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                    [Title] => Largest blue diamond in auction to fetch $48 million
                    [Summary] => Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in Hong Kong in April.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-02-17 09:33:00
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                    [Title] => ENRIQUE GONZALES & MONIQUE BORJA:  A double dose of happiness
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Monique Borja and Enrique Gonzales were introduced to each other when their respective cousins Nikki Badelles and Bianca Locsin  decided that these two should meet via a group date in August 2012.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-07-09 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Frannie Jacinto
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                    [Title] => Harry Winston: Setting the stage for legendary gems
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The year was 1935. A 39-year-old diamond trader named Harry had just spent several intense weeks negotiating with De Beers to purchase a 726-carat rough- cut diamond that was unearthed in Pretoria, South Africa.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-01-26 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Cai Subijano
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                    [Title] => Adora and Harry Winston
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From Adora’s Emmanuel T. Pineda, I got a book on Harry Winston, whose exquisite jewelry collection will be on Adora’s floor to view and buy.
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-12-12 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Tingting Cojuangco
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                    [Title] => Rules of engagement
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It looks like somebody sneezed and out came diamond rings. Everyone and their dogs, it seems, is engaged this year. Seriously, it’s like commitment-phobes are so 2009.
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-04-18 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804717
                    [AuthorName] => Celine Lopez
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                    [Title] => Diamond: A symbol of sacred love
                    [Summary] => One of my closest friends celebrated their silver wedding anniversary recently. Instead of spending a fortune partying with a thousand friends, her husband offered her a grand second honeymoon and an expensive piece of jewelry. They chose to go to New York City as they love to watch Broadway plays and enjoy the gastronomic delights of the city’s top restaurants. She also opted to buy her anniversary gift there, from one of my friends in the trade.
                    [DatePublished] => 2005-09-03 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => SAVOIR FAIRE By Mayenne Carmona
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                    [Title] => Investment in jewelry,  real estate, and art
                    [Summary] => In some circles, Paulino Que is better known for his collection of old Philippine furniture and other collectibles than as a major buyer of Makati real estate. Like many collectors, Mr. Que buys what he loves to look at and to touch even as he keeps an eye on their future resale or investment value. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-05-30 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey 
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                    [Title] => Phoemela Baranda is a DIY snack master
                    [Summary] => People who know Phoemela Baranda swear she can be crazy and funny. She is a child trapped in a woman’s body. For her age, she has amassed a great resume, a successful modeling portfolio, and a burgeoning television hosting career. Most famous for having been part of the top-rating show, Extra Challenge, she can only relive stories about her stint with the GMA-7reality program.
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                    [AuthorName] => KITCHEN SPY By Heidi Ng
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                    [Title] => Phoemela Baranda floats like a butterfly and stings like Ali
                    [Summary] => Phoemela Baranda – Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP) board member – is determined to help models like her become more exacting in the fees that they collect and the work that is expected of them. Many models today have to work in an environment not defined by any guidelines. As PR for the group, the 23-year-old Phoemela knows that seasoned models need to unite to demand fair working conditions. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-07-28 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1154514
                    [AuthorName] => Aurora Diaz-Wilson
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                    [Title] => Growing a soulful garden of herbs
                    [Summary] => Here’s a garden/farm that anyone who doesn’t have experience in agriculture can start. One must have a love for the earth, though, to embark on this hands-on experiment. Edith Tobias and her husband Jing lived and worked in New York City for 14 years, she as an accountant-comptroller of De Beers (the biggest processor of diamonds in the world), and he as management consultant. When they returned to the Philippines eight years ago, they decided to go into something different from what they did in the Big Apple. They bought a 2,600 sq.m.
                    [DatePublished] => 2002-07-21 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804859
                    [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas
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Largest blue diamond in auction to fetch $48 million

February 17, 2022 - 9:33am

Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in Hong Kong...

Arts and Culture

ENRIQUE GONZALES & MONIQUE BORJA: A double dose of happiness

By Frannie Jacinto | July 9, 2014 - 12:00am

Monique Borja and Enrique Gonzales were introduced to each other when their respective cousins Nikki Badelles and Bianca Locsin...

Fashion and Beauty

Harry Winston: Setting the stage for legendary gems

By Cai Subijano | January 26, 2014 - 12:00am

The year was 1935. A 39-year-old diamond trader named Harry had just spent several intense weeks negotiating with De Beers to purchase a 726-carat rough- cut diamond that was unearthed in Pretoria, South Africa...

Sunday Lifestyle

Adora and Harry Winston

By Tingting Cojuangco | December 12, 2010 - 12:00am

From Adora’s Emmanuel T. Pineda, I got a book on Harry Winston, whose exquisite jewelry collection will be on Adora’s floor to view and buy.

Sunday Lifestyle

Rules of engagement

By Celine Lopez | April 18, 2010 - 12:00am

It looks like somebody sneezed and out came diamond rings. Everyone and their dogs, it seems, is engaged this year. Seriously,...

Sunday Lifestyle

Diamond: A symbol of sacred love

By SAVOIR FAIRE By Mayenne Carmona | September 3, 2005 - 12:00am

One of my closest friends celebrated their silver wedding anniversary recently. Instead of spending a fortune partying with a thousand friends, her husband offered her a grand second honeymoon and an expensive piece...

Modern Living

Investment in jewelry, real estate, and art

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | May 30, 2005 - 12:00am

In some circles, Paulino Que is better known for his collection of old Philippine furniture and other collectibles than as a major buyer of Makati real estate. Like many collectors, Mr. Que buys what he loves to...

Business As Usual

Phoemela Baranda is a DIY snack master

By KITCHEN SPY By Heidi Ng | March 10, 2005 - 12:00am

People who know Phoemela Baranda swear she can be crazy and funny. She is a child trapped in a woman’s body. For her age, she has amassed a great resume, a successful modeling portfolio, and a burgeoning television...

Food and Leisure

Phoemela Baranda floats like a butterfly and stings like Ali

By Aurora Diaz-Wilson | July 28, 2003 - 12:00am

Phoemela Baranda – Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP) board member – is determined to help models like her become more exacting in the fees that they collect and the work that is...

Lifestyle Business

Growing a soulful garden of herbs

By Domini M. Torrevillas | July 21, 2002 - 12:00am

Here’s a garden/farm that anyone who doesn’t have experience in agriculture can start. One must have a love for the earth, though, to embark on this hands-on experiment. Edith Tobias and her husband Jing...

Agriculture