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After devoting more than 30 years to daily newspaper editing (as Lifestyle editor) and a decade to magazine publishing (as editorial director and general manager), she now wants to focus on writing—she hopes.
    What today’s designers can learn from Rhett Eala—a lot!
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    October 8, 2025

    What today’s designers can learn from Rhett Eala—a lot!

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Black ballgown with white dots made of organza-strip pleats It’s the detail: Closeup of organza-strip pleats Rhett Eala didn’t…
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    The Bodyguard at Proscenium: Christine Allado slays it
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    September 29, 2025

    The Bodyguard at Proscenium: Christine Allado slays it

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Christine Allado and Matt Blaker The Bodyguard The Musical runs until Oct. 19, 2025, Friday-Sunday performances, at The Proscenium Theater…
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    BENCH Fashion Week is this era's design incubator
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    September 26, 2025

    BENCH Fashion Week is this era's design incubator

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    The just concluded BENCH Fashion Week (BFW) 2025 Holiday collection proved how, now more than ever, BFW is not only the Philippines’…
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    May himala!: People are back in Edsa
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    September 23, 2025

    May himala!: People are back in Edsa

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In ‘Baha sa Luneta,’ crocodile as the Filipino symbol of greed and corruption (Photo by Medel Sablaya) Filipino irreverent wit…
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    ‘Laglagan’ much? Don’t be confused
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    September 17, 2025

    ‘Laglagan’ much? Don’t be confused

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    CONFUSED by the “laglagan” (loose translation: dumping) happening these days? Don’t be. Stay focus. The plunderers really aim to…
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    Park Bo Gum stages the fan meet to beat
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    August 28, 2025

    Park Bo Gum stages the fan meet to beat

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Metro Manila has never seen a fan meet like this—four hours long with the audience still clamoring for more, many of them teary-eyed, then…
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    At long last, rarely-seen artworks from BSP collection can finally be viewed by the public
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    August 11, 2025

    At long last, rarely-seen artworks from BSP collection can finally be viewed by the public

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In a significant move bound to benefit not only art lovers but also the public, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is lending more than…
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    Loose Thoughts, Loose Talk
    October 23, 2024

    Super 'baduy'

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Don’t stand up and take your selfie or group-fie while the program onstage is going on, the MC is talking, or the performance is going…
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    The provocation that is Gino Gonzales
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    September 26, 2024

    The provocation that is Gino Gonzales

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    ‘Spoliarium: Juan Luna’ won Bronze in World Stage Design in Canada. ‘Shoes++’ uses plastic bins stacked up as backdrop. A…
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    Thank you, Tonichi, the quiet presence in our corner
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    July 10, 2024

    Thank you, Tonichi, the quiet presence in our corner

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Don’t rely on the promise of tomorrow, renowned journalist Jullie Yap Daza told our Bulong Pulungan reunion over lunch just about two…
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