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MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach shared what she thinks about Miss Universe owner Anne Jakrajutatip‘s recent viral leaked video saying that women allowed in the pageant, including moms and plus-sized ones, can join “but cannot win.”
MANILA, Philippines — While winning Miss Universe 2015 was a dream come true for Pia Wurtzbach, it also “amplified” her “trauma.”
MANILA, Philippines — In the hopes of “improving” their race, many Filipinos seek to marry an “afam” or a foreigner.
MANILA, Philippines — Apart from joining Binibining Pilipinas thrice before winning Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach revealed her other struggles, including becoming a waitress in United Kingdom despite being an actress and a celebrity in the Philippines.
CANTERBURY, United Kingdom — From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday, the Visita Iglesia (literally meaning “visit church” in Spanish) has been a well-known Holy Week tradition among Catholic Filipinos.
ROME, Italy — The Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio (Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory) is actually just a small room in a 17th-century convent within the same building as Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), yet it can scare you big time.
MANILA, Philippines — Books as cheap as three for P100 are among the reasons not to miss MV Doulos Hope, reportedly the world’s biggest floating library and book fair that docked near Eva Macapagal Cruise Terminal in Pier 15, Port Area, Manila and opened to the public last March 27.
MAKATI, Philippines — Poblacion might be famously known nowadays as Makati City’s food and bar crawl hub, but beyond its red light district Burgos, this town in one of the country’s most advanced and progressive cities actually also caters to saints, not only sinners.