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Discover the island sanctuary, be your own artist and create your holiday masterpiece.  At Banwa Private Island, located in north-eastern Palawan, visitors can design their own leisure holidays or out-of-the-office business conference, with boundless possibilities of reconnecting and rediscovering in the intimate villas complemented by lush gardens and stretches of pristine beach, with a marine reserve to boot.  The whole …

Antique is not usually the first choice of vacationers due to difficulty in getting to the western part of Panay island.  Recently, the province has gained attention due to its food and its famous weave — the Patadyong which is made of fabric that originates from Antique and Iloilo. Originally worn as a skirt, it has since also been incorporated …

Another Korean car – Hyundai Ioniq 5 – was adjudged the World Car of the Year for 2022, the second in three years for the Asian carmaker to be in the international limelight.  Hyundai Ioniq5 beat the Audi EV6 and the Ford Mustang Mach-e in the all-electric car finals en route to being crowned the champion this year among cars …

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) reintroduced its newest sub-compact SUV as it unveiled recently the all-new Veloz.  The newly unveiled 7-seater boasts of a modern striking design inside and out exuding the premium feel of an SUV. Positioned as a sub-compact group carrier for adventurous families and friends, Toyota prioritized comfort and convenience in designing the spacious cabin.  And along with …

Ford Territory has reached its 10,000th customer milestone at the end of the first quarter, with sales reaching 10,758 units since its launch in August 2020.  Ford’s small SUV first achieved its 5,000th sales milestone in June last year, then celebrated its 8,000th sales milestone in November.  With its sleek and stylish design, impressive performance, and driver-assist technologies, the Ford …

Summer is really sizzling these days. In fact, it is just simmering hot when Isuzu Philippine Corporation (IPC) president Hajime Koso invited a set of motoring media practitioners to a birthday trip-cum-treat last April 21.  It’s not the natal day of Koso that day. It’s a day picked by IPC to celebrate with those motoring journalists whose birthdays fall during …

Instead of the usual Mother’s Day celebration with her mom, Kathryn Bernardo added a new get-together party with virtual moms of various persuasions and with boyfriend Daniel Padilla.  It’s an occasion Kathryn paid courtesy call industry elders and reminisced her humble beginnings in show business with the guidance of three great persons she addressed as “mothers,” namely film and television …

Is there a difference between an actress performing a role of a mother onscreen and an actress delineating a character of a mom off-screen?  In this day and age of cyber supremacy, there are many ways to look at or we can say how an actor—one that acts; doer—acts and reacts as ma in any piece of life.  For instance, …

 It’s ironic that Lorenzo Antonio Leviste has castigated her own mom Loren Legarda a couple of days before the celebration of Mother’s Day because of his parent’s politics.  In his open letter-cum-opinion piece published in the online site Rappler, Lorenzo said “I need everyone to know that Loren Legarda lost her son forever because of this. Paint her bright red …

In a heartfelt tribute to mothers on Mother’s Day yesterday, actor Dingdong Dantes declared that he would vote for one today, elections day. “Sa inyo po ang aking buong pagpupugay…ang aking paghanga, ang aking serbisyo, ang aking boto (My sincere salute to you…my admiration, my service, my vote,” Dingdong said in a video message where he expressed love and admiration …