Tessa Mauricio-Arriola

Let's be honest: if you came of age in the late '90s like yours truly, there's a good chance a love song or two from 98 Degrees was playing in the background of your life. Maybe you memorized the lyrics to 'Because of You' or slow-danced awkwardly to 'I Do (Cherish You)' at a high school prom. Or perhaps you caught glimpses of 'Total Request Live' or 'TRL' (the MTV countdown show that aired in bits and pieces on cable, remember?) and knew Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre as the more soulful, vocal-heavy boy band on the scene. You know — less choreo, more harmony, but maximum feels.

They didn't have to say more. Before Ice Seguerra and The Sunday Times Magazine columnist Liza Diño-Seguerra addressed the media about the return of their intimate two-person play, 'Choosing,' the real-life couple performed selected excerpts from the production—three sequences so raw, sincere, and deeply affecting, they said everything.

It was called a love story, but not the kind that comes easy. From the first few snippets of the trailer alone, it was clear this wasn't the usual digital romance. There was an ache — subtle, insistent — settling between the dialogue and the silences. The kind that lingers in the space between almosts and what-could-have-beens.

There's something to be said about celebrating milestones on your birthday, and for actress and producer Sylvia Sanchez-Atayde, there's no greater gift than seeing her homegrown company, Nathan Studios, grace the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival — for the third year in a row, no less.

A whiff of something new is in the air over at Viva Beauty.

There's something undeniably magnetic about Ruffa Gutierrez when she walks into a room. Always poised and radiant, she remains a vision of grace and glamour, even after decades in the limelight.

It’s one thing to build a business with someone brilliant. But it’s an entirely different joy to find a business partner who feels like family. For Rhea “Rei” Anicoche-Tan, the woman behind the powerhouse Beautéderm Corporation, launching a new brand is nothing new. What is new — and quietly life-affirming — is finding someone like Maja Salvador to build it with.

Big campaigns often make the most noise, but sometimes, it's the smallest acts of care that speak loudest. For its 80th anniversary, Unilab is choosing to shine the spotlight not on products or milestones but on the quiet, consistent ways Filipinos show they care — through a new campaign called 'Share the Alaga,' launched in partnership with Watsons Philippines.

You know her face. You've heard her voice — usually sharp, commanding, and ready to deliver a cutting line in one of those heart-wrenching afternoon dramas. But what if Gladys Reyes, arguably one of the Philippines' most iconic contravidas, began to sing? Not in jest, not for videoke, but in a full-length movie musical?

These days, televised talent shows have to offer more than just high notes and standing ovations to keep viewers hooked.