When In Manila, well… I mean When In Pampanga, my friends and I went to Robinsons Pampanga to participate on the cosplay event HOBBY FEST 2012. For those of you who don’t know what Cosplay is, it is a form of art wherein you dress up as you’re favourite Anime, Manga (Japanese term for Comics), Movie or Game characters. I’m a big fan of this community and I was uber excited to share my stories [...]

  When In Manila, it’s time to Rock Out with your Blog Out!   It’s Rockeoke night for the blogger friends of WhenInManila.com   We’re inviting out bloggers to come have a night of fun, food, drinks and rockeoke!   WhenInManila.com realizes how so much of our success comes from the blogosphere and the amazing blogger friends and mentors who have helped shape our site into what it is today!   With that said, we’re [...]

      When In Manila, STOKEDinc Managing Director JV Borromeo proudly opened the first Rip Curl Concept Store in the Philippines at the Alabang Town Centre Mall (Garden Wing) with a rockin’ May 2012 summer party.       “Rip Curl’s vision is to be The Ultimate Surfing Company in all respects, so we put together a Rip Curl shop that is inspired by that wonderfiul sense of discovery we call The Search. It’s [...]

Welcome to the shattered world of the brokenhearted !! ahuhuhuhuuhu waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh (hand me the blade!)     So here you are once again, brokenhearted, feeling as if the world is falling apart!   Your mind filled with so many “whys”  and with a chest ever so heavy with all the pain which seems unbearable! Scared about your future and the things to come. Thoughts of suicide and all other stupid things on your agenda hmmmmm…. [...]

  Insanity for a Cause – a JCI Fort Bonifacio Taguig City Book Launch of Evolution of Insanity for the Benefit of Operation Smile and Myshelter Foundation   Junior Chamber International Fort Bonifacio Taguig City (JCI FBTC ), a non profit organization of young business professionals creating positive change; will be launching a fund raising project, “Insanity for a Cause” – a book launch of “Evolution of Insanity” by renowned author , Haresh Daswani. Proceeds [...]

  When In Manila, Bloggers United Strikes Three!   Third time’s the charm for the most anticipated fashion bloggers event in the country!   Bloggers United is staging their third bloggers bazaar this June 2 at the Grandview Events Place to once again gather Manila’s top fashion bloggers in one single venue outside of the World Wide Web. After holding two successful events last year, Bloggers United has easily become one of the most anticipated [...]

    When In Manila, one of the best gifts you can give a mother is the gift of photography.  To be able to capture her smile & who she is right now.  A keepsake that everyone would treasure for years to come.   That’s why this whole month of May we give cheers  to the Most Glamorous Women We Know: Our Moms!     Imagine Nation Photography, one of the top wedding and lifestyle [...]

    When I was a kid growing up in Manila, I would spend way too much time at Rino’s and Circus video arcades. After classes (or even during), me and my friends would troop to the classic Virra Mall or Robinson’s Galleria to test each other’s skills at Street Fighter, Tekken, Samurai Shodown, and Mortal Kombat. As multiplayer games like Starcraft, Counterstrike, Unreal, Red Alert, Warcraft started to gain enormous popularity, I started to [...]

  Sexiest Filipinas Alive!   When in Manila there is only one place you will want to be–and that is the Markences SENSES Lingerie Fashion Show!         I’ve never been to a fashion show before, let alone a lingerie fashion show, but it’s AWESOME!!! When I got TO THE Markences SENSES fashion show I got backstage access to meet the lovely models before the show. I felt like a school boy that [...]

When In Manila, anything Korean has been an “IN” thing at this generation. From food to movies, to Koreanovelas! Oh, And who would miss the K-POP music that has been playing over and over? Or the Korean Fashion that has been followed by a lot of people lately. Well Manila, the trend isn’t over. A new line of lingerie has arrived, inspired by the Korean Fashion–Her Mystique Lingerie will definitely bring out the best in you! [...]

   When In Manila, the dream of basking on dirt, soaking up the scorching sun with other music fest goers and just chilling come late at night listening to great musicians in an open field is now a reality. Volume Unit Entertainment in cooperation with Department of Tourism were the weavers of the dream that made it to reality last May 1, 2012 at the Aseana Avenue, Alphaland Bay City Grounds in Paranaque.     [...]

  ONENESS THROUGH WELLNESS is an open-for-all yoga event, in celebration of the 29th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.   Together, let us commemorate the lives of those we have lost to AIDS, celebrate the healthy and happy lives of People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and fight the stigma and discrimination of PLHIVs and their friends and families.   As we come together to nourish our holistic well-being, Yoga For Life hopes to free our society [...]

  When in Manila why not stop by San Miguel and sip on some Kamikaze mixed drinks while meeting the gorgeous, quirky, wonderful Solenn Heussaff?   Anotonov’s Vodka Mixed Drink is renewing its partnership with  the lovely Solenn Heussaff, as well as releasing new flavors for its “vodka on-the-go”. Additionally, Solenn is releasing her self-titled album with the vodka brand, which I might a fun blend of club beats, sultry singing and chill tunes. And [...]

      When in Manila and up for the extreme, you should check out the number one boardsorts website in the Philippines – MyLifeOnBoard.Net. They have served the boardsorts community by promoting the scene both locally and internationally. Their goal? “To highlight the boardsports athletes in our country, giving them the chance to be recognized in their field of expertise, making them known and be credited about their talents spreading stoke of boardsports all [...]

  When in Manila, you know this is where you will meet some of the brightest and passionate people in the country.   Last April 30, I was lucky enough to be invited at the Ten Outstanding Students of The Philippines Awarding Ceremony held at the PLDT Innolab at Mandaluyong. Before attending the event, I knew in my mind that I would be among the bright young minds in Manila. I also thought that this [...]

      Creating a dynamic blog Tips from Filipino bloggers   Text by Ana Santos; portraits by Philip Laurell shot on location at Victoria Court, Pasig City     Maybe it’s fashionable, or maybe it’s because you can be your own little star. Or maybe, in a purely practical sense, it’s the effect of the global economic crisis. Whatever it is, everyone seems to be interested in turning blogging into an additional or alternative source [...]

It has been years since I got myself a belly piercing. You could say that the insatiable urge to put pretty things on my body pushed me to have it done.     (Photo by Camille Rodriguez)   When In Manila, though, it has become such a chore to look for quality belly rings. It’s been 6 years since I got this piercing and I still haven’t found the prefect one. To my dissatisfaction, I [...]

These past few days, temperature has been on record high, When In Manila. Philippine summers has always been known to be the hottest, and this year is no exception. More than ever, it is time to bear the sun with your favorite pair of shades in this tropical weather.         Ray Ban, the official sunglasses of summer 2012, has launched their newest line of limited edition shades. The new Rare Print Collection [...]

Isa Rodriguez and Jason Cruz   With all the environmental issues we’ve been facing, one wonders: When in Manila, how do I play my part in saving the environment?   Our question was answered that night when we found ourselves at Casa Nami, along Jupiter Street, Makati, for the Tribu Sole Initiative Upcycled Footwear Launch.         Cousins Jason and Renan Luengo came up with the brand Tribu in 1995. The result of [...]

  Get ready for SONY’s New Xperia™ smartphones. The four new handsets offer users various ways to watch, share and enjoy their content through other electronic devices like the laptop, tablet or TV. Users can connect their phone to the TV via HDMI cable and navigate Bravia Sync, or watch movies stored on the smartphone on the TV or access content locally on the phone via tablet. Exciting content such as images, video, games, music [...]