Invited to our celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary Metiz chef Stephan Roxas Duhesme extols the positive shift in how the general public see cooksI can speak from the perspective of our craft as professional cooks. Not so long ago, perhaps 25 to 30 years ago, cooking was still considered strictly a blue-collar job. There has …
Linamnam chef Don Baldosano, an occasional contributor to the Manila Bulletin, waxes lyrical about how time has ripened the fruit that is Philippine cuisineLife is infinitely better today compared to how it was, say, a century ago, or in war-torn Philippines 80 years ago, or even 50 years ago when insurgency made so many places …
A reformist who has left a substantial legacy in our financial institutions, where he served as DBM and DOF secretary and BSP governor, economist Ben Diokno throws in his two cents’ worth in our exploration of how life is better in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Manila BulletinI served four Philippine Presidents (Corazon …
Certified culinarian, food consultant, food stylist, restaurateur, and chef Heny Sison reflects on the evolution of Filipino dining as she joins the Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary celebration, embracing the theme of optimistic change in today’s culinary worldLife is better these days because of the incredible advancements in technology, communication, and healthcare that have made our …
More and more of us are wearing our Filipino identity on our sleeves, says fashion designer Lulu Tan Gan when asked how life has improved to mark the 125th year milestone of the Manila BulletinClose to my heart is fashion and I must say that the Philippine fashion scene has improved in several key ways …
Kasa Palma chef Aaron Isip joins us in celebrating the Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary with all the ways life has become better and tilts his toque off to the Filipino chefs and restaurants that are cooking up a storm in the worldBack in the day, B.S.M. (Before Social Media), when I was still a young …
The founder of Cyma joins our exploration of Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary theme ‘Is Life Better,’ and shares his perspective on how the culinary landscape has evolved over the years, with the availability of a diversity of ingredientsReflecting on the evolution of the culinary world and my work with Cyma over the past two decades, …
To Marga Nograles, chief operating officer of the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board, with whom we celebrate the incredible milestone of 125 years for the Manila Bulletin, the alignment of passion and purpose is what ultimately makes life better for allLife is better when you live for a purpose that is bigger than yourself. For me, that …
Maximalist fashion designer Chito Vijandre celebrates the Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary by embracing technology’s boundless possibilitiesAdvances in technology have certainly made everything more convenient from the time I started as a designer. The weeks it would take for Paris Vogue or L’Officiel to arrive at my doorstep is now just a few seconds to get to …
Hapag chef Kevin Navoa, who joins us in celebrating the 125 th anniversary of the Manila Bulletin, life gets better, no matter how bad it gets, when you know exactly what you are living forLife is definitely better now. For most of my life, I just got by, doing things that made me happy. It wasn’t …
