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Denise Roco
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25 years of ‘Belofied’ beauty
by Denise Roco - March 15, 2015 - 12:00am
Audacious. That is one adjective to describe the woman that Dr. Vicki Belo is, and has been one attribute that has chiefly contributed to her success.
METTA: 10 years of loving-kindness
by Denise Roco - October 23, 2014 - 12:00am
Assumption College truly made the right decision when it invited Ana Valdes-Lim to found the Marie Eugenie Theater of The Assumption (METTA) in 2004. As METTA’s artistic director, Ana looks passed her shoulders...
The right lipstick makes a woman irresistible
by Denise Roco - September 7, 2014 - 12:00am
If there’s one kind of makeup your face shouldn’t be without, it’s definitely lipstick! Even on the most unpleasant of days, lipstick is your ally.
Paradise overlooking the Pacific
by Denise Roco - March 23, 2014 - 12:00am
As the waves rush towards and against the brown sands of Sabang Beach with the sun setting in splashes of red orange across the sky, a visually dramatic scene is often seen in Baler, Aurora.
Women who Do More
by Denise Roco - December 8, 2013 - 12:00am
The world does not run out of heroes. In our midst are individuals who take the initiative to go beyond the call of duty. They attend to the concerns of others knowing fully that their existence is not primarily...
Borderless breakthroughs in Stem Cell therapy
by Denise Roco - September 22, 2013 - 12:00am
Stem Cell treatment is the latest buzzword, and with good reason. More and more clinics and hospitals are offering Stem Cell procedures. The popularity of Stem Cell has even reached the billboards. But is everyone...
Love it, live it, buy it
by Denise Roco - July 28, 2013 - 12:00am
If life is a confetti of choices, 29-year-old Celline Salapantan-Bautista has thrown it all up in the air and has caught all the right ones.
Natural-born designer • TC Alvarez-Sibal
by Denise Roco - June 23, 2013 - 12:00am
The road of uncertainty is one filled with possibilities.
Ria Bolivar •Ria goes urban
by Denise Roco - June 9, 2013 - 12:00am
It’s not in the way she talks. It’s how she walks. Five-ft.-nine-in. Ria Fernandez Bolivar has got attitude, on and off the runway. She speaks like an angel, but it’s this inner rebel that got her...
Art, lost & found • Jia Estrella
by Denise Roco - June 9, 2013 - 12:00am
Discarded, abandoned or unused furniture pieces have found a sanctuary of new life in the creative hands of mixed-media artist Jia Santos-Estrella. Her posh multi-function art is dipped in her imagination’s...
Beyond beauty
by Denise Roco - May 5, 2013 - 12:00am
After knowing dermatologist Aivee Aguilar-Teo for over half a decade, I can say she remains unscathed by time’s grip.
Isabel Gatuslao: The Making of an Icon
by Denise Roco - September 20, 2012 - 12:00am
If a picture paints a thousand words, the same could be said of an icon in the form of a logo. And no one creates logos and visual identity systems like graphic designer Isabel Gatuslao.
Julia Godet: Home in the Skies
by Denise Roco - September 20, 2012 - 12:00am
The Air France-KLM commercial director for South China Sea, Julia Godet shares what it’s like to be a jetsetter and how she finds home wherever she lands.
Pepe Smith: Being A Legend
by Denise Roco - July 6, 2011 - 12:00am
At 63, Joey “Pepe” Smith has that vigor that doesn’t expire with time or age and probably never will for as long as he has a guitar in hand and can yell “Rock ‘n’ Roll!&rdquo...
Jose Rizal's 150th Year: To Outlive One's Name
by Denise Roco - July 6, 2011 - 12:00am
Though he lived to be only 35 years old, National Hero Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal lives on as the Philippines celebrates his 150th year on June 19. DENISE HIDALGO ROCO uncovers a bit of her family history as she pays...
Gretchen Barretto: Greta's Expectations
by Denise Roco - June 2, 2011 - 12:00am
Gretchen Castelo Barretto takes pride in what she has and does not have.
A Resplendent Archipelago
by Denise Roco - June 2, 2011 - 12:00am
The world’s largest archipelago (with 17, 504 islands, over 483 languages and dialects, 350 ethnic groups and three time zones), Indonesia is amazingly united and at its heart is its indefatigable capital,...
Buzzing Around Bangkok
by Denise Roco - April 16, 2011 - 12:00am
A first-time traveler to The Land of Smiles recounts his trip and rates it worthy of a thousand pearly-white flashes. ­
Madame Ning's Eclectic Chinoiserie
by Denise Roco - April 16, 2011 - 12:00am
The Peninsula Manila’s Salon de Ning is a place to wine, dine and unwind as a guest of the fabulous Madame Ning, the fictional 1930s Shanghai social butterfly, bon vivant, jetsetter and international host...
Take your best shot and travel on the SIA A380
by Denise Roco - March 13, 2011 - 12:00am
Dig into your photo albums or make new picture-perfect moments because you could be on the Singapore Airlines (SIA) A380 bound for any of the following heart-throbbing destinations — London, Paris, Zurich,...
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