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Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
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Loren Legarda & the art of survival in a male-dominated Senate
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 19, 2024 - 12:00am
My path to the life where I am now was never straight nor easy,” Sen. Loren Legarda said recently in a talk before college students of her grade school and high school alma mater, Assumption College, as she...
The light of their example
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Please tell me it wasn’t all a dream…To have these luminaries before me twinkling in one galaxy, in one ballroom, at the City of Dreams Manila  —  Alice Eduardo, Pia Wurtzbach, Alfred...
Napoleon & Dior
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 12, 2024 - 12:00am
“This is the story of how creation helped return spirit and life to the world.” — The New Look
Inspired by the Presidents I’ve known
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 2, 2024 - 12:00am
As a journalist, I have been privileged to sup with people from many walks and echelons of life, including Presidents.
Florence: Beyond the Duomo & David
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Florence is the many-splendored city between Venice and Rome, the enduring crown of the Renaissance period; a garden of art, antiquities, edifices — and the best leather goods in the world.
For adults only: Raising the barre
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 22, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s never too late to dance to your heart’s content, as these ladies do. Mostly young professionals, some mid-lifers and a couple of senior citizens, they meet up every Wednesday for ballet dance classes...
The Parthenon, Athens: Stone in love with you
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 19, 2024 - 12:00am
The view from the top is always breathtaking, fulfilling.
Venice beyond San Marco
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 8, 2024 - 12:00am
It was like Marco Polo the Venetian conquering a whole new world — DIY travel.
Sheila Lirio Marcelo: The Pinay who worked to have it all — and succeeded!
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 5, 2024 - 12:00am
As a young Filipina mom living in the United States with elderly parents, Sheila Marcelo saw the necessity of having a go-to service for families who need assistance, and the opportunity to help her kababayans....
Sheila Lirio Marcelo: The Pinay who worked to have it all — and succeeded!
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - March 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Sheila Marcelo reshapes the old molds when it comes to defining successful women.
MVP on the speedy future of internet and why he admires RSA
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 27, 2024 - 12:00am
The tycoon smiles and smiles a lot.
Manay Gina de Venecia: ‘She’s always G!’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 23, 2024 - 12:00am
I am told by millennials that “G!” means “game.”
Fredy’s choice
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 20, 2024 - 12:00am
Sometimes, the second choice is the better choice. The best choice.
The Triumph of Love
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Life begins and ends with a heartbeat, says the fictional Dr. AJ Austin in the now defunct medical drama series The Resident.
Gentle & genteel Nedy
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 13, 2024 - 12:00am
She was gentle as well as genteel. She was also said to have a 36/7, so to speak, work ethic.
TIMwork makes the dream work
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 9, 2024 - 12:00am
Tim recently celebrated his birthday, and, as expected, was feted in a string of parties. But he spent his actual birthday detached from the social whirl — at the Bahay ni Maria with the elderly, and after...
HSBC welcomes Chinese New Year with a dragon’s ‘miracle’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - February 6, 2024 - 12:00am
According to those who’ve studied the Chinese lunar calendar, this year, the Year of the Wooden Dragon, “represents success, power and wealth.”
French ambassador fetes PeopleAsia awardees
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 30, 2024 - 12:00am
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel hosted last week a reception for PeopleAsia’s “People of the Year” awardees for 2024 in her official residence in Makati, with members of the diplomatic corps...
I want to be like a Christmas tree
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 16, 2024 - 12:00am
This is an emotional, bittersweet time for me — taking down the Christmas tree. It has been a source of childlike joy since November in my home, and since September in many other homes and malls in the Ph...
Eighty-five
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 9, 2024 - 12:00am
‘She is always a breath of fresh air.’
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