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Ching M. Alano
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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...
Singapore Diagnostics aims to build the medical lab of the future
by Ching M. Alano - January 17, 2023 - 9:00am
Founded in 2013, Singapore Diagnostics (SGD) is now one of the largest laboratories in the Philippines processing lab tests for over 600 hospitals, clinic labs and health care institutions in the country, serving...
Chef Tatung cooks up a 10-course feast at Lore
by Ching M. Alano - December 1, 2022 - 12:00am
YouTube celebrity chef, award-winning author, and passionate heritage food advocate Tatung Sarthou never fails to amuse and amaze us with his wide variety of simple, go-to recipes that come straight from his heart...
Udon wanna miss this: Tsurumaru opens at SM Mall of Asia
by Ching M. Alano - August 4, 2022 - 12:00am
Innovative seasoned restaurateur Maritel Nievera was on vacation in Hawaii with her family in January 2017 when she saw, in front of her hotel, a continuous stream of people patiently queuing up at the door of a...
Alveo’s Bayview Heights: Coming home to nature
by Ching M. Alano - November 16, 2021 - 12:09am
This City of Golden Friendship, where people wear the biggest, warmest smiles, has struck gold in more ways than one.
Food galore, figure-friendly meals, unique Pinoy crafts and fashion finds at Ayala Malls' amaZING app
by Ching M. Alano - September 29, 2021 - 8:00am
Discovere the sheer joy of shopping (and dining) from the comforts of home with Ayala Malls' simply amaZING app.
Shop for good: Alagang AyalaLand enables social enterprises to make a difference
by Ching M. Alano - September 26, 2021 - 12:00am
Basking in a ray of sunshine after the storm, these humble, committed enterprises each have an inspiring story to tell.
PLDT Home Biz drives PH economy by digitally enabling home-based entrepreneurs
by Ching M. Alano - August 16, 2021 - 12:00pm
The leading and fastest home broadband in the country today, PLDT Home introduced a product customized for home-based entrepreneurs: PLDT Home Biz.
A walk trough Greenhouse, the country's first plant mall
by Ching M. Alano - July 24, 2021 - 12:00am
If there’s something good that’s come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that even the jaded urbanite has turned to gardening to beat the blues of being quarantined at home.
Al Fresco dining in a not-so-secret garden
by Ching M. Alano - July 18, 2021 - 12:00am
There’s something about outdoor dining that warms the soul and delights the senses.
Movies you can watch with your mom on Mother’s Day
by Ching M. Alano - May 6, 2021 - 12:00am
Normally, on Mother’s Day, you’d buy your mother a bouquet of her favorite flowers or give her a box of chocolates (or both, if your budget would allow it) and take her out for a nice dinner.
Cathy Yang: From television to telecommunications
by Ching M. Alano - March 10, 2021 - 12:00am
The morning after Super Typhoon Ulysses unleashed its deadly wrath on Luzon, we hear the comforting, familiar voice of Cathy Yang drifting through the airwaves, reassuring us that the telecom company PLDT is doing...
Vibrantly evolving urban communities in the heart of QC
by Ching M. Alano - August 20, 2020 - 8:00am
QC is home to Ayala Land master-planned estates –Vertis North and Cloverleaf.
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