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Joji Felix-Velarde & memories of travel with Chona Kasten, Amading Araneta & Mother Teresa
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - October 10, 2004 - 12:00am
Joji Felix-Velarde. A gifted child film actress, an accomplished prima ballerina, much-admired holder of several national beauty titles, a perennial cover girl, a sought-after fashion model, the ultimate toast...
Reena Francisco’s dream food holiday
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - August 29, 2004 - 12:00am
I was forever on a diet and conscious about how I looked. Vanity was the name of the game," declares the bubbly Reena Francisco. "But due to a forthcoming kidney transplant, I began loading up on prescribed...
Favorite snapshots
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - July 25, 2004 - 12:00am
They promote tourism – in their own special way – during their working hours at the Philippine Department of Tourism or at the attached agencies whether it be the Philippine Tourism Authority, the Philippine...
Nine cakes for Helena Benitez
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - July 11, 2004 - 12:00am
The invitation said it all.Hosted by her doting family, extending to four generations, and joined by the dedicated movers of institutions, organizations and associations closest to her heart, it promised to be a...
ISLAND SECRETS
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - July 4, 2004 - 12:00am
Secretary of Tourism Roberto Pagdanganan has reasons to smile these days. Consider these: Visitor arrivals to the Philippines from January to May of 2004 reflect a growth rate of 31 percent compared to the same...
HOW BONG COO DROPPED THE BALL IN BANGKOK
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - June 7, 2004 - 12:00am
With rock-solid determination, a never-say-never fighting spirit and self-discipline, Bong Coo has achieved what no other Filipino lady bowler has even attempted to.
The royal couturier
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - May 26, 2004 - 12:00am
Diana was definitely the most beautiful person I have ever met – both in and out," declares David Emanuel, an old friend of the former nursery school assistant, the shy Lady Di, before she became the glamorous...
When Koji Shinmachi of Japan speaks, everybody listens
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - May 9, 2004 - 12:00am
Koji Shinmachi is the well-respected and much-admired chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA). JATA is the biggest, most influential and powerful tourism and travel organization in Japan with over...
Mariter Macapagal’s longest 10 minutes in New Delhi
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - December 21, 2003 - 12:00am
Through a pleasant and amiable telephone conversation, I was forewarned that the 26-year-old residence was undergoing restoration, renovation and refurbishment. Visions of disruption and disarray, images of clutter...
Menchu Concepcion’s worst souvenir: A laughing box toy
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - December 14, 2003 - 12:00am
Menchu de las Alas Concepcion lives in distinct worlds in perfect balance and complete harmony. As the youngest daughter of the renowned and prominent Antonio de las Alas and his supportive wife Natividad, she was...
Manuel L. Quezon III & his day tour of France’s luxury hotel toilets
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - December 7, 2003 - 12:00am
The moment the door opens and you find yourself in the receiving area, you have a hunch the person in residence must surely love words for there are books everywhere – more books that can easily embarrass some...
Marcos Roces: He walked with heroes
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - September 28, 2003 - 12:00am
Marcos Roces can thank his lucky stars for he is always at the right place, at the right time. Born to an illustrious clan related to most of las buenas familias de Manila, he attended the elite schools and finest...
Si, Mari Borao was born to dance
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - September 21, 2003 - 12:00am
The summer heat wave raged over Europe. The temperature in Madrid registered a record 44 degrees at high noon. But Mari Borao, humming a familiar tune of eras past as the same old memorable song played softly in...
Si, Mari Borao was born to dance
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - September 14, 2003 - 12:00am
The summer heat wave raged over Europe. The temperature in Madrid registered a record 44 degrees at high noon. But Mari Borao, humming a familiar tune of eras past as the same old memorable song played softly in...
Good restos and concerts fill Olga Severino-Martel’s itinerary
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - August 24, 2003 - 12:00am
Olga Severino Martel is a remarkable lady with a vision and a mission, who thrives on challenges, accepts responsibilities with unwa-vering commitment and uncompromising sense of dedication and aims for excellence...
What’s the strangest thing you’ve done on a trip?
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - July 27, 2003 - 12:00am
One pretended to be with a priest to get out of an Italian bar, another one caught her own piranha for dinner, another walked the streets clutching a stranger’s arm, while one routinely eats leeches and beetles...
Conchita Vasquez Azanza’s sentimental journey
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - July 20, 2003 - 12:00am
Dressed befitting a lady of her years, la graciosa y simpatica Conchita Vasquez Azanza regally sits in her receiving room amid furniture and fixtures of eras past filled with endearing tales to tell. "I sincerely...
Mandaue Has Arrived!
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - June 29, 2003 - 12:00am
Mandaue of my early childhood was a sleepy little town, an indistinguishable hamlet by the sea, where the excellent bibingka for our afternoon meriendas came from, where the play school pupils went merrily on field...
Why Suzie Moya-Benitez walked barefoot in Bangkok’s airport
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - June 8, 2003 - 12:00am
They say first impressions can never be wrong. But I object – how very false. Take Suzie Moya Benitez for example. She started as a dancer of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company where she participated...
How Piolo Pascual slept on a bench in wintry Madrid
by CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque - May 18, 2003 - 12:00am
I have never watched a Piolo Pascual film nor have I seen him on television in one of his many shows or movie re-runs. Though I must admit I have noticed flyers, banners and billboards announcing his latest movie...
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