Metro Him: 29 articles
A Cook's Tour - Artist, writer and gourmand Claude Tayag is the ninth of a dozen children. He was named Claudio (his baptismal name) because, the story goes, his father was on »
Beast Master - AS A boy, Nielsen Donato would buy out the chicks and ducklings on sale outside church to save them from certain death. He would cart off the salvaged »
Bushy brow no more - Men don't really care much about their eyebrows. It is regarded as one of those women-only things. Men would rather be caught with their pants down than be »
Designer Statements - For the truly stylish gentleman, a special garment means there's none other like it in the world
Anthony Nocom
'My clothes never call attention to themselves because they're essentially »
Divisoria Bespoke - Model/stylist Ton Lao transforms bargain finds into high fashion by ripping, adding hand-sewn details and grafting elements from different styles together »
Fashion philosophy - Until now I have not given one thought to the question "Which makes which: the clothes or the man?" In fact, I don't know what I've done to »
Female dominated -- and thriving - In the female-dominated field of advertising account management, three men are scoring big for renowned agency Ogilvy and Mather. Sharing a passion for basketball and fitness, they bring »
Football in the house - GOAL! Not enough players to play a full game of football? Don't want to play in the rain? Futsal, an indoor version of the widely popular sport, could »
Good Old Soul Food - NO ONE does Pinoy food like the Villavicencios and so, in a city where you can eat any cuisine you fancy, it's no surprise that Makati's denizens end »
Grow Your Shoulders - Nothing is more impressive than a man with wide shoulders topped with a powerful set of traps.
The shoulder is a complex body part. Its joints enable you to »
Horsing Around - At its most basic, equestrianism includes riding for practical purposes such as what cowboys do. But it has become more popularly associated with recreational and sporting activities.
Equestrian »
Japanese trim - Japanese trim
You've grown your hair long like a rocker, mussed it like a Hollywood star, shaved it like a football player. If you're ready for the »
Joys of Jocelyn - I'M NOT into the whole skin-whitening thing -- morena is good," says Jocelyn Oxlade, 22, raised in England, where she has been competing and winning in beauty pageants »
Managing Your Way to Success - For average wage earners, the thought of actually becoming a multimillionaire on a 9-to-5 salary is plain ridiculous. That's why many of us content ourselves with buying P20 »
Niccolo Manahan: Elvira's grandson continues the family acting tradition,' with boldness - Only 26, Nic Manahan has built an impressive resume with Repertory Philippines, and is already sharing his expertise with budding actors. With his boyish looks, genuine talent and »
Plastic Liberty - In mid-1997, I went traipsing around Asia on a few journalism assignments. As any young woman with a wallet full of international credit cards would do, I charged »
Sartorial anthem - Since May 2006, Anthem at Power Plant's Independent Lifestyles Area has been scouring the world for foreign brands and bringing them home to Manila. Like the exclusive labels »
Scrawny to brawny - Most ladies who join gyms whine about how they are so afraid of looking like Hulk Hogan if they lift weights. If only these ladies could spend 5 »
Selling the country - YOU could probably say I was among the first believers in Jay Aldeguer. I never met him until last year, but I had apparently been one of the »
Singapore For Him - This year's Singapore Fashion Festival was an action-packed 10-day event at Ngee Ann City along Orchard Road. We say action-packed because the ramp had all kinds of beautiful »
The Clear Choice - People who don't drink for taste, drink vodka. Not that they have no taste; it's just that sometimes, one just wants to get straight to that relaxed, sociable »
The compleat host - As head of Bulgari in the Philippines, Mario Katigbak is tasked with regularly throwing some of the most opulent parties in Manila. The glamorous Roman jewelry house introduces »
TJ Manotoc: A case of mistaken identity jumpstarted a busy TV career - Despite his prominent lineage, Thomas P. Manotoc Jr. has always been well grounded -- something he learned from his mother, former Miss International Aurora Pijuan. His father Tommy »
Watch James - Of all the watch brands, Omega has the distinction of being recommended by a universally recognized hero -- albeit a fictional one: Bond, James Bond. The British spy »
Will Fat Make You Fat? - The bad rep of fat among consumers is largely due to its fast-food poster boys like burgers and fries, pizza and fried chicken, which are high in fat. »
