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US Ambassador MaryKay L. Carlson: ‘We are family’

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - July 8, 2025 - 12:00am

The downpour outside was no match to the outpouring of solidarity inside the red-white-and-blue-festooned ballroom of the Shangri-La at The Fort, at a reception celebrating the 249th anniversary of US Independe...

Vivid Vancouver

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - July 4, 2025 - 12:00am

Vancouver seamlessly weaves stunning natural scenery with First World efficiency — superlatives inadequately capture its allure.

Escape from Tel Aviv!

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 24, 2025 - 12:00am

In the early morning of June 17, Tuesday, when the sun was gentle, and the rockets and missiles were momentarily silent, journalist Alex Vergara was in a van headed for Amman, Jordan from Tel Aviv, Israel...

Diplomacy by design at Vin d’Honneur 2025

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 20, 2025 - 12:00am

There are ties that bind, and there are threads that bind.

Happy Father’s Day to my hero

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 17, 2025 - 12:00am

“When my father didn’t have my hand… he had my back.”

Wide Awake in Seattle

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 13, 2025 - 12:20am

It was easy to be wide awake in Seattle, defying Circadian rhythms and jet lag. Not just because Seattle is coffee (birthplace of the world-renowned Starbucks chain) and other artisanal coffee brands like...

Back with a…Bam!

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 10, 2025 - 12:00am

Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV’s only big loss these days is the 20-plus pounds he has purposely shed these past few years, downsizing from an XL to an L.

Miguel & Jaz Sotto: Taste, tradition & time-honored love

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - June 6, 2025 - 12:00am

When photographer and filmmaker Miguel Lorenzo Sotto wed digital creator and host Jazmin Reyes, it was cinematic — from their Tinghun engagement ceremony in Li Jiang, China, to their church wedding...

Alden Richards: Beneath the dimple

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 30, 2025 - 12:00am

One of the country’s most eligible heartthrobs and star of some of the country’s biggest box office and pop culture hits from AlDub to Hello, Love, Again, Alden Richards is introspective...

Netflix’s Secrets We Keep: The Secret is Out

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 27, 2025 - 12:00am

Secrets We Keep, a Danish drama series on Netflix, shouldn’t be kept secret — if only because it gives Filipinas pivotal roles in the narrative, and underscores the significant roles they play in Danish...

Mt. Everest: Skyscraper

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 23, 2025 - 12:00am

Wellness advocate and professional Rosan Cruz was recently in a world where skyscrapers had no lifts; where the sky was forever, and the world’s tallest peak, Mt. Everest, a precious photobomber.

NUSTAR Cebu: ‘A beacon rising above the water’

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 20, 2025 - 12:00am

It’s Cebu’s NU-west star, and in many ways, the Philippines’, too. In the midst of the election campaign, NUSTAR Hotel had a proclamation of its own.

Bam Aquino on his resounding win: ‘Totally unexpected but we will take it!’

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 16, 2025 - 12:00am

This was the reaction of newly proclaimed Sen. Bam Aquino when I congratulated him over the phone Tuesday, when 97 percent of election returns were already in.

The Lion of the Vatican

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 13, 2025 - 12:00am

This lion emerged in the spring.

The mother of all loves

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 6, 2025 - 12:00am

That people say “motherhood” statements to describe something encompassing and positive is a statement on the epic love of a mother.

Silversea X CITTI Elite: An ‘adventure reveal’

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - May 2, 2025 - 12:00am

During their recent “adventure reveal” at the Grand Hyatt in Taguig City, CITTI Elite president and CEO Shan Dioquino David and Takanobu “Koba” Kobayakawa, Silversea’s...

Is this the little boy I carried?

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 29, 2025 - 12:00am

Sunrise, sunset

He saved his last ‘dance’ for his flock

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 25, 2025 - 12:00am

Pope Francis’ last official act was a graceful ride on his popemobile on Vatican Square, waving to tens of thousands of Catholic faithful and extending his blessings to them.

Our Lady of Fatima on my mind

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 15, 2025 - 12:00am

Because the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is a relatively modern-day shrine — it is very relatable. It is a 20th-century phenomenon.

And the bride wore red

by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - April 11, 2025 - 12:00am

After all, red is also the color of love.

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