Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are rivals on and off the pitch for the Louis Vuitton campaign

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 21, 2022, 8:05 am

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo form a temporary truce as they come together for Louis Vuitton’s latest ‘Victory is a State of Mind’ campaign.  The Messi and Ronaldo pairing is perhaps the…

Listening Party: BTS Jung Kook enters his Shakira era with ‘Dreamers’ for the FIFA 2022 Soundtrack

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 21, 2022, 7:48 am

Now it’s time for Qatar! No waka wakas in this one, but BTS Jung Kook once again takes the world and now the football community by storm with ‘Dreamers’ for the FIFA World Cup 2022 soundtrack. Look…

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From Crew to Captain, Dolly de Leon is Unsinkable

From Crew to Captain, Dolly de Leon is Unsinkable

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 29, 2022, 6:00 am

Rumor has it, Dolly de Leon is in the running for an Oscar.  That is, of course, for her electrifying performance in the Palme d’Or-winning film “Triangle of Sadness,” which tackles inequality,…

Valorant is also a woman’s world

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 29, 2022, 2:00 am

The 2022 Valorant Game Changers Championship set in Berlin, Germany just recently ended. G2 Gozen took home the crown and won over Shopify Rebellion 3-2, in a nail-biter of a series that went the…

This Is the Best City in America if You're Single

Lifestyle from Newser     •     November 28, 2022, 7:09 pm

Looking for love these days can be tough. Along with people still exercising caution over COVID and prices spiking due to inflation, the dating scene can prove challenging all around. To help take…

Balenciaga Faces Backlash for 2 Eyebrow-Raising Ads

Lifestyle from Newser     •     November 28, 2022, 2:45 pm

A fashion giant is under the microscope after two recent ad campaigns went awry, spurring a lawsuit and even dragging Kim Kardashian into the fray. The complaint filed Friday by Balenciaga in the New…

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

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Johnny Depp reportedly reprising his role as Captain Jack Sparrow

Johnny Depp reportedly reprising his role as Captain Jack Sparrow

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 28, 2022, 4:06 am

Parley? Five years since his last appearance as the swashbuckling pirate we’ve all come to adore and love, Johnny Depp is slated for his much-awaited return to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.…

So should we ban Japanese manga and anime as well?

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 28, 2022, 2:00 am

Just recently, Senator Jinggoy Estrada aired out his frustration at the widespread local consumption of Korean-made productions such as Kpop and Kdramas, which he believes has been a hindrance to our…

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

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Shaina Magdayao returns to yoga after years of absence

Shaina Magdayao returns to yoga after years of absence

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 27, 2022, 7:57 am

Actress Shaina Magdayao realized what she had lost after not practicing yoga for quite some time. Now, she’s back into it and is feeling even better than before. “Ten years ago, I was a regular…

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

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Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year-old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

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Strong mind, body, and heart: How to achieve balance, happiness, and satisfaction in your life

Strong mind, body, and heart: How to achieve balance, happiness, and satisfaction in your life

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 25, 2022, 10:22 am

The idea of achieving a balanced life can be overwhelming, considering the wheel of life (health and fitness, career and work, fun and recreation, environment, community, family and friends, partner…

Alessandro Michele is leaving Gucci

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 24, 2022, 2:54 am

After a successful seven-year run, Gucci announced that its creative director Alessandro Michele was leaving the company. “There are times when paths part ways because of the different perspectives…

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After stint as juror, Dimples Romana is now an Emmy Academy member

After stint as juror, Dimples Romana is now an Emmy Academy member

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 24, 2022, 11:08 am

Actress Dimples Romana has every reason to smile these days. After her recent stint as juror during the 50th International Emmy Awards night, she announced that she has become a member of the…

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What’s on our Christmas wishlist, courtesy of Filipino skincare brands

What’s on our Christmas wishlist, courtesy of Filipino skincare brands

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 23, 2022, 6:46 am

Gone are the days of the scarce skincare and beauty landscape. We no longer have to face drugstore shelves filled with a number of brands that we can count on one hand. Thanks to the popularization…

So what happened to setting aside differences for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar?

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 23, 2022, 5:30 am

For the FIFA World Cup or any global sporting event, it’s not simply just about getting the best athletes from all over the globe to compete against one another for a coveted trophy. Rather, it’s…

From earrings to coconut cups, Catriona Gray supports local products of Ilocos Norte

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 21, 2022, 11:46 am

Former Miss Universe Catriona Gray threw her full support behind the makers of local products produced by artisans of Ilocos Norte. After visiting the northern province recently, Gray expressed her…

Doug Kramer reminds daughter Scarlett after taekwondo silver finish: It’s not always a win

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 21, 2022, 11:13 am

Competition is not at all about winning all the time. This seemed to be the lesson that sportsman and former ace basketball player Doug Kramer wanted to impart to his daughter Scarlett. In an…

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Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year old self

Barbie Almalbis looks back on her storied career, what lies ahead, and the best advice she’d give her 20-year old self

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 22, 2022, 5:54 am

Music has always been a fixture in Barbie Almalbis’ life for as far as she can remember. From her early beginnings as a child in the small Barangay of Culasi in Roxas City, Capiz, to her life now as…

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Miss Earth bets now in Albay for preliminary competition; vow to protect environment

Miss Earth bets now in Albay for preliminary competition; vow to protect environment

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 21, 2022, 1:48 pm

LIGAO CITY–Twenty-four candidates for Miss Earth arrived in Albay province on Monday (Nov. 21) for the pageant’s preliminary competition. The candidates were welcomed at the City Hall by Mayor…

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On son’s 21st birthday, Tuesday Vargas says he taught her about being a mom, adult

On son’s 21st birthday, Tuesday Vargas says he taught her about being a mom, adult

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 20, 2022, 4:34 am

Singer Tuesday Vargas spoke about the challenges she faced in raising her son Kaya, who recently celebrated his 21st birthday. In an emotional appreciation post on Instagram, Vargas recalled how she…

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Rupert Jacinto holds exhibit of abstractions

Rupert Jacinto holds exhibit of abstractions

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 19, 2022, 8:36 am

Well-connected with society’s new guard, photographer Rupert Jacinto has extensively documented Manila’s buzzing social scene in the past decade. Emerging from the pandemic and the mourning of his…

‘I’d like to, but my children won’t let me’

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 19, 2022, 8:34 am

W hen I see the very elderly all dressed up being brought, with a lot of trouble, to restaurants by family, I wonder whether lolo or lola would have preferred to eat at home in comfort, comfort…

Embrace the moment

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 19, 2022, 8:32 am

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” —Khalil Gibran How quickly the year has gone by! It’s November. Time stops for no one, so we should truly…

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Rookie Novelist Scores a National Book Award

Rookie Novelist Scores a National Book Award

Lifestyle from Newser     •     November 17, 2022, 1:17 pm

Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch , a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers…

In triathlon training, is Zone 3 really that bad?

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 17, 2022, 2:00 am

Sometimes dubbed the ‘gray zone,’ the right Zone 3 training might be more beneficial than you think Photos by Markus Spiske/Unsplash No man’s land. This is often used to describe Zone 3 or the gap…

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Thailand brings world-class taste to the Philippines with Truslen Coffee

Thailand brings world-class taste to the Philippines with Truslen Coffee

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 16, 2022, 6:47 am

Much is said about the country of Thailand. Brimming with rich culture, scenic views, and the friendliest of people, I suppose that may also be the reason why it is sought out often by tourists,…

Alegria Manila’s return delivers a blissful fine dining experience

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 16, 2022, 2:00 am

From north to south and out into the heart of Singapore, Charles Montañez is back to where it all started. The chef known for his maximalist knack for wielding diverse ingredients into modern…

This Is the Country's Slowest Drive-Thru

Lifestyle from Newser     •     October 11, 2022, 8:00 am

And the award for the most molasses-like drive-thru line in the US goes to ... Chick-fil-A. The chicken chain came in last in a new study that looked at, among other things, the country's slowest…

The New Range Rover is a Study in Reductive Modern Design

Lifestyle - Esquire     •     October 10, 2022, 2:33 pm

Clean lines and minimalist styling, the iconic SUV has been refreshed with its most timeless profile to date.

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Sir, It’s Your Religion that Needs to Stay in the Closet

Sir, It’s Your Religion that Needs to Stay in the Closet

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 15, 2022, 9:37 am

By now, you’ve probably heard of the heterosexual rights bill that Congressman Bienvenido Abante recently proposed. It’s so funny that it might sound crazy to call it dangerous, but we’ve elected a…

Newly crowned “King of Pop” Harry Styles is coming to Manila in 2023

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 15, 2022, 9:36 am

Harry Styles is making it even harder to get him off our minds as he announces his return to Manila in 2023 for the Asia leg of his Harry Styles: Love on Tour concert tour.  The concert’s promoter…

Sad news: ‘Avatar 3’ could be the ender of the film series if ‘The Way of Water’ flops

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 15, 2022, 2:00 am

Going back to 2009 (when low-rise jeans, colorful tights, and tank tops were still in), one director served us a cinematic experience and a much-needed environmentally awakening film. For the record,…

Daddy’s Home: Ex-seafarer reunited with family at SMDC home

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 15, 2022, 1:51 am

OFW parents leave the country to earn and secure a brighter future for their children. So it was for former seafarer Carlito Oviedo Jr., who decided to be home for good and be with his children.  “My…

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Martin Honasan is more than just an artist

Martin Honasan is more than just an artist

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 14, 2022, 9:26 am

A painter, a father, a friend, and a brother; art is only just a branch of Martin Honasan. Throughout the years, we have been graced by the presence and memories of exceptional individuals who would…

Dimples Romana celebrates 38th birthday with street children

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 14, 2022, 2:53 am

Actress Dimples Romana relished with glee her recent 37th birthday celebration which she celebrated with street children. Romana shared on her Instagram on Sunday, November 13 photos of her birthday…

It’s uncomfortable, but we need to talk about death

Lifestyle.INQ     •     October 29, 2022, 6:37 am

On the nth day of talking to too many doctors, as my grandmother continued to lay comatose, it hit us: We really should talk about death more. Not just death, but sickness and what we want our loved…

Death and design: The art and business of funeral styling

Lifestyle.INQ     •     October 29, 2022, 6:37 am

Sarah Bautista-Abano fell into events styling by accident, DIY-ing her daughter’s first birthday party a year after she quit her corporate job. Friends have since asked her to style their own…

Funeral flowers: Status symbols—for both the dead and the sender

Lifestyle.INQ     •     October 29, 2022, 6:37 am

We offer them to honor the dead and express our sympathies for the bereaved. But who knew that funeral flowers have also become a status symbol? “We have clients whose orders for flower arrangements…

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Lusso ushers in truffle season with their selection straight from Alba, Italy

Lusso ushers in truffle season with their selection straight from Alba, Italy

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 10, 2022, 7:02 am

It is that time of the year again when LUSSO Restaurant, located in Greenbelt, welcomes truffle season with their delectable selection of Fresh White Truffles. Offered only in limited quantities,…

A tale of three cremations

Lifestyle.INQ     •     October 29, 2022, 6:37 am

I wish I wasn’t qualified to write this article, but my 2022 has been a nightmare version of that Richard Curtis film—no weddings and too many funerals. My two grandmothers and my father all died…

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Wanderland 2023 starts its lineup reveal

Wanderland 2023 starts its lineup reveal

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 12, 2022, 9:08 am

The annual Manila-based music and arts festival is back with Wanderland: The Comeback, and as a surprise for 11.11, they’ve begun slowly unveiling their artist lineup for the year’s performances.…

Barbie Almalbis and Martin Honasan transcend the artist-muse relationship

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 12, 2022, 6:07 am

“The artist-muse relationship is romantic, passionate, and complex, and I would imagine that would be a hard relationship to have if you’re not with the person,” actress Kate Bosworth said. “It…

He Lost 30 Years of Memories. His Wife Came Up With a Plan

Lifestyle from Newser     •     November 11, 2022, 3:00 pm

The second-scariest moment of Kristy Mackenzie's life came when a driver ran a stop sign and collided with the motorcycle carrying her and her husband Andrew on June 19. They were thrown 60 feet from…

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What to do when you’ve pulled a muscle

What to do when you’ve pulled a muscle

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 11, 2022, 4:00 am

Sometimes you push yourself too hard and strain a muscle—here’s how to recover Photo by DreamLens Production and Jonathan Borba/Pexels A couple of weeks ago, what I previously thought was unthinkable…

Kris Bernal returns to exercising for her mental health

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 10, 2022, 11:04 am

After some months of not physically sweating through some exercises, actress Kris Bernal has returned to the gym to keep herself more fit. Bernal showed some of her physical exercise regimen in a…

The history of convenience stores reveals a story of cultural adaptation and mass capitalism

Lifestyle.INQ     •     November 10, 2022, 4:00 am

It is 1927 in Oak Cliff, Dallas. Jefferson Green, who ran the Southland Ice Dock, decides to add basic pantry items like milk, bread, and eggs to his store’s list of offerings. The Ice Dock, a place…

All hail the unlikely queen of PH horror stories

Lifestyle.INQ     •     October 31, 2022, 4:51 pm

The most shocking thing about the best horror writer in the country is how she isn’t scary at all in real life, as readers who meet her for the first time can attest. “My being normcore is…

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