Havaianas goes green!
NOTHING beats a soothing and relaxing party. One that offers a sense of renewal and harmony. So was Havaiana's Obrigado 2012 get-together party on January 30 that took a go-green, environment-friendly theme.
Roles
FOR those who care, I celebrated my 53th birthday last February 8. I had a quiet birthday as in the case in most of my birthdays. I had lunch with Chona and two of my Titas to a buffet. I asked Raphael if he wanted to join but he said he was busy. I also invited a cousin but she said she had a...
Year of the Dragon roars at Waterfront
DABAWENYOS join millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia in ringing in the new Year of the Dragon with fireworks, feasting and family reunions.
Oasia so chic
THIS was unexpected. From the Village Hotels of the Far East Hospitality in the Arab Quarter and Little India, it was time to stay in another hotel. I would have thought the next would be another quaint and restored edifice, but no. This hotel in Novena was created as the company's newest hotel...
Asia’s longest dual zipline
ARMANDO A. Mortejo, who’s taking a master’s degree in business administration, was under pressure because of the thesis he was doing. Wanting to relax, he decided to visit the Dahilayan Adventure Park in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
“All my stress vanished,” Mortejo said after riding the 840...
Newest classy inn opens
FRANCES Inn, a new and classy inn opened along Quimpo Boulevard last January 28. The four-storey inn boasts of the comforts of a boutique hotel, a new trend in the hospitality business.
Love Month at Abreeza Mall
THE Love Month kicked off at Abreeza Mall on JP Laurel avenue in Davao City with events and promos sure to tickle your romantic side and provide the perfect ambience for that moment to remember.
LOVE TO SHOP! Grab the best selection of his and hers items at the Love Market, a unique fair...
Tacio: Basics of blood
BLOOD is essential for good health because the body depends on a steady supply of fuel and oxygen to reach its billions of cells. Even the heart couldn’t survive without blood flowing through the vessels that bring nourishment to its muscular walls. Blood also carries carbon dioxide and other...
Noah
"Leap and the net will appear."
--Julie Cameron
I WAS listening to one of the Christian stations sometime ago. The lady on board at that time was talking about something and frankly I was really not listening. I tune in to that station because of the songs they play...
Dinagyang Devotion
IT IS arguably Iloilo City's grandest and most famous event. The Dinagyang Festival, which pays homage to the Sto. Niño and showcases Ilonggo culture, has become one of the most awaited event by locals and tourists alike.
This year, the feast attracted more than 1 million spectators, and...
Are you a Tiger or an Ostrich Parent?
I’M SURE many of you have heard of or read the controversial memoir by Yale law professor Amy Chua, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” I was able to buy a copy last summer and found it amusing and yet thought-provoking. After reading the bestseller, it made me wonder if I had been a tiger mother...
Educational fun at D'Bone Collection Museum
FINALLY, it’s official. The D’Bone Collector Museum Inc. finally had its grand opening recently.
Agnes Locsin premieres latest opus in Davao
IN THIS day and age, typhoons of great magnitude and corresponding damage are no longer an unusual occurrence. Issues such as illegal logging and deforestation have been around long before the rise of commercial land development came to the regions.
In response to this, protests in the...
Gandhi will be charmed
Trishaw: a dead-giveaway sign that the passenger is a tourist.
Discovering Samal under the water
ALTHOUGH located in the Davao Gulf, the Island Garden City of Samal is a distant away from the shores of Davao City. Being physically unattached to mainland Mindanao, this beautiful virgin island has been protected from commercialization.
Actually, the city is a group of islands with...
Alcantara: Wildlife sanctuary
IMAGINE a spectacular range of mountains covering a 6,834-hectare of total surface area of several forest type characteristics harboring endemic, threatened, rare and economically important species of flora and fauna.
Lizada: Blossom
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." --Marcel Proust
WHO are the people who make you happy? The obvious answer to that would be the ones closest to us and that would mean our family. Our spouse and our...
Bitten by flu bug
TWENTY-eight-year-old Sandra was very lively five days ago during the company’s anniversary. After all, she was just promoted in her department. She partied and dined. When she returned home, she immediately went to sleep. But the following day, she felt flattened – as if ambushed from behind...
Homegrown magician returns
MANILA-based but a homegrown talent of Davao is coming to perform at CAP Auditorium on February 11, 2012, starting at 7 p.m.
Anflocor sends relief mission to Oro, Iligan
THE Anflocor Group of Companies mobilized a relief operation last January 13, 2011 to assist the families who were affected by the flash flood wrought by Tropical Storm Sendong that hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.
ACD reaps bountiful harvest in IT national tilt
YOUNG Information Technology (IT) enthusiasts from among the graders and high school student participants of Assumption College of Davao brought home awards and accolade after winning in the prestigious 3rd Grand National competition of the Philippine Association of Junior IT Achievers (Pajita...
NCCA to stage Sayaw Pinoy here
FILIPINO dancers will put on their dancing shoes and display their form and grace anew this year with the staging of the Sayaw Pinoy, the longest running national and regional dance tour being organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Camella extends 'Lucky 888'
WITH the successful week-long run of its "Lucky 888" promo for the Chinese New Year, Camella spreads the luck to more homebuyers by extending the promo until tomorrow.
"More Camella homebuyers are in luck as they can still avail of the lowest packages for Camella Northpoint studio units...
Middle Eastern mystic
THE "hospitality" in Far East Hospitality, owner and operator of the largest hospitality portfolio in Singapore with seven hotels and 11 residences, is taken at heart. Its brand of Village Hotels & Residences offers authentic, friendly, comfortable and memorable stays, and presents its...
DPWH Usec inducts Pice Davao officers
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, also national president of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (Pice), inducted into office the 2012 officers and directors of the Pice Davao City Chapter headed by its new president, Engr. Erdsan Rene S. Suero at the...
