Twice the rector of the University of Santo Tomas (1990-98 and 2008-present), and a former head of the Commission on Higher Education (2004-2007), this Dominican has education at the core of his spirit. Describe a Thomasian in three words. Committed, compassionate, competent. These qualities are in the mission-vision of the University. What will UST be …
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Spanish bread (Php10) and bread sticks (Php65/pack) will never be the same again. Cafe Monsee’s, a bakeshop cum diner run by a lawyer (and named after a monsignor), is quickly turning traffic on Katipunan Avenue towards its two red doors. Have the spinach and mushroom pie (Php45), and the banana walnut caramel (Php65), and you …
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Shanghai’s Bellagio restaurant has landed on Philippine shores with its Manila branch, Lugang Café. Try its lauriat-style servings of Three-Cup Chicken (Php290), Taiwanese Stewed Minced Pork (Php160), and the house specialty dimsum, Steamed Roe and Pork Xiao Long Bao (Php198 for six pieces). Lugang Café is located on Connecticut Street, Northeast Greenhills, San Juan, Metro …
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Coke is not just the drink, but the dinner in this new Coca-Cola-themed restaurant in Quezon City serving American comfort food. Come for the sugar rush—the Sarsi wings are surprisingly good (Php199). Definitely not for diabetics. The Real Thing Diner is located at the Il Terrazzo Building, 305 Tomas Morato Corner Scout Madriñan Street, Quezon …
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Yes, it’s the tuna capital of the Philippines. And yes, it gets an average fish landing of 300 metric tons daily—the Philippines ranks second in world tuna catches and fifth among canned tuna producers—but tuna isn’t everything that General Santos City (more known as GenSan) has to offer. And it’s not just world boxing champ …
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Written by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo Three of my closest friends in High School defied admonitions of the nuns in my convent school, and went to the University of the Philippines after graduation. My parents insisted that I listen to the nuns, and go to the Royal and Pontifical University instead. For a while I stormed against …
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Spain’s Picasso, Dalí and Buñuel made the bizarre in art palatable. But when it came to interpreting the landscape, it took a Filipino to add a dose of sensitivity to the mix. GRAHAM SIMMONS recalls Zobel’s travels through Spain. Born in the Philippines in 1924, the painter Fernando Zobel brought to his art an Asian …
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Like the sizes of the Philippine travel-inspired shirts the Islands Group was built on, the fully furnished rooms at the new Islands Stay Hotel in Cebu are classified simply as small, medium, large and extra large. “Regular guests don’t really get the concept of deluxe and standard,” says Jay Aldeguer, President and CEO of Islands …
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Landing at no. 3 of Travel + Leisure’s Best Islands in Asia in 2010, just behind Bali and the Maldives, Cebu knows how to justify its title. With its constantly changing party landscape, the city never runs out of surprises—whether it’s an old favorite or a new name, there’s always something to drive away the …
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Whether you’re a party animal, beach bum, indie capitalist, misunderstood artist, chocoholic, or Japanese food lover, the Mabuhay staff has just the place for you in the metro. 1. GAYUMA NI MARIA The draw: This old house with a resident fortune-teller, love potions, and Beats Sex Any Day chocolate cake is a set for seduction. …
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