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                    [ArticleID] => 1539872
                    [Title] => In memory of the Hotel InterContinental Manila
                    [Summary] => 

Opened on April 15, 1969, I first set foot in the Hotel InterContinental Manila in the mid 1970s when I accompanied my father, the late Renato “Katoks” Tayag, to meet his former journalist colleagues at the Café Jeepney.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136103 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236973 [AuthorName] => Claude Tayag [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/food-and-leisure/20160107/Hotel-Intercontinental-Manila-1.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 825447 [Title] => Romancing the Fan @ InterCon [Summary] =>

Rachy Cuna’s ABANIKO opened at the lobby of InterContinental Manila with Intercon general manager Christian Pirodon in attendance.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cassandra [SectionUrl] => cassandra [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 544957 [Title] => Intercon Manila Helps Child Haus [Summary] =>

To mark its 40th year, Intercontinental Manila recently held a benefit dinner show for Child Haus, a halfway house for poor cancer-stricken children from the provinces who are undergoing treatment in Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 488813 [Title] => Dish way to Quezon province [Summary] =>

That’s how the road sign leading to Quezon province should probably read. Because this province, located southeast of Metro Manila, has so much to offer in terms of food — for both body and soul.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7936/lif1thumb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 423027 [Title] => Rachy's Christmas tree of life [Summary] =>

This Christmas, stylist Rachy Cuna is using his — and ours, too — coconut.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 416517 [Title] => A jeepneyful of Pinoy cuisine [Summary] =>

It’s always great to hear about culinary events that promote Filipino cuisine. I grew up on my mother’s cooking, in my hometown of Orani, Bataan.

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133357 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351341 [AuthorName] => Heny Sison [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 400257 [Title] => Rajo roars [Summary] => I can’t help but get emotional every time Rajo Laurel stages a fashion gala. I was a young fashion admirer ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097678 [AuthorName] => Tim Yap [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 21808 [Title] => The suite life at InterContinental Manila [Summary] =>

If you are looking for a pocket vacation that won’t hurt your budget, head off to the InterContinental Manila and book yourself a suite for the five-star pampering you truly deserve. Just flash your Citibank card and, voila!, you get a 20 percent discount on any Suite room on weekends.

That’s what I did recently. I booked myself a junior suite, and as luck would have it, the room came with access to the Club InterContinental Lounge.

[DatePublished] => 2007-10-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1420681 [AuthorName] => Joseph Cortes [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 8299 [Title] => A scintillating Singapore fling [Summary] =>

When the Singa­porean Tourism Board invited The Philippine STAR to the Singa­porean Food Festival, I was honored and excited to be part of something special.

[DatePublished] => 2007-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134058 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307601 [AuthorName] => Ernest Reynoso Gala [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262101 [Title] => The Intercon at 35 [Summary] => Driving in traffic-free Highway 54 (EDSA) in the late 1960s, you could always tell you’ve arrived in modern Makati once the Hotel Inter-continetal Manila was sighted. The fact that it bore the name Manila always intrigued me. Most people just called it the Intercon, they do so still today, as the hotel celebrates its 35th year of service to a suburb that has grown into the metropolis’ most economically important quarter.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133893 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236309 [AuthorName] => CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) ) )
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