Of stages and screens

September 4, 2015 | 6:32 am

“It takes a lot of heart and integrity to be a singer. It must be rough to be compared to somebody who just got in the business and is forced to sing.” – Nanette Inventor, who was paid to “ghost-sing” for another actor.

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PriMadonna

September 4, 2015 | 6:31 am

“She embraces every moment of her life and everybody else just watches her. … She’s a Renaissance woman, I find.” — Cherie Gil on Madonna

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The unsung, ignored half of the Gallaga-Reyes movies

September 4, 2015 | 6:29 am

“No matter how highly I think of myself, it’s humiliating to be ignored.” — director Lore Reyes, who has been accused of “ruining” Peque Gallaga’s career.

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Science fiction: a ghetto

September 4, 2015 | 6:29 am

Real science fiction involves (quoting Brian Aldiss, who attempts to describe the literature): “the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post-Gothic mould.”

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Favorite Things | Settling the score

September 4, 2015 | 6:29 am

Film scorer Diwa De Leon talks about his hegalong.

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The secrets of a successful partnership according to Gallaga and Reyes

September 4, 2015 | 6:29 am

“We keep our bullshit detectors very open for each other.” — Peque Gallaga

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Meralco energizes new Clark city substation

August 29, 2015 | 4:05 pm

Meralco recently energized its new 69 kV-13.8kV InterimSubstationin New Clark City (NCC), the country’s first smart, disaster-resilient, and sustainablecity. The substation addresses the power demands of the NCC Phase 1Aprojectcovering 60 hectares andincludes the New Clark City Sports Complexthat houses the New Clark City Stadium and New Clark City Aquatic Centerwhich will be the venue of the 30^th South East Asian Games later this year. Meralco, along with its partners Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. received the notice of award to develop the Electric Power Distribution System in the NCC by the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) earlier this year.Inset Photo shows the Meralco working team who led the construction and energization of the NCC Substation represented by Substation Head, Alberto N. Castillo and Testing Head, Froilan Rofuli III. Joining the Meralco team during the energization were NCC Assistant General Manager Danilo Ancheta and BCDA Project Manager Miguel Marfil.

Black and white

August 28, 2015 | 7:15 am

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Sight | Armani x Vespa

August 28, 2015 | 3:50 am

Legendary fashion house Armani dresses the Vespa 946 in celebration of the 130^th anniversary of the Piaggio group and the 40^th anniversary of the Giorgio Armani brand.

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Supercam

August 28, 2015 | 3:23 am

This camera costs US49,000.

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Favorite Things | Sacred grounds

August 27, 2015 | 11:00 am

Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, talks about his love for coffee.

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High Country

August 27, 2015 | 9:34 am

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Photography by Emily Abay. Styling by Carlos Mangubat @ Unsigned Management. Makeup styling by Kate Fletcher. Hair styling by Barney Gleeson. Modeled by Claudia Wilkinson @ IMG Australia.

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