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Jett Pangan: A rocking reader
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - June 18, 2006 - 12:00am
Jett Pangan, The Dawn’s lead vocalist and chief lyricist, and wife Elizabeth are extra cheery this Father’s Day because it coincides with the couple’s 12th wedding anniversary. Jett and Elizabeth...
Donnie & Crickette Tantoco: Wise choices in reading
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - June 11, 2006 - 12:00am
The ’50s pioneering entrepreneurs, Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. and his wife Gliceria Rustia-Tantoco, started an unassuming store in the quiet neighborhood of Malate. The shop called Rustan’s, a combination of...
Donnie & Crickette Tantoco: Wise choices in reading
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - June 11, 2006 - 12:00am
The ’50s pioneering entrepreneurs, Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. and his wife Gliceria Rustia-Tantoco, started an unassuming store in the quiet neighborhood of Malate. The shop called Rustan’s, a combination of...
These actors read for inspiration
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - May 14, 2006 - 12:00am
Leading the cast of Atlantis Production’s staging of the multi-award winning play Doubt are actress extraordinaire Cherie Gil and theater leading man Niccolo Manahan. Cherie plays Sister Aloysius, the...
Jimmy Bondoc loves books that direct his moral compass
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - April 9, 2006 - 12:00am
There is a serious side to Jimmy Bondoc that his young admirers may not know about. Jimmy writes poetry. His original compositions are written with the fervor of a young poet, although he can be humorous as well,...
This New Zealander loves Pinoy art and food
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - March 5, 2006 - 12:00am
New Zealander Anne Young had no second thoughts about moving to the Philippines when she was tasked to head the newly-energized Metrobank Card Corporation (MCC). She was instrumental in completing Metrobank’s...
Star girlfriends who read
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - February 12, 2006 - 12:00am
While busy rehearsing for their pre-Valentine show this weekend and tomorrow, Feb. 13, at the Music Museum, with show time at 8:30 p.m., I asked good friends Vina Morales, Geneva Cruz, and Rachel Alejandro if...
Teresa Herrera’s not just a pretty face, she’s a wide reader, too
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - January 29, 2006 - 12:00am
Teresa Herrera is the face of Neutrogena and Avon, ate of Calcarrie’s Tina, Embassy’s Jon, stylist Rosario and Ateneo student Victoria Herrera. Daughter of Theresian Corito Paredes-Herrera, Teresa Paredes...
A Company that loves to read
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - November 13, 2005 - 12:00am
I caught the musical Aspects of Love of Andrew Lloyd- Webber currently being staged at the Republic of Malate on A. Mabini. I was pleasantly surprised by the excellent staging by the New Voice Company. I was very...
The ‘Footloose’ cast loves to read!
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - September 11, 2005 - 12:00am
Footloose, the ’80s film, has come to life onstage in Stages’ Footloose, the Musical, at the Meralco Theater. Opened last Sept. 2, the musical runs all weekends of September at the Meralco Theater. The...
A family of readers
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - May 8, 2005 - 12:00am
This weekend, I asked the Alejandro family – Dad Hajji and his kids, Ali, drummer for the band Mojofly, young chef Barni who is behind Sexy Chef South Beach Catering Service, and singer/actress Rachel –...
Dick Gordon loves a good mystery
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - April 3, 2005 - 12:00am
I have been bumping into Senator Richard Gordon since he was the Tourism Secre-tary, and I have been hounding him for his favorite books. I’m happy to finally share his favorite books. He has taken a step...
Pia Cayetano reads books on banking and the Bible
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - February 20, 2005 - 12:00am
Compañera Pia Cayetano is the youngest female senator in the history of the Philippines. Armed with a degree in law, which she obtained from the University of the Philippines, graduating seventh in her class,...
Ace Durano is guided by books on capitalism and spirituality
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - February 6, 2005 - 12:00am
The youngest Cabinet member in the Arroyo Administration is a three-term representative from the fifth district of Cebu from 1998-2004. Joseph Ace H. Durano, an American-educated legislator, is a Bachelor of Arts...
Jasmine Trias: What can I say! Shakespeare rocks!
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - October 17, 2004 - 12:00am
Jasmine Trias made waves when Pinoys all over America took to texting in their votes and made her reach third place in the 2004 American Idol Search. Meeting her up close during the shoot for Bench, I realized...
Maria Ressa: Seeds of Filipino excellence
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - December 28, 2003 - 12:00am
When I was invited to say a few words about journalist Maria Ressa at the recent launch of her internationally-released book in Powerbooks at Greenbelt 4, I thought to myself: What do I say about Maria, a jane of...
What some people read in the bathroom
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - November 16, 2003 - 12:00am
As it is so difficult to get celebrities to share their favorite books, I have been unable to keep up the Reading Club on a regular weekly or even on a bi-monthly basis. I thought I’d find out about other forms...
What’s brewing? Ask Chit Juan
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - November 24, 2002 - 12:00am
If there are two businesses to be busy with today, they’ve got to be marketing Philippine coffee from farm to cup and selling franchises of homegrown companies. Yet, having been part of the original Tavern on...
Ogie Alcasid: Big on parenting books
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - November 3, 2002 - 12:00am
It’s been a great year for Ogie Alcasid. He had another child who will most probably be as beautiful as their mother Michelle and first daughter Leila. He had a sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum. He is...
Nedy Tantoco pours her heart into non-fiction
by THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis - September 22, 2002 - 12:00am
It is not surprising that Zenaida "Nedy" Tantoco’s choice of favorite tomes lies exclusively on the side of non-fiction. As the top honcho of the country’s most enduring and admired retail empire,...
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