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Jose Mari Chan on becoming Phl’s ‘Christmas icon’
While Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is known as one of the most popular Christmas anthems, and South Korean mega group Exo’s “First Snow” revisits South Korean charts as the Christmas season approaches, the Philippines takes pride in Jose Mari Chan, who is known by many as the “Father of Philippine Christmas Music.” As soon as September approaches, Filipinos gear up for the Christmas spirit by starting their Christmas countdown, buying and setting up Christmas decorations, playing holiday playlists, or sharing Christmas-related posts. Known for the songs “Christmas in Our Hearts,” “Mary’s Boy Child,” and more, Jose Mari Chan is considered the Philippines’ Christmas Icon. The Christmas icon In Boy Abunda’s talk show segment, Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, aired on 1 September, the singer said that he was initially confused with Internet memes about him, but it still gave him a good laugh. However, Chan does not want to be called “The King of Christmas” by Filipinos. “Because there is only one King of Christmas and that is our Lord Jesus Christ,” Chan said. He also confessed that he did not expect the massive success of his song “Christmas in Our Hearts,” noting that his producers suggested a romantic Christmas song instead of a Christian-themed song, but suddenly “Christmas in Our Hearts” became a popular hit at radio stations. Although his songs are booming in popularity as the holidays are fast approaching, the singer admitted that he does not earn much from his songs anymore. “The technology has changed: Nobody buys records, nobody buys CDs, nobody buys cassettes anymore,” he said. “We earn a little bit from Spotify, [but] not too much… and also from endorsements and doing shows, that’s all.” Still, Chan is overjoyed that Filipinos continue to associate him with Christmas up to this day. “How nice to be associated with [the] Christmas season. I mean, it’s the biggest season in the Philippines, and it’s the best-loved season.” he said. Despite the busy schedule due to endorsements and upcoming shows until the end of the year, the singer celebrates what truly matters in his life: being married to his wife for more than 50 years and a healthy, beaming grandfather of nine grandchildren. [caption id="attachment_178686" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Jose Mari Chan | SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE.COM/NINONG RY TV[/caption] Jose Mari Chan-approved Christmas content Aside from the Internet memes and posts of Jose Mari Chan peeking through almost everything as a reminder that Christmas is fast approaching, there is already an abundance of content with the 78-year-old singer that will make you feel the Christmas spirit. On 30 August, social media personality Yasmin Asistido, more popularly known as Kween Yasmin, posted a duet with Chan. Both dressed in red, the duo sang the chorus of “Christmas in our Hearts.” As of writing, the video garnered over 120,000 likes and 1.5 million views on Facebook. Meanwhile, chef and social media personality Ninong Ry and Chan collaborated in a 24-minute-vlog titled, “JOSE MARI CHAN x NINONG RY — ANO PA ANG KULANG SA PASKO?” on 1 September. In the vlog, the two prepared staple Noche Buena dishes such as macaroni salad, roast chicken, and embutido, while discussing what matters the most during Christmas — keeping the tradition and spending the holiday with our family and loved ones. Chan is also set to appear on the weekend variety show ASAP Natin ‘To along with Jamie Rivera, the World Hip Hop Dance Championship 2023 Adult Division winners, the cast of the youth-oriented show Senior High and more. Some might say that Christmas does not feel like how it used to be in the past due to the advent of social media, the loss of someone special, the continuous deterioration of quality of life and the economy, or how it becomes a reminder that we are all growing older and we have adult responsibilities to face. Still, entertainers like Jose Mari Chan give us a wave of nostalgia for what Christmas should truly feel like — that the holidays should feel warm and festive even in the smallest of ways. Celebrating Christmas does not have to be glamorous every time, but it should always feel like a comforting hug, an exciting tune to a familiar Christmas song, or a hopeful reminder that we all made it through the end of the year.ac The post Jose Mari Chan on becoming Phl’s ‘Christmas icon’ appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nepal celebrates 70 years since first Everest summit
The sons of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa led celebrations in Nepal on Monday to mark the 70th anniversary of the historic first ascent of Everest. The scaling of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak on 29 May 1953 changed mountaineering forever and made the New Zealander and his Nepalese guide household names. "In a whole lot of ways, it was not just Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay that reached the summit of Mount Everest, it was all of humanity," Peter Hillary said at a school founded by his father in the remote village of Khumjung at 3,790 meters. "Suddenly, all of us could go," he said. And gone they have. In the past seven decades, more than 6,000 climbers have climbed the world's highest mountain, according to the Himalayan Database. It remains dangerous, with more than 300 losing their lives in the same period, including 12 this year. Five others are missing, putting 2023 on course to be a record deadly year. As well as supporting tourism, the rapid growth in the climbing industry has raised revenue for Nepal, which today charges foreigners an Everest permit fee of $11,000. Family members of both the climbers joined locals and officials at the school on Monday morning to inaugurate the Sir Edmund Hillary Visitors Centre, housed in the original building, which opened in 1961. Butter lamps were lit in front of a photograph of Hillary and Tenzing, and their sons, Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay, cut a red ribbon to open the doors to the center. A renovated museum also opened in Tenzing Norgay's name in Namche Bazaar, the largest tourist hub in the trek to the Everest base camp. In Kathmandu, officials and hundreds from the mountaineering community joined a rally with celebratory banners. Top Nepali climbers, including the record holder for most Everest ascents Kami Rita Sherpa, were honored in a ceremony. Sanu Sherpa, the only person to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks twice, called on the government to support the Nepali guides, who bear huge risks to carry equipment and food, fix ropes and repair ladders. "The government has not done much for the Sherpa. I think it would be of great help and we would be happy if the government helps educate children of those climbers who died on mountains," Sherpa told AFP. The post Nepal celebrates 70 years since first Everest summit appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Wellness center celebrates a decade of healing
A certain demographic of women who need support, healing, self-improvement or with fitness goals is drawn to ONELIFE, a center for Pilates and physical therapy. This year, ONELIFE has turned 10 years old, and to celebrate, the studio’s clientele made up of mostly women gathered together last 23 May at the studio’s Estancia Mall branch to look back at how their journey began. “Ten years ago, we started something small. We wanted a place for people to come and work on themselves without feeling intimidated, without feeling judged, without feeling insecure,” said an emotional Tanya Maria Aguila, founder of ONELIFE, during her speech at the company’s 10th-anniversary party. [caption id="attachment_137170" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Tanya Maria Aguila, founder of ONELIFE.[/caption] The party was packed with women in athleisure chic attire, sporting ONELIFE’s colors of blue, ecru, white and grey. It’s a community of glowing women, whose lives have changed and have become one in their sustainable goal: To feel good, become better and healthier—and support fellow women to achieve the same. ONELIFE is clearly driven by the need to help a Filipino woman with her unique needs. It understands that a woman’s body is ever-changing, coupled with various experiences, such as the transition to motherhood, aging and juggling parenthood and career, and how these factors affect her body. Not to mention how women look at other women on social media. “As a woman, it’s so difficult to really—with social media nowadays, right? It’s so difficult to keep up. And so we really wanted this place to become an even safer place for women,” mused Tanya. Tanya described how ONELIFE through the years has shaped into a place for a variety of programs or “care tracks”—be it weight loss, strengthening, toning, posture correction or general fitness. According to Tanya, they have the best licensed physical therapists in the country and internationally trained fitness coaches and consultants. ONELIFE also introduced a care track that focuses on pregnant women, which Tanya says is the first in the country. With studios scattered in major cities in the Metro — San Juan, Pasig and Makati — Tanya even plans to expand ONELIFE to reach and support more women. “What we want to do, really, is to expand here more and abroad. We really want to be a Filipino company that expands abroad. So we are hoping to expand where our physical therapists go to: Australia, the US, Canada and hopefully, later on, Asia,” she shared. If a woman has a physical injury or condition, ONELIFE designs a program to address these needs. “What we do here is actually very bespoke,” added Tanya. “It’s personalized every single time. So in terms of program, we really customize it each time. What people can expect is that when they come here, it’s always like a new program for them, depending on what they need at the moment.” “When you have a special condition, we ask for your doctor’s diagnosis and recommendation, and our PTs read that and they execute the program with a bit of a customized program for us as well,” she said. ONELIFE’s community of its women clientele, who had forged friendships over the years, advocate women empowerment and support. Tanya, the women’s leader and friend, on her company’s 10th year, still carries that fervent passion in her crusade for women’s well-being and betterment. “…We realized, to serve the people best, people like us who have special needs, who have special — you know, who need a little bit of support — we needed to specialize more and more. So we’re here. ONELIFE has evolved into a place that’s really for women. I dare say that we know women best,” Tanya concluded. The post Wellness center celebrates a decade of healing appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Duterte urges Filipinos to hold on to hope as nation celebrates Christmas amid COVID
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Chris Nick creates the modern flapper
His fall/winter 2020 collection takes cues from the 1920s, Années folles, the ‘Crazy Years.’ What happened in the ’20s, 100 years ago? They went roaring, années folles, as the French called them. The Jazz Age in the US, the Golden Age in Europe, emerging from World War I, descending to the Great Depression. It was the time of The Lost Generation, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Cole Porter. It was the time of the Surrealists, Andre Breton, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire. It was a time of radical views and paradigm shifts. It was the time of women’s suffrage and women’s emancipation, when fashion at last entered the modern era, with women ditching the restricting clothes in favor of comfort, slipping into short skirts or trousers. It was the time of the flapper, defined informally as a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior. It is in ode to these “Crazy Years” that designer Chris Nick de los Reyes came up with his fall/winter collection 2020. “I started conceptualizing the collection December of 2019 and, as we entered a new decade, the ’20s came to mind,” he says. “The Roaring ’20s saw an explosion of art, culture, and racial pride. Social change was evident and economic growth was booming.” Contrast that to these times, 100 years since, when we are between what seemed like a boom and what lies ahead, possibly a much-changed world that has survived a pandemic. “Very timely,” says Chris of his current collection that is a form of defiance, a chin up against the tendency to dwell in the darkness, just as the 1920s emerged from a decade of war and the Black Plague. “Fashion does not necessarily have to stop. We must look forward, seek advancement.” More than giving Filipino women a temporary means of escapism, the collection celebrates the craving “for light, speed, fun” that this decade in the last century sought. In today’s restrictions, despite today’s restrictions, those cravings remain and Chris Nick lets them have it in fashion. Whereas the flapper of the 1920s was a form of rebellion, in Chris’ interpretation, it is a symbol of strength. “The modern flapper in my eyes is dressed up in classics with a distinct aura of authority, sensuality, and wit,” he says. “And as a Filipina, she brings traditional Filipiniana into the current times.” It is a time of fear and great uncertainty, but the modern Filipina maintains a positive outlook. With fashion as her outlet, she is unafraid to express herself, her individuality. “These women are leaders of change,” says Chris. “With a strong personality, attitude, and a whole lot of charisma, they are symbols of confidence.” His collection at once conceals and reveals—but not too much, never too much—the female form in tulle, satin, silk, and wool mostly in black, the designer’s favorite color, the color of power, seduction, fantasy, and mystery. Chris also plays with texture with a boldness he’s never had before, although his style signature mixing tailored pieces with evening dresses, embellishing masculine silhouettes with fringes, feather, and sparkle, makes each piece distinctly, unmistakably Chris Nick......»»
7 nanlaban drug suspects dead after Baste Duterte declares drug war
Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte declared a "war on drugs" in the city, at least seven drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation in the city — violence that highlights the seriousness of the mayor's recent threat of outright killing persons caught using illegal drugs......»»
CHR alarmed by war vs drugs in Davao City
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Oplan Harabas yields 3 drivers positive for drugs
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Mandaue drug bust: P476,000 ‘shabu’ seized from HVI
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CHR probes Davao drug war deaths
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Drayber, konduktor sa bus sa Ecoland terminal gipaubos sa drug test
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PDEA: 7 drivers yield positive results in drug testing
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‘Oplan Harabas’ starts
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Drug killings 95 percent lower than in previous admin
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7 dead after Davao City Mayor Duterte declares war vs. drugs
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11 drug offenders complete reformation program
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