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Ching M. Alano
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‘Tis the season of lighting up lives and creating shared memories
by Ching M. Alano - December 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Will you be home for Christmas?
Why do people like to be in the loop?
by Ching M. Alano - September 9, 2025 - 12:00am
Because they want to stay connected anytime anywhere — ditch FOMO (fear of missing out) forever. That’s probably why this new gadget is the Next Big Thing, you wouldn’t want to leave home without...
Be chili! Don’t lose that spark of madness
by Ching M. Alano - August 21, 2025 - 12:00am
It’s hot, hot, hot! But we’re not talking about the weather.
Chef Sonny Mariano’s blueberry dishes are ‘Khaiba’
by Ching M. Alano - July 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Amention of the word “blueberry” would probably conjure up the image of Elvis Presley singing Blueberry Hill: “I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill/On Blueberry Hill when I found you/...
Why is this tea so matcharap?
by Ching M. Alano - July 17, 2025 - 12:00am
For Masahiro Nagata, 56, sipping tea — make that matcha tea — is a brew-tea-ful way to start a day. Nagata, co-founder and CEO of The Matcha Tokyo, is sharing his love of matcha tea with Filipinos...
When doing good gets better
by Ching M. Alano - June 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Here’s a question for the corporate bosses: Are your employees excited to go to work?
Michelle Dee: ‘My ausome brothers taught me how to be understanding and considerate’
by Ching M. Alano - May 27, 2025 - 12:00am
For Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee, her universe has always revolved around her two "ausome" brothers — one younger and the other, older whom she calls Kuya.
Halo-halo espesyal: Ice, ice, baby!
by Ching M. Alano - April 17, 2025 - 12:00am
  Is there really a Kuya J? We find out as we go milky, yammy and cheesy. 
Anne-Marie Bakker: Planting trees, one page at a time
by Ching M. Alano - April 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Anne-Marie Bakker is half-Dutch, half-Filipino, and 100-percent dendrophile (tree lover). She glows with her enviable tan from getting a lot of sun while planting trees or chasing the waves on the beach.
You say po-tah-toe, I say po-tay-toe
by Ching M. Alano - March 25, 2025 - 12:00am
Whichever way it’s pronounced, I’ve never met a potato that I didn’t like. Most people love potatoes; those who don’t are probably lying.
Metrobank Travel Signature Visa: Swipe your way to your dream destination
by Ching M. Alano - January 21, 2025 - 12:00am
Dreaming of traveling but never getting to your destination?
Sining Filipina: Empowering women through art
by Ching M. Alano - January 16, 2025 - 12:00am
In his poem that was first published in 1865, William Ross Wallace wrote, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”
Morton’s: The sexiest steak on the planet
by Ching M. Alano - December 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Where can you have a perfect slab of steak, paired off with a rare vintage wine, fresh seafood plus fresh salads, rare appetizers and decadent desserts baked on site — in other words, an incredible beginning-to-end...
Memories of life and love
by Ching M. Alano - December 10, 2024 - 12:00am
On a balmy Monday afternoon, that time of day when you’re raring for a nap after a good lunch, you find a horde of energetic people in a happy huddle at the roofdeck of the Sunshine Place Senior Recreation...
Why is Gen Z obsessed with these tumblers?
by Ching M. Alano - December 6, 2024 - 12:00am
You’ll see these little tumblers, peeking out of people’s bags, almost everywhere — at the mall, coffeeshop, restaurant, bus/train station, school, beauty salon, fitness gym, or in church. The person...
New Age ways with the good old potato
by Ching M. Alano - October 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Some of us probably grew up on potatoes — I surely did! Not the French-fry kind churned out by fast-food chains, but the good old-fashioned potato dishes our mommies dearest lovingly...
Barley, the superfood for immunity, heart health, and weight loss
by Ching M. Alano - August 22, 2023 - 12:00am
Since ancient times, barley has been used as a food and medicine. Roman gladiators, with their superhuman strength that could rip a planet apart, were known as “eaters of barley.” This nutrient-rich...
Making a healthy diet affordable for every Juan
by Ching M. Alano - July 25, 2023 - 12:00am
It’s one topic that’s inarguably close to every Juan’s heart (or should we say, stomach): nutrition and health. To celebrate Nutrition Month this July, Nestle Philippines, in partnership with...
Savor capital town: Where the past, present, and future meet
by Ching M. Alano - May 27, 2023 - 12:00am
When you’re visiting San Fernando, Pampanga, you have to take a step back in time to unravel its charm. A stroll around the city can transport you to a Neoclassical past.
How to lose weight — and keep it off
by Ching M. Alano - May 16, 2023 - 12:00am
So, you’ve tried every diet in the book and so far, the only thing you’ve lost is your self-determination. But is there really a diet that can help you lose weight — and keep it off, perhaps f...
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