Merceditas Gutierrez Resigns!

Philippine Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is scheduled to face a trial on the Senate soon. But before she even made it there, she personally submitted her resignation letter to PNoy earlier today.

In her statement on TV, Gutierrez said: “By tendering my resignation effective May 6, 2011, I hope we can now all focus on the problems of our people, rather than expending efforts and resources to remove me from public office.”
“In the past weeks, it has become evident that the villification by my detractors will go on… I wanted to face my accusers whatever the personal agony it may have involved but the interests of my family, my office and nation are more important,” Gutierrez added.
“The President needs an Ombudsman with whom he has full confidence,” Gutierrez said, and that “the country needs a full time Ombudsman, and a full-time Congress” which would not have been possible had she stayed in office and went through a Senate trial.

Below's a copy of the alleged resignation letter she submitted:

Well, if this is true, all I can say is....FINALLY!!!

Back to the Future by Irina Werning

Stumbled upon these series of photos online. What a brilliant idea by photographer Irina Werning of Buenos Aires, recreating a childhood photo decades after...scroll down to see what I mean:



 

 

Fer: 1970 & 2010



Nico: 1986 & 2010



La Negra; 1980 & 2010



Tommy: 1977 & 2010

Lulu & G: 1980 & 2010

Cecil: 1984 & 2010

 To view the complete set of photos, click here.

Life is a journey. Wear comfortable shoes.

My mom gave me these wonderful pair of shoes over the weekend. It was actually a gift to her from our relatives in Canada, but it was too big for her. I got lucky since it fits me perfectly.

I actually wore it to work today, and to my surprise, this pair must be one of, if not the most comfortable shoes I've everstepped on. Its brand is SAS, short for San Antonio Shoes, and when I searched online, true enough, it was handcrafted and made with ultimate comfort in mind. Most SAS shoes cost between US$90  and US$200, a little expensive but I say their really worth it.

The style I got was called, Siesta and it came in Bone color. I'm totally loving it to bits....I can already see myself walking for hours thru the streets of HK wearing it...soon =)

To find out more about SAS shoes, check out their website.

Forever 21 SALE!!! April 29-May 1

It's time to spend your hard earned moolah once again. I know, Forever 21 is already much more affordable than the other foreign retail brands available, but it gets better as they're gonna drop their prices up to 50% off this coming weekend! I could almost imagine the bee line unfolding....As if the line in Forever 21 wanes especially during weekends!

It even gets better since they're also offering exclusive discounts to SM Advantage, BDO Rewards and Forever 21 card holders! They're also giving 5% rebate on all Forever 21, BDO, and American express credit cards if you spend at least Php 5,000. You can also pay for your purchase for up to 3 months, with  0% interest for a minimum of Php 5,000 single receipt purchase!

So, are you ready to rumble? Haha

SoFA Fashion Styling Workshop

Dreaming to be the next Rachel Zoe? School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA) is conducting a series of Fashion Styling Workshops from May 3-26. This is your chance to get a feel of how the industry works as you glearn about photo shoots, building styling kits, spotting trends and creating your very own mood board. You will also get a chance to help in creating a window display for the brand OXYGEN!



For more information, visit http://sofamanila.com/

Vintage Shopping with Bryanboy and Rumi Neely (Fashiontoast)

One of my favorite Fashion bloggers, Rumi Neely of Fashiontoast, teams up with our very own Bryanboy for some vintage shopping at The Soho Grand for Kanon Organic Vodka.

Lenten Photowalk (04.21.11)

Went to Marikina for a Lenten version of a Photowalk with friends...Also got the chance to do the Stations of the Cross, attend the Washing of the Feet Ceremony and Mass and do some serious 'street-food' tripping...It was also my first time to watch a Senakulo...=)

 

 

 

 

SoFA Manila's Fashion Communication Workshop

Interested with the latest fashion trends and doing reviews about it? Want to take your fashion blog to the next level? The School of Fashion and the Arts will be conducting a Fashion Communication workshop  this May which will help you merge your passion for both fashion and writing! Learn about the industry, fashion journalism, fashion blogging and more from celebrity stylist, columnist and blogger, Luis Espiritu!

 For more information, visit http://sofamanila.com/

Michael Cinco on America's Next Top Model Cycle 16

Another proud moment for us Filipinos! One of our very own Fashion Designers, Michael Cinco (who's actually based in Dubai), took part in the current cycle of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. Thanks to FACEBOOK, his couture works in the recent Philippine Fashion Week 2010/2011 has been getting rave reviews worldwide.

The challenge for this episode of ANTM was to go ECO-Couture on a Landfill, what a contrast! Below are the shots from the show:

This episode will be shown locally on ETC this Thursday, April 21, 2011.

2nd Time's A Charm!!! Style Origin- Fashion Beats @ Glorietta

Thanks again to RB Chanco, I was one of the make-up artists in last Sunday's 3rd installment of Ayala Malls' Style Origin Fashion show at Greenbelt. It was my second time to do a fashion show and my second time to do makeup for Top Model Ornussa Cadness, yay!

Below are some shots from the Ayala Malls Board Room converted into a Make-up Room...



The team of MUAs with RB Chanco



 
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Mac with model Melissa Frye



 

Tin and Anna Marie Periquet



Model Lou Munoz with TIN

And below were my models for the day:

 

 

model Dindi De Leon

Ornussa Cadness