Sweets of the season

Thea C. Rinen 12/12/2015

THIS CHRISTMAS make conversations even more spirited and stories even livelier around the table over a spread of your favorite sweet treats. Christmas cookies and cakes, gingerbread houses, stollen bread have always been among the season’s favorites.…

Rustan’s launches bigger store

Thea C. Rinen 08/10/2015

The new Rustan’s Cebu was formally launched last Friday as a department store complex with three floors of retail space at the Ayala Center Cebu offering more luxury and international lifestyle brands. Donnie Tantoco, president of Rustan’s…

Franchise and networking combined

Thea C. Rinen 06/24/2015

The food cart business that combines franchising and networking gives a fresh twist to an industry that promotes microenterprises and encourages livelihood programs. Professional basketball legend Ramon Fernandez and wife Karla ventured into the business after a…

Stations of the cross for Yolanda victims

Thea C. Rinen 04/01/2015

Fiberglass monuments rising 12 feet in the shape of flaming candles are  the New Stations of the Cross inside the Archbishop’s Palace compound in Palo, Leyte province. The words inscribed there carry reflections on the devastation brought…

Atty. Go celebrates 80th birthday

Thea C. Rinen 11/12/2014

Lawyer Augusto W. Go, founder of the University of Cebu (UC), celebrated his 80th birthday last Oct 11 in a grand fashion at the grand ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. At the same…

Spring-summer trend by MAC

Thea C. Rinen 05/19/2014

Despite the sweltering heat, the Spring-Summer makeup trend for 2014 speaks of a natural, fresh and radiant look. The focus is either on the eye, cheek or lips. Minimalism, subtlety mark the season’s look. Renowned celebrity makeup…

Muji opens in Cebu

Thea C. Rinen 04/22/2014

MUJI, the Japanese lifestyle brand known for its minimalism and functional design, formally opened last March 28 at the Ayala Center Cebu. Muji features over 30,000 units of functional and eco-friendly product categories. These range from furniture,…

Photographs of the skin we speak by Jose Antonio Nigro

Thea C. Rinen 02/25/2014

A 33-piece collection of nude photo-graphs featuring couples, male torsos and body tattoo art by Italian-Venezuelan  photographer Jose Antonio Nigro is on exhibit at the Qube Gallery at the Henry Hotel along Ma. Luisa Road, Cebu City.…

Sta. Lucia Land breaks ground for new condotel project

Thea C. Rinen 02/25/2014

STA. Lucia Land Inc has embarked on a new multibillion peso condotel project at the tip of Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Last February 1, the real estate development company broke ground with fanfare to signal…

Francis Gaw: fengshui master and psychic

Thea C. Rinen 01/30/2014

Feng Shui master and psychic Francis Gaw said the three laws – the law of God, the law of man and the law of nature – must be followed to attain harmony. He is also known as…

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