achievements

  

  There is this very interesting office in a Makati building which a man transformed from his official office to a private museum-cum-memorabilia center. Wellington Soong, or simply Willie to his friends and Kuya Willie to me, considered himself out of the local auto industry that he loves very much but still very well informed on what’s going on around. He …

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• 17 October

  Caltex promo rewards 3 winners of Ford Ranger

  

  Three lucky grand prize winners in the Caltex “Pickup Your Rewards” promo took home their brand-new Ford Ranger Sport after a short turnover ceremony held recently at the Caltex station in Chino Roces Avenue, Makati.  Netterino Torres from Pampanga, Arnold Gonzales from Batangas and William Gaabucayan from Cagayan de Oro, along with their families, expressed their gratitude for winning the …

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