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Christian San Jose

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Cacao juice, once the humble farmers’ drink, may be chocolate industry’s ticket to sustainability

Malagos Chocolate is one of the first local producers to make cacao juice extracted from the white flesh of cacao pods

Makati Shangri-La temporarily closing starting Feb. 1

The hotel’s management cites “low business levels” behind its “extremely difficult decision to reorganize (its) workforce and operations in the Philippines”

Right hand to chest, bow down: The new Filipino gesture of goodwill

Lawmakers may have just found a way to still ‘be polite’ while wearing masks and being socially distant

After UP, Duterte Youth wants PUP-DND accord repealed next; insists it has nothing to do with ‘red-tagging’

The party-list urged the Department of National Defense to withdraw its commitment to PUP’s Prudente-Ramos Accord, which prohibits military and police presence inside its campuses

‘Crochet yarn?’: Where to buy handmade crocheted clothes and accessories on IG

If you didn’t pick up crocheting or knitting as a hobby over quarantine, fret not; there are creative yarnheads online selling their wares in all their crocheted glory

Sto. Niño de Tondo feast doesn’t want to end up a Traslación mess. Here’s how it plans to observe distancing

The parish has dotted its periphery with floor markers to guide devotees expected to flood the area for Sunday’s feast day

Valentine’s will be cold in Manila whether you’re alone or not. Blame Amihan

They may have snow in the west, but Metro Manila will always have 18-24 degree Celsius temperatures—at least until February

For P99, you can catch these digitally-restored Filipino film classics this weekend

Streaming platform KTX will screen classics restored by ABS-CBN’s Film Restoration Project, such as “Bulaklak sa City Jail,” “Tisoy” and “Moral”

From Pampanga to Poblacion: Le Petit Café Fleur is part restaurant, part ‘bekeri’

No need to travel to Pampanga to dine in at chef Sau Del Rosario’s Café Fleur—it’s now in Makati

We’re washing clothes more than necessary. These T-shirts want to change that

Clothing is one of the most water-intensive things to make and maintain. Environmentally-conscious brand Pangaia’s peppermint oil-infused tees are working to reverse that