Author: Nicole Villaluz Chacon-Millan

20 years ago, a TV commercial for a milk brand featuring three gifted kids graced Philippine television. Sat in front of a black backdrop, you could see three youngsters with wide-eyed wonder—Francis (then known as …

Eh eh o eh o, eh eh o eh o. This was the battle cry of hundreds of fans last Monday, January 5, when British band Bastille rocked World Trade Center. “I know that you …

After the Chvrches Live in Manila show, I rounded up some big fans of the band to ask them one simple question: What, for you, was the best moment of the night? And here are …

“We’ll just prepare our recording devices,” one guy said as we all put our phones on recording mode and placed them down on the coffee table before the band. “It’s quite a collection,” Lauren said, …

Perhaps you’ve seen Commercenter Alabang while passing along Commerce Avenue. You’ve seen Army Navy, Cocohut, and Yellow Cab lined along the entrance, and maybe watched yogis in their tree poses from the second floor window …

It was a sunny day at Alabang as I crossed the street from Festival Mall’s main building to their newly opened extension called the River Park. I made my way to Mati’s Meat and Bread …

Wine? Check. Food? You bet. Beer? Of course! And not just beer. European beer. These were the things that brought Molito Alabang to life last Saturday, October 25, for their Beer, Wine, and Food Festival. …

We live lethargically. This is the curse the modern age of technology has bestowed on us. Most of us merely exist, like robots, running on default. We worry, we overthink, we stress, we carry unnecessary …

Wanderland 2014 Presscon with Woody Pitney, Last Dinosaurs and The Drums   When In Manila was at the Wanderland 2014 Presscon last Friday, May 16, held at the Diamond Hotel. Three of the international performing …

Wanderland Music Festival: Manila’s Music Mecca   Men on stilts. Mimes. Clowns on unicycles. Tents of attractive carnival colors were pitched all across the venue, and the place was  swarming with people all dressed in …