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Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
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The ‘Gracious Lady’ trunk show: Treasures with a priceless cause
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Tonette Martel, who has written articles on the arts, travel and social issues in The STAR for over two decades, and was a speechwriter during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is a “treasure...
Susan Peña Joven: Forever Young
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 19, 2024 - 12:00am
She lives up to her name, “Joven,” which is Spanish for “young.”
Memories on a Christmas tree
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Following a tradition that began with my mother Sonia, I usually set up our Christmas tree right after All Saints’ Day.
It’s destiny
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 12, 2024 - 12:00am
As it is many times in love, the presidency is destiny.
In The Diplomat Season 2, women rule
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 8, 2024 - 12:00am
The diplomat who doesn’t comb her hair smooths out world issues.
MassKara 2024: MassKara unmasked!
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 5, 2024 - 12:00am
I spent five wonderful years of my childhood in Iloilo City, and would visit Bacolod, which was just a ferry ride away. I love its people, its food and its historical structures.
Halloween 2024: Ghouls, goblins & gals
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - November 1, 2024 - 12:00am
During the “witches’ feast” hosted by US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson in her official residence just before Halloween night, saying “Booo!” was giving a compliment.
AC velada 2024 together again, together always
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 29, 2024 - 12:00am
For many, no matter how young or old, attending class reunions is a gift — simply because you are able to attend it.
Velada Magic
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Ariveting study attributed to UCLA finds that women “respond to stress with a cascade of brain chemicals that cause them to make and maintain friendships with other women.”
95 countries, 7 continents & 7 Wonders of the World
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 8, 2024 - 12:00am
CITTI began as a small travel agency with big dreams.
‘Three-la in Manila’ for Alice Eduardo
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - October 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Business is also not just about profit — it’s about people.”
Doña Bea Zobel de Ayala: Beautiful Inside & Out
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 27, 2024 - 12:00am
It was a privilege to have known, and worked with, the late Doña Bea Zobel de Ayala during the administration of President Cory Aquino.
What the world owes Loren Legarda
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 24, 2024 - 12:00am
In the words of French Ambassador Marie Fontanel herself, Sen. Loren Legarda, in championing the Manila Agreement on climate change in 2015 that was adopted by Paris and the world at a summit later that year,...
Why ‘Emily in Paris’ makes us choose
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 20, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s official. There’s going to be an Emily in Paris Season 5! And no wonder.
From kare-kare to karaoke: The Grace Poe we don’t know
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 17, 2024 - 12:00am
And what you didn’t know will stun you.
Sneakers are the new ‘bling’
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 10, 2024 - 12:00am
And they’re more than just collector’s items — as the pair painted on by National Artist for Visual Arts Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera definitely is — they’re...
Joy to the (art) world
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Lawyer Jose Ferdinand “Joy” Rojas, former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager, picked up the paintbrush in between court hearings 15 years ago, and voila, has become a joy to the art...
Cynthia Carrion hoped Carlos would get 2 golds, 1 silver in Paris
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - September 3, 2024 - 12:00am
But Cynthia Carrion, the “wind beneath the wings” of Carlos Yulo, is not disappointed in the gymnast she has nurtured and supported from the time he was in grade school.
And So It Begins: Women power
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - August 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Just before National Heroes Day in the Philippines, four strong women dominated the screen in front of me: former Vice President Leni Robredo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and award-winning filmmaker Ramona...
Aug. 21, 1983
by Joanne Rae M. Ramirez - August 23, 2024 - 12:00am
“A shot rang out. A light went out in August, but a conflagration was lit.” —Cory Aquino, Sto. Domingo Church, Aug. 21, 1988
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