WOMEN ARTISTS. Participating artists pose with their works at the launch of “Miyeres Del Artes 6” at Chef Jessie Rockwell Club in Makati City on Friday (March 8, 2024). The all-women group exhibition organized in celebration of International Women’s Month will run until March 30. (PNA photo by Filane Mikee Cervantes) MANILA …
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Stray Kids’ Felix makes runway debut at Paris Fashion Week
Korean boy group Stray Kids’ member Felix made a show-stopping debut on the international fashion scene, walking the runway at Paris Fashion Week for the prestigious Louis Vuitton brand. Following his appointment as the house ambassador for the luxury label, Felix confidently strutted down the catwalk for the brand’s Fall/Winter …
Read More »Kuh Ledesma shares about living the best life
A birthday to celebrate, a concert to entertain, and a message to inspire Kuh Ledesma A celebration that hopes to entertain and Inspire. That is the theme of 3:16, 2024’s birthday concert by the Philippines’ one and only pop diva Kuh Ledesma. 3:16, the numeric equivalent of Kuh’s birthdate, March …
Read More »Women’s Month: CCP shining purple light until end of March
Purple light shines on structures of the CCP (CCP / Rodel Valiente / Release) MANILA, Philippines — The Cultural Center of the Philippines is celebrating Women’s Month this March by casting purple lights on several of its structures. These include the main building, the Tanghalang Pambasa; the Bamboo Pavilion in Liwasang …
Read More »4th Impact deletes GoFundMe page for dog donations after heavy backlash
Photo of Shih Tzu dogs taken from the GoFundMe page created by 4th Impact on Feb. 23, 2024, which was later on deleted. (gofundme.com) MANILA, Philippines — After receiving heavy criticisms online, girl group 4th Impact has deleted their GoFundMe page asking for donations for their 200 dogs. “Fundraiser not …
Read More »Filipina women learning to ‘feel sexy’ through dance
In this photo taken on Feb. 25, 2024, women pose for a photo during a class at Chairlesque, a burlesque and chair dancing studio, in San Juan, Metro Manila. In the deeply conservative Philippines, a burlesque and chair dancing studio is helping women to express their sexuality and accept their …
Read More »Heart Evangelista is cover girl of Malaysia’s GLAM 20th anniversary issue
Heart Evangelista Fresh from her triumphant catwalk debut at the recent Paris Fashion Week, international fashion icon Heart Evangelista is this month’s cover girl of Malaysia’s most prestigious luxury fashion magazine, GLAM, also celebrating its 20th anniversary. In a grand unveiling of its Platinum anniversary edition, the opulent magazine handpicked …
Read More »Batangueño artists push art tourism to draw more visitors
INDIGENOUS ARTISTRY. Products made by Batangueño artists are exhibited at an event organized by the Department of Tourism at the Lima Park Hotel in Malvar, Batangas in this file photo. The BAtangueñong Grupo sa SIning at Kultura (BAGSIK) announced on Tuesday (March 5, 2024) that it will be spearheading a …
Read More »DOH supports Recto’s proposal to ban disposable vapes
Vaping (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support to the proposal of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to ban disposable vapes. In a statement Wednesday, the DOH said all vapes should be banned due to their harmful effects on health and the environment. “Disposable vapes …
Read More »This 100-year-old Quebecer is still volunteering in his community and has no plans to stop
Louis Pagé, in Brome Lake Que., started volunteering in the 1990s. Weeks after he turned 100 in February, he’s still at it. ‘I forget about my age until somebody reminds me,’ says Louis Pagé. Sitting on his couch in his family home where he has lived alone for upward of …
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