Napa Restaurant and Bar entrance from Scout Borromeo St.     When In Manila, it pays to live a healthy and dynamic lifestyle. In a metropolis of eleven and a half million where people are too busy with work, people often neglect their health. Nevertheless, healthy foods like organic products are gaining a foot hold in the Metro and joining the bandwagon are numerous choices of healthy drinks like milk tea. The Milk Tea [...]

    When In Manila and seeking the path towards wellness, a visit to Vital Life Center at the Rockwell-Meralco Business Center might be a good place to start.   Located beside The Medical City, this center espouses a holistic approach in screening, preventing, and managing illnesses that can cause a serious dent in your health and quality of living. Combining Western medicine with Eastern or complementary medicine, the center provides a radical way of [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA, you don’t have to worry about your maintenance medications, especially for those with chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol levels).   With WATSONS COMPLIANCE PACKs and the change to a healthy lifestyle, winning over chronic illnesses is easy.       WATSONS first launched their compliance packs last 2010 with the intention of helping Filipinos manage chronic ailments by making the medicines available at 60% cheaper than the [...]

  When In Manila and you’re expecting, know someone expecting or have already delivered your little bundle of joy, then you might want to head to your local department stores and check out the excellent range of Mustela products.     Mustela, the skin care expert for babies and mothers-to-be, is a high-end line of skin care products that uses ultra gentle formulations. For moms who want to prepare for their little ones arrival, Mustela [...]

  When in Manila, notice how people always have smiles on their faces”. Well, here are a few tips on how you can afford to give a toothy grin despite the craziness that is called life.         When In Manila, Smile! Despite the stresses of daily life you can still smile by:   1. Having a Stress Outlet   2. Being Philosophical About It   3. Reciting the mantra, “This too shall [...]

    When In Manila and passing time people-watching, one could easily spot a kuya or manong wearing a rough imitation of a Tapout or Affliction shirt. For some reason, imitations of these rather costly MMA brands have become fashionable among the masses. Go to Shoppesville in Greenhills and you’d be amazed at how better-looking their Affliction, Silver Star, Bad Boy, and Form Athletics “Class A” imitations are compared to the originals! Such is the crux [...]

  In behalf of the wheninmanila.com family, I would like to greet you all a Happy New Year!   And because I genuinely want you have a happy year, allow me to share to you one of my tried and tested methods. I really couldn’t exactly put into words how thankful I am with the overflow of blessings which I reaped since I started this positive switch!   In line with my previous article about [...]

      There  is sooooo much to be thankful for when in Manila or may it be anywhere in the world! The only sad part is that oftentimes, we fail to recognize and appreciate them because we are too focused on what we do not have rather than the things which we do have!     So before we bid goodbye to 2011, may we take the time to remember and be thankful for [...]

    When In Manila and too lazy or busy to leave the comforts of your own home but in desperate need of a massage, then check out Hellenic Massage!   We’ve called them about four times now and each time they always have pretty good masseuses come by. Of course, I first tried out their services because of the insanely affordable price of just P250 for a one-hour home based massage; but now, I [...]

    When In Manila, you can always rely on Boardwalk Business Ventures, Inc. to offer opportunities for our country to become a better place.     Last weekend, the ABS-CBN Foundation, Boardwalk, and other sponsors spearheaded an event dubbed as “A Run For The Pasig River.” This advocacy run aims to encourage Filipinos in taking their part to restore Pasig River’s former beauty and to keep it safe and clean. It also aims to spark awareness to [...]

    WhenInManila join the Manny Mania! Manny Pacquiao : Yet Another Controversial WIN against  Juan Gabriel Marquez          In the Record  12 world Championship Rounds MannPacquiao y beat his ace Challenger  Juan Marquez! 3 Judge Jury in Nevada Las Vegas favored Manny, the Filipino Welterweight champion, against Juan Gabriel Marquez!         It was like Battle cats entering the ring to settle it once n for all…..   A [...]

  When In Manila, how about trying out something that will help you channel out negativity and invite in positivity. Kabbalah is now in Manila!     REDEFINING IMPOSSIBLE: HOW TO CREATE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE ON NOV 15   Why do some people achieve anything they set their minds to and others consistently fall short of the mark? It all comes down to how one defines the word “impossible.”   The Kabbalists teach that [...]

    When in Manila and in search of something cool that you and your friends can do, head on over to Gandiva Cafe and Archery Range for an experience that you’ll surely not forget!    “Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Historically it has been used for hunting and combat. Nowadays it has evolved as a sport. Gandiva promotes and advocates sports through archery. [...]

  When in Manila, how can we be sure of the quality and safety of the personal care products that we use each day?   Recent research found that many of the products that we use, even those that are labeled as ‘mild’ and ‘hypoallergenic’  are often laden with harmful chemicals. Moreover, an ordinary consumer is usually clueless about the nature of the chemicals listed on the back of personal care products. So how can [...]

      Bloggers are some of the most influential people in the online marketing field, as more often than not the general public base their purchasing decisions on the blogger’s review of certain products, services, brands and more. Blogapalooza is an event that brings together 100 of Manila’s influential bloggers into one venue to bear witness to new products, brands, services and many more upcoming gadgets that our partners have in stored for them.   Last [...]

  Freedom is an endowment that Filipinos sometimes neglect. It is more often associated to independence, as in from colonizers in 1896 and from dictatorship in 1986. Now that the Philippines is sovereign with a democratic political system, is the country really free? What is true freedom?   On 27 November 2011, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF), together with the National College for Public Administration and Governance, and APEX are organizing a Freedom [...]

  When In Manila, semestral break is one that I’ve been longing for! After weeks of being swamped with work, typing till the wee hours of the morning, I believe it’s time to unwind and relax. Living in the south, and having lived here all my life, I was looking for an activity that wouldn’t entail planning, or driving for hours just to get to do something– a quick fix to my relaxation woes, When [...]

    When in Manila, amazing things happen every day: stars are born, millions are made (and lost), and people defy gravity.  I got to see this for myself, watching the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, and even heartwrenching performance of Polecats Manila, the Philippines’ premiere pole-dancing group, at PhilAm Life Auditorium.  Infusing pole-dance moves with jazz, ballet, gymnastics, and maybe just a pinch of superhumanity, the Polecats wowed the crowd at Polarity: The Polecats Manila Second Year Anniversary Show. [...]

  When In Manila, are you ready to see a 20-piece orchestra alongside ten performers spinning, flipping and inverting on a pole?   Polarity– The Polecats Manila 2nd anniversary show On October 16, 2011, 7pm at Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue, Manila.   Watch the PoleCats Manila live alongside the Manila Symphony Orchestra!   The premier pole dancing group in the country presents a show that’s never been done before! Polecats Manila performs all-original choreography to [...]

  When In Manila Step into a Sex Museum right in the Open Parking of A-Venue Mall…in the heart of Makati’s (and Manila’s) night life!      What? A Sex-Museum?…. in the Catholic Philippines!? ! Are you Nuts? Wasn’t CARLOS CELDRAN, the man-museum giving city walks for ten years now, put behind bars for just openly advocating the RH (Reproductive Health) bill? Then how can Manila host an actual Sex Museum? World over, such museums [...]