Don Gerardo Frasco Making Waves

Orly J. Cajegas 08/31/2014

He abandoned his accountancy career to pursue his passion in filmmaking. Don Frasco—who remembers his internship at Cebu Daily News while finishing his degree from the University of San Carlos—packed his things, moved to New York to…

Dingdong proposed marriage twice to Marian

Maria Niza Mariñas, Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 08/17/2014

It almost sounds like a publicity stunt when practically out of nowhere and three church visits after her audition for the role, Marian Rivera Gracia danced and charmed her way to be the Kapuso Network’s “Marimar,” the…

Watermarks of a Surigao sojourn

Orly J. Cajegas 08/16/2014

There is something about chasing the waters of the Caraga region that is soothing to the soul, like a calm before a storm. Only that the storm surge is happening inside, when your heart bursts in its…

Supersizing Weng Weng

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 08/10/2014

Let’s get on the physical first, a Walter Becker-ish forehead and eyeglasses on Andrew Leavold and a Donald Fagen-like sullen demeanor on Daniel Palisa, these Aussie cinephiles easily bring to mind the jazz rock group Steely Dan.…

Chris Tiu gives life “Tiu-torials”

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 08/03/2014

Say Chris Tiu’s name out loud, and you’d have curious fans and celebrity watchers  hoping for a glimpse, a photo-op, or score a “braggie” with the 5-foot-11 sportsman-turned-commercial model/ TV host-turned-businessman. One can’t help but wonder how…

Brain-pickings and beginnings of Ian Sekong

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 07/27/2014

Right away you’ll notice the ultra-long dreadlocks—he hasn’t cut it in 15 years and  has no plans of chopping them off.  Thirty-something Ian Sekong, drummer of the band Powerspoonz, might be channeling Samson with his locks. He’s…

A highland high

Orly J. Cajegas 07/19/2014

There is something rejuvenating about a mountain experience. Perhaps it’s the altitude that makes it an awesome encounter with the divine; probably it’s the cool mountain breeze that calms the senses; or maybe it’s the communion with…

Young hotelier’s destiny and dedication

Orly J. Cajegas 07/13/2014

She was just accompanying her then boyfriend to Cebu for his final interview in the pre-opening period of Plantation Bay Resort and Spa when one of the resort owners encouraged her to apply as well. Destiny had…

Your own private Panglao

Orly J. Cajegas 07/12/2014

You’d know that you are already in Bohol when  stepping  out of the fastcraft you  see a different shade of the sea’s blueness: it’s very calming to the senses. The short drive from the port of Tagbilaran…

Turning Japanese

Orly J. Cajegas 06/28/2014

Looking at it from the outside, it doesn’t take a genius to discern that the place spells Japanese. And once you decide to get inside the 30-seater Mismukunu Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant along AS Fortuna in Mandaue City,…

Passion and Precision

Orly J. Cajegas 06/15/2014

Being an island boy to man of the world, international pilot Captain Rizalindo “Lindo” Gigante never stops reinventing himself. He’s a gung-ho travel-photographer who uses social media to advocate the rebuilding of his hometown Santa Fe, Bantayan,…

A platter of faith: A rare find in the mecca of Mactan

Orly J. Cajegas 06/14/2014

WHILE it may be true that we are what we eat, one thing is for sure: that at Zabadani, halalicious Middle-eastern cuisine dining experience is at its finest. Located right before reaching Bigfoot in Mactan, Zabadani Café…

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