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A magnificent celebration for the Year of the Wood Sheep

By Johnny Litton | March 28, 2015 - 12:00am

The top-notch five-star hotel in the Queen City of the South Marco Polo Plaza Cebu (MPPC) organized a lavish affair to celebrate the Year of the Wood Sheep.

Modern Living

Excellence in design for exports

January 5, 2015 - 12:00am

In the recently concluded 60th edition of Manila FAME, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions recognized exporters and designers through the Katha  Awards, considered as a prestigious award...

Business

Ann Ong: ‘True to what is Filipino’

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez | December 3, 2013 - 12:00am

In her first “serious” year as an accessories designer, housewife-turned-entrepreneur Ann Ong bagged the three prestigious Katha Awards for Best Product Design in Fashion given by the Center for International...

Newsmakers

Nature-inspired designs shine at Katha Awards

November 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Nature took center stage at the recent Manila FAME International both as inspiration and as the building block for each winning piece at Katha Awards.

Modern Living

Dutch designer reshapes Philippine design

May 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Local manufacturers were given a fresh perspective through design collaborations with Manila-based Dutch designer Natalie Buijs.

Modern Living

And the award goes to...

By Ronald Gonzales | December 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Those who have been nominated for any award would agree that the few seconds before the winner is announced is the most nerve-wracking and heart-pounding moment of any awarding event. These were exactly what several...

Modern Living

The paper people

By Ronald M. Gonzales | June 14, 2005 - 12:00am

Even in this electronic age we can’t live without paper. It’s so much a part of our lives we take it for granted–use it, throw it–and don’t give paper a second thought. But here are two...

Starweek Magazine

The Paper people

By Ronald M. Gonzales | June 12, 2005 - 12:00am

Even in this electronic age we can’t live without paper. It’s so much a part of our lives we take it for granted–use it, throw it–and don’t give paper a second thought. But here are two...

Starweek Magazine

Diretso: Classy, but minus the frills

February 1, 2003 - 12:00am

For Filipinos, "Diretso" stands for something that is "straight" and "direct". It signifies "focus, honesty and a single definite direction". True to the very sense of the...

Real Estate