BRAD GEISER, managing director, Geiser Maclang PR and Market Research (GMCI PR): My favorite section of the newspaper is the comics section because when I am not working, I don’t want to be thinking.
NANCY ORTIGA, president, Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines: I only take a glimpse at the front page headlines and then I look for the sports page. I diligently read through all the articles on golf. After exhausting them I read the lifestyle section. I return to the headline section and if I have enough time I read the rest of the paper.
ANNIE BENITEZ, homemaker: Front page. It’s where I get all the important news both local and international.
JOHNNY DELGADO, director/actor: I scan the headlines and then I go directly to the editorial page. I want to be able to gauge how the columnists’ opinions compare with mine.
RYAN CAYABYAB, composer: The first thing I do when I wake up and before I eat breakfast is to read the papers. I spend time reading what significant events are happening. I relax by reading the lifestyle and entertainment sections.
FORTUNE SANTOS, member, Professional Models Association of Philippines: The lifestyle section because it keeps me updated on the current fashion trends. But then I’m glad that I get to read features that go deeper than just fashion and beauty stuff.
JUDE HIPOLITO, creative director for Pantene: I read the lifestyle and fashion sections first to keep me abreast of what’s going on in my industry.
ANNA MARIE PERIQUET, president, Anna Marie Home Collection Inc./Aurelio Periquet Jr. Foundation: The first section of the newspaper I read every morning is the front page, particularly the headline stories. However, if the headline story does not capture my interest, I read the business section first.
REENA FRANCISCO, managing director, Store Super Global Café: I read the lifestyle section to know the latest trends, products, restaurants and to find out what’s hot and what’s not. I also read the front page to get a snapshot of what’s happening in the country and around the world.
AISA G. YAP, external relations manager, Procter and Gamble: By habit, I skim through the headlines first then go on to read the more interesting lifestyle pages – to find out where people are going and what they are doing, thinking, reading, watching, and wearing.
NICK CELDRAN, general manager, Tagaytay Highlands Golf and Country Club: Lifestyle section, to keep me abreast of the goings-on in the leisure industry.
AMOR MACLANG, director for communications, GMCI PR: My favorite section of the newspaper is the food and lifestyle sections. My husband and I are always on the prowl for the latest food haunts around the Philippines.
BOBBY CAPCO, publisher, Journal Group: I read the front page first. I do this because it is part of my job to find out what’s happening around the country.