Date first published May 27, 2021
Updated June 21, 2024
(After the resounding success of ‘Lovely Runner,’ Byeon Woo Seok comes to Manila…
Hizon with Kim Seon Ho during the ‘Good Guy’s’ fan meet for Bench
Popular Korean actor Ji Chang Wook is responsible for making Rico…
Bench Fashion Week (BFW) Summer 2024 (March 8-10, 2024) was a breath of fresh air in a local fashion scene that swings only from one…
Paul Cabral’s “maria clara” with “piña” top and hand embroidered neckline and diaphanous skirt for First Lady…
Ronald Ventura in his studio: ‘Artmaking different from career’ (Photo by TheDiarist.ph)
Ronald Ventura opens what is planned to be a…
Overheard at dinner over the holiday season: “Beauty pageants should add a requirement for beauty queens. ‘Utang na loob!’…
Joey Samson’s clean dainty terno worn with locally handcrafted flats (Photo by TheDiarist.ph)At curtain call graced by First Lady Lisa…
The softly lit old sacristy of San Bartolome Church before the chamber music concert (Photo by Thelma Sioson)
When I received the invite…
In Zimbabwe, Zambezi River, Margie paddling with daughter
In the Argentine Patagonia
When I suggested to Margie that she write her travels…
It was a mix of nostalgia, sadness, and cheer we felt as we went around the airy gallery hall of Salcedo Auctions at NEX Tower for a preview…











