As an archipelago located around the Pacific Ring of Fire, Philippines is prone to natural calamities such as typhoons and earthquakes. Approximately twenty tropical cyclones enter the Philippine area of responsibility each year, ten of which are expected to potentially become typhoons. The country has lost thousands of lives and [...]
By: Glenna Aquino | Philippine Daily Inquirer Built on an uneven downhill slope, the house has a contemporary silhouette with large, open-plan social spaces for entertaining visitors. The interiors feel like elegant outdoor rooms ringed by old mango trees with gnarled trunks that add an organic feature to the modern structure. The [...]
By: Cielo Anne Calzado If you’ve seen Willie Revillame’s stunning tropical house in Ayala Heights, Quezon City, you’ll know that he values the home. Aside from completing it with elegant must-haves, the outdoor area was designed by a landscape artist and was given much thought, too. The same can be said for [...]
As the Villafuerte couple celebrated their silver wedding anniversary, they also marked another milestone in their 25 years together – moving from lessees to official homeowners – with the construction of their modern 700sqm house in a 1000sqm lot.The couple together with architect Leo Parinas worked on the design [...]
By: Tracey Paska A certain mountaintop in the Visayas might still be a patch of wild terrain today if Michel Lhuillier had followed a divergent career path in his youth. “He wanted to become a farmer when he graduated from De La Salle (University),” revealed his wife, Dr. Amparito Llamas Lhuillier, [...]
By: GO NEGOSYO - Joey Concepcion Within a month, the political landscape entirely changed. We witnessed Sen. Mar Roxas do the unexpected, which was to give way to Sen. Noynoy. We also saw Noynoy accept the challenge to run as president for the Liberal Party. And, just the other day, Mar Roxas [...]