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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.
    So is People Power dead? Check your phone
    Commentary
    March 21, 2022

    So is People Power dead? Check your phone

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In our non-stop self-mortification as a people, we—or at least some of us—have allowed ourselves to be dragged into the revisionist…
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    Opening up—and just thankful to be alive
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    March 7, 2022

    Opening up—and just thankful to be alive

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    No matter the time of day and the color of the sky, we greet the world with a grateful heart. This is the photo of Manila Bay taken at…
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    Do you marry for love or lifestyle?
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    February 14, 2022

    Do you marry for love or lifestyle?

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    A designer-friend told me a long time ago, after he was done styling the awesomely chic—with awesome budget—home of a beautiful actress…
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    Dear PNoy, happy birthday!
    Persona
    February 7, 2022

    Dear PNoy, happy birthday!

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Dear Noy, Tomorrow, February 8, is your first birthday since you passed away June 24, a departure that sprang a surprise on all of us. You…
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    When your brooch gets caught in Alec Baldwin’s tux
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    January 28, 2022

    When your brooch gets caught in Alec Baldwin’s tux

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Janet Nepales signing a copy at the book launch in Los Angeles last December (Photo by Ruben V. Nepales) Designers and models on the ramp…
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    2022 resolution is simple: Live with COVID—one day at a time
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    January 14, 2022

    2022 resolution is simple: Live with COVID—one day at a time

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    No. Not! Not yet. Just when you thought family get-togethers, malling, dining-out, shopping, and yes, getting back to physical office or at…
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    It’s 2022—let your heart be light, but let it be right
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    January 3, 2022

    It’s 2022—let your heart be light, but let it be right

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    As good as it gets now — a bottle of alcohol earns a spot in the place of worship. (Photo by Thelma San Juan) “There’s no remaking…
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    K-drama watch list: Dali is so Auggie Cordero
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    December 13, 2021

    K-drama watch list: Dali is so Auggie Cordero

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Credit: KBS WORLD TV/YouTube Dali and the Cocky Prince 2021. 16 episodes Stars Kim Min Jae, Park Gyu Young, Kwon Yul On iQIYI While many…
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    Jollibee: How to create brand love in this pandemic
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    November 15, 2021

    Jollibee: How to create brand love in this pandemic

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Francis Flores: ‘Powerful truths well told’ (Photo from FB Francis Flores) The relentless lockdowns have turned us into a captive…
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    How Mommy said goodbye to Daddy
    Before I Forget
    October 31, 2021

    How Mommy said goodbye to Daddy

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    This was first published in Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle section in May 2013. 2013 IT DIDN’T happen like in the movies or the way…
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