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How Napa Valley seized the Philippine wine market from the French
By Rene Pastor Tess Tabada loves to sit back at the end of a sultry day with a glass of red Paul Masson, her eyes closed and her thoughts nowhere near the university where she teaches. “I prefer the red wine because it’s better for the heart,” she told the website Commodities According to Rene ...
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Caped crusader Roxanne Cai is face of AARP’s Fearless at 50
The new face of AARP’s Fearless at 50 campaign is a Filipina anti-crime activist who dresses up as a superhero to make the San Francisco Bay Area a safer place. Roxanne Cai co-founded The Initiative, a group working to fight crime in the Bay and help the needy. Members of the volunteer group are all ...
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Apple designer, NYC restaurateur among 2015 FYLPRO fellows
Freddy Anzures, a designer for Apple Inc., and restaurant owner Nicole Adrienne Ponseca are among the 10 outstanding young professionals who will travel to the Philippines to meet with influential personalities and deepen their understanding of issues affecting the country. Anzures is from San Francisco, as Apple Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Ponseca, now ...
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A day in the life of an octogenarian
By Tony Joaquin Moving away from the Bay Area in 2008 to live in Sacramento was a very good decision. First off, we are both retired and the cost of living in Daly City is high as in most Bay Area places for it is close to San Francisco, a major tourist destination, once the ...
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On being a Manileño
By Austin Smith It hit me the moment I got off the plane. This is not a vacation. Even though I only packed for five days and came with three different travel guides, I’m not just snapping some pictures and heading home. Manila is my home now. Everything that I write after this must be ...
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For the Love of Style
By Vivian Fuentebella Sanchez Part of todays’ culture is that celebrities nowadays have instant access to an important part of their image: personal stylist. San Francisco may have its local celebrities with stylists to boot but what about non- celebs who wish, want or need their own personal stylist? Enter this Filipina American in a ...