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                    [Title] => Best paella in town
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“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” — Bob Marley

                    [DatePublished] => 2015-11-21 09:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
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                    [Title] => The stunning & exquisite that is Bulgari
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“The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.”  — Ralph Waldo Emerson

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-11-23 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
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                    [Title] => A very Filipino  send-off party
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“If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year…  Today should always be our most wonderful day.”  — Thomas Dreier
                    [DatePublished] => 2011-11-20 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
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                    [Title] => A grand Broadway evening
                    [Summary] => 
“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.” 
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-11-21 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
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                    [Title] => Where beautiful ladies love to dine
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It was indeed an evening to remember as Caruso Ristorante Italiano, the outstanding restaurant, recently hosted an excellent dinner for the lovely candidates of Ms. Earth 2009.
                    [DatePublished] => 2009-11-22 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
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                    [Title] => A celebration of music
                    [Summary] => "There is no such thing as small country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height." – Victor Hugo 


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-06-12 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Oil search firm listed tomorrow, the first this year
                    [Summary] => Oil exploration firm Petroenergy Resources Corp. will start off the entry of new companies at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this year as it has set the listing of its shares by way of introduction tomorrow, Aug. 11.


In a memorandum to brokers yesterday, the PSE said Petroenergy, a subsidiary of the Yuchengco-controlled listed company Petrofields Corp., will list 84.25 million common shares by way of introduction, or the process of listing shares without undergoing an initial public offering (IPO).


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-08-10 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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                    [Title] => Petrofields unit to list P84.25M worth of shares
                    [Summary] => Petroenergy Resources Corp., a subsidiary of the Yuchengco-controlled Petrofields Corp., is seeking to list P84.25- million worth of shares by way of introduction.  


Petroenergy obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its entire outstanding capital stock of 84.25 million common shares with a par value of P1 per share.  The shares will be listed at the second board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).


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                    [Title] => Alabang’snewestcrowd drawer
                    [Summary] => "Every man is the architect of his own fortune."


	                                          –Appius Claudius
* * *

Hardware problems are now over for Alabang residents.


Federal Hardware, the fastest growing one-stop American-style hardware store, recently held the grand opening of its Alabang branch at the second level Town Plaza of the Alabang Town Center.


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                    [Title] => Devious disguises
                    [Summary] => "Of course, I couldn’t go out on the street in clothes like this, I’d get picked up. Come to think of it, it might be fun." 


– Liberace
***


It was a hip, roaring night with eye-catching costumes from the outlandish to the sublime. Fairies, pirates, cowgirls, belly dancers and other very interesting personalities in ingenious disguises were determined to outshine each other in the year’s most colorful celebration. 


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Best paella in town

By Johnny Litton | November 21, 2015 - 9:00am

“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those...

Allure

The stunning & exquisite that is Bulgari

By Johnny Litton | November 23, 2014 - 12:00am

“The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.”  — Ralph...

Allure

A very Filipino send-off party

By Johnny Litton | November 20, 2011 - 12:00am

“If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year…  Today should always be our most wonderful day.”  — Thomas Dreier

Allure

A grand Broadway evening

By Johnny Litton | November 21, 2010 - 12:00am

“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.”

Allure

Where beautiful ladies love to dine

By Johnny Litton | November 22, 2009 - 12:00am

It was indeed an evening to remember as Caruso Ristorante Italiano, the outstanding restaurant, recently hosted an excellent dinner for the lovely candidates of Ms. Earth 2009.

Allure

A celebration of music

By Johnny Litton | June 12, 2005 - 12:00am

"There is no such thing as small country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height." – Victor Hugo

Allure

Oil search firm listed tomorrow, the first this year

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 10, 2004 - 12:00am

Oil exploration firm Petroenergy Resources Corp. will start off the entry of new companies at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this year as it has set the listing of its shares by way of introduction tomorrow,...

Business

Petrofields unit to list P84.25M worth of shares

June 28, 2004 - 12:00am

Petroenergy Resources Corp., a subsidiary of the Yuchengco-controlled Petrofields Corp., is seeking to list P84.25- million worth of shares by way of introduction. Petroenergy obtained the approval of the Securities...

Business

Alabang’snewestcrowd drawer

By Johnny Litton | January 18, 2004 - 12:00am

"Every man is the architect of his own fortune." –Appius Claudius * * * Hardware problems are now over for Alabang residents. Federal Hardware, the...

Allure

Devious disguises

By Johnny Litton | November 23, 2003 - 12:00am

"Of course, I couldn’t go out on the street in clothes like this, I’d get picked up. Come to think of it, it might be fun." – Liberace *** It was a hip, roaring night with eye-catching...

Allure