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Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
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Former Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr: Eyewitness & enabler
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - July 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Every dream-come-true has an eyewitness—someone who has seen it even before its fragile beginnings, before it acquired stature, influence, or acclaim. And every dream has an enabler — someone who helped...
Continuing a legacy: The people’s president
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - July 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Miguel G. Belmonte’s success is fueled by people power — the power of the people who work with The STAR, who work for The STAR, and are served by The STAR.
Where we came from, as written in The STAR
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - July 27, 2026 - 12:00am
In The Philippine STAR’s 40th anniversary logo, a lighthouse of newspapers, stacked in perfect symmetry, is seen lighting up the sky and the shores beyond — an unwavering beacon.
Philippine Airlines at 85: ‘A Legacy of Firsts’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Your heart soars when you learn that your flag carrier is an airline of firsts.
‘This madness is for life’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 16, 2026 - 12:00am
There are no perfect lives — only perfect moments.”
Who’s afraid of growing old?
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 13, 2026 - 12:00am
I am.
Fearless forecasts: Will the Philippines be ‘cloud dancing’ in 2026?
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 6, 2026 - 12:00am
I received today a press release on Valentine’s Day 2026 — proof that a new year has indeed dawned.
JDV at 90: The global Filipino, the sentimental man
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - January 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Jose de Venecia Jr. or JDV  is a giant who took big strides, not tiptoed, through Philippine history with his groundbreaking initiatives (like the Dollar Remittance Program, which brought security to millions...
Doctors Aivee & Z Teo: What’s in a lift?
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - December 19, 2025 - 12:00am
For celebrity doctors and super parents Doctors Aivee and Z Teo, the most uplifting technique — the one that keeps you forever young — doesn’t come from surgical procedures.
‘We are K-indred spirits’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - December 5, 2025 - 12:00am
Noona is “a Korean honorific term used by a younger male speaker to address an older female, whether she is a biological sister, a close female friend, or an older female acquaintance.”
Spread gratitude this Christmas
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Gratitude is the true measure of progress and contentment.
Liza & Kris had ‘cordial’ lunch in Michael Leyva’s house
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 31, 2025 - 12:00am
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (LAM) and former presidential daughter Kris Aquino had a cordial meeting in designer Michael Leyva’s house in Antipolo during his 36th birthday lunc...
Who’s HOO in skincare
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Something that’s tried and tested, that’s “HOO.”
Marina Antonio, Malu Veloso & Hannah Barrera: It runs in the genes & the seams
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Hannah Veloso Barrera is a fourth-generation fashion designer in a thread first spun by her great-grandmother Marina Reyes Antonio, wife of National Artist for Architecture Pablo Antonio. This enduring...
‘Dioleta’ Boholana bags P1 million for chair inspired by her lola
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Inspired by her Lola Dioleta and the strong women in her family, Bohol artist Deya Tsyna wove her version of a woman’s hair into a sleek “hairstyle” reimagined in a chair — and bagged P1 million...
Fate & faith made Alice the ‘Woman of Steel’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 3, 2025 - 12:00am
The University of Santo Tomas has conferred the Doctor of Commerce degree, honoris causa, upon builder Alice G. Eduardo in solemn investiture ceremonies at the UST campus in Manila. She is only the third person to...
Women power at Dusit
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 30, 2025 - 12:00am
It was just fitting that in a hotel founded by a pioneering Thai woman, two visionary women Chef Watcharaphon “Ja” Yongbanthom of award-winning Benjarong Manila and Chef Pichaya “Pam” Soontornyanakij,...
Vicki, Hayden kick off precious memories for Scarlet
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Doctors Hayden Kho and Vicki Belo did what they normally wouldn’t do in the middle of the schoolyear — they let their daughter Scarlet Snow be absent for a couple of days...
World-class pianist Cecile Licad is as Pinoy as paksiw
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Hailed as the “Pianist’s pianist,” and having entranced audiences with the tip of her fingers from Moscow to Manila, Cecile Licad was once asked if she had Viennese blood — because...
September
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 19, 2025 - 12:00am
Do you remember The 21st night of September? From ‘September,’  Earth, Wind and Fire   
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