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Luck for Aquino, disasters for PHL– feng shui expert

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:56:00 +0000

Master Joseph Chau, resident feng shui expert of the Mandarin Oriental Manila. THE Year of the Water Dragon, which starts on January 23 will bring general luck and prosperity to the Philippines but...

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Impressive, incredible, sensational (slogans)!

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000

WHILE doing research on the tourism slogans of other countries, I stumbled on the site of travel blogger, Fiona Cuillinan. In 2009, she compiled a list of slogans used in a number of countries,...

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'It's more fun in the Philippines' - Spread the word, says DOT

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:20:00 +0000

Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. shows off the new Philippine brand "It's more fun in the Philippines" translated into various languages, in a press briefing at the Department of Tourism...

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Doomsday you say?

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:28:00 +0000

FROM my friend, Manila Standard columnist Jojo Robles comes this cartoon: Haha! ;p Happy New Year folks!

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Sharing the Noche Buena feast

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Last of two parts THE holiday season continues as we eat through more parties, food presents, and reunions with family and friends. So what is your dream Noche Buena feast? On my family’s dining...

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Pinoy stars share their fave Noche Buena dishes

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:21:00 +0000

THE Noche Buena (literally, “good night”) is the meal all Filipinos look forward to as a way to honor the God and tradition, as well as share our bountiful blessings with friends and family after a...

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Hope floats

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:08:00 +0000

THIS is the best editorial I've read so far this year. It captures the essence of who we are as Filipinos in a time of tragedy - how we all come together, and give hope to others. It is the Christmas...

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The true spirit of Christmas is in giving

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:04:00 +0000

(First of two parts) I’M sure that like me, you too are at a loss on how we can still make merry during the holiday season with what just happened in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City and other areas...

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BBDO wins bid to craft new PH tourism slogan

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:16:00 +0000

The Department of Tourism has chosen BBDO Guerrero | Proximity Philippines as the winning bidder in its P5.6-million "Philippine Brand Campaign focusing on Tourism" project. However, no new tourism...

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No bad hair days this Xmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:13:00 +0000

LIKE most women, I too have a love-hate relationship with my hair. I get obsessed brushing it, fluffing it this way and that, or blow-drying it just to make it look like I just came from the salon....

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'Paskuhan sa Paseo' draws 'em with the best Filipino Christmas treats

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:08:00 +0000

(Bangus embotido) MANILA, Philippines - Say “food festival,” and I’m usually there in a heartbeat. The latest one being raved about is the “Paskuhan sa Paseo” at the Mandarin Oriental Manila’s Paseo...

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Finding love in the Year of the Water Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:47:00 +0000

(Feng shui expert Marites Allen gave a preview of her 2012 predictions during a recent press briefing at Manila Hotel. On January 22, 2012, the hotel will usher in the Year of the Water Dragon with a...

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DOT to decide new slogan this week (UPDATED)

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:06:00 +0000

THE Department of Tourism is currently weighing the proposals of eight short-listed advertising agencies that submitted bids for the P5.6-million Philippines brand campaign project. The agency’s...

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Christmas magic!

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:05:00 +0000

CHRISTMAS is really such a special time of the year when all magical things happen! One of them is the Spectacular Spectrum, a symphony of Christmas lights and music at the Ayala Triangle Garden in...

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A story of courage, hope and love

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:44:00 +0000

(Life-affirming former astronaut Mark Kelly and his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, tell a love story of challenges and triumph to multi-awarded broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer, right. Photo from...

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Cardholders beware!

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:45:00 +0000

I'M posting this story by Johnson Tan, a De La Salle alumnus and business owner, and friend of media colleague, Mia Gonzalez of the BusinessMirror. Mia posted this last night on her Facebook page,...

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Industry stakeholders threaten boycott of Tourism Congress polls (UPDATED)

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:36:00 +0000

(Former DOT Secretary Narzalina Lim.) A number of tourism stakeholders who had earlier planned to attend the upcoming Tourism Congress elections on Friday, November 11, at the Philippine...

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Doing it all...and in high heels at that!

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:25:00 +0000

ASIAN women are doing it all. That’s the conclusion arrived at in a new study by media company Universal Networks International and research partner Synovate. Dubbed “High Heeled Warriors,” the...

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The Halloween-ization of the Filipino

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:49:00 +0000

(Lighted pumpkins on the steps of a Filipino home. Photo from placesinthephilippines.com.) I DON’T know how Halloween became an important event in the country. I won’t call it a “holiday” because...

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Excited over ketchup

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:29:00 +0000

LOOKIT! This is the newest ketchup variant for Heinz. It's darker and according to the Huffington Post, the balsamic vinegar rounds of the flavors of the ketchup in an umami sort of way. (Read the...

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Happy ever after

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:49:00 +0000

WHEN intimate relationships fail, such as a significant love partnership or a marriage, the ones who bear the heaviest toll of the separation, and the attendant emotional suffering, will be the two...

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DOT: PHL has other connections to Europe

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:29:00 +0000

AIR France-KLM’s planned pullout from Manila will likely impact on the number of tourist arrivals from Europe as many prefer direct nonstop services to destinations, a tourism official said on...

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8 ad agencies vie for PHL brand campign

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:35:00 +0000

EIGHT of the country’s top advertising agencies have been shortlisted for the P5.6-million tourism slogan project of the Department of Tourism (DOT). A list obtained by the BusinessMirror showed the...

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New Tourism chief's vision

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:02:00 +0000

HE has the right sound bites, that’s for sure. That’s what I first thought when advertising stalwart Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. faced his first press briefing as acting secretary of the Department of...

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No fund misallocation in Mark Lapid case – DOT chief

noreply@blogger.com (Stella Arnaldo) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0000

FOR now, Mark Lapid is staying on as general manager of the Tourism Infrastruture and Zone Authority (Tieza), formerly the Philippine Tourism Authority. Thus said Ramon Jimenez Jr., acting secretary...

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