When age does matter: On IVF, surrogacy, and Obando
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman, Reporter
People鈥檚 eyes are now on Scarlet Snow. Her every move is documented and shared, whether her adventures at...
Spain, the El Dorado of fertility treatment
MADRID 鈥 鈥淢aking parents out of our patients,鈥 reads an ad in Madrid鈥檚 metro for one of Spain鈥檚 many fertility clinics that have opened...
鈥榃e are not contagious鈥
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
In a country that worships white flawless skin, the Philippines is a big runway for peacocking: show off your...
A Senior in Seoul
Text and photos by Cecille Santillan-Visto
Korea is popular for dramas, pop music, trendy fashion and makeup -- come-ons for young and the middle-aged tourists....
Dining through Bicol
By Zsarlene B. Chua, Reporter
Aside from the beautiful views 鈥 the breathtaking Mayon volcano and the rolling 鈥淧ili Nut鈥 hills are just two of...
Manila鈥檚 hidden bars
A mild argument broke out between a bouncer and a 7-Eleven cashier. It was too early, the bouncer protested, gesturing to the clock. It...
Of cherry blossoms聽and earthquakes
By Nickky Faustine聽P. de Guzman
To see the sakura (cherry blossoms) in full bloom was the main reason we booked a trip to Japan in...
The Filipina Snow Whites
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
This April, TV personality Bianca Gonzalez unwittingly turned her 6-month-old daughter, Lucia, into a cause celebre after posting a...
Fatal Pursuits
WHILE Philippine history 鈥 as the joke goes, we stayed 300 years in the convent (under Spain) and 50 years in Hollywood (under the...
Getting big while staying small
By Zsarlene B. Chua
A billion pesos worth of flavored fries is a lot of potatoes.
The figure comes from an ABS-CBN story back in March,...
From Hong Kong to Jaime Velasquez Park, the value of art fairs
Text and photos
By Sam L. Marcelo
A scant few days after participating in Hong Kong Art Week, local galleries were out and about again for...
Poked, prodded, and stepped on
THE INCREASING attendance enjoyed by art fairs is both blessing and bane for gallerists, who have to keep reminding visitors not to poke, prod,...