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Babes and Babot Oreta raise the bar for wedding anniversary celebrations

Babes and Babot Oreta raise the bar for wedding anniversary celebrations 07/13/2013 | By: Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Philippine Daily Inquirer What is the best way to celebrate a wedding anniversary? Lots of couples try to come up with unique and memorable ways, especially when milestone years are involved. Well, the bar has just been set pretty …

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PH’s most expensive island property project developed by single firm

PH’s most expensive island property project developed by single firm 05/30/2013 | By: Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Philippine Daily Inquirer What’s new in paradise? The Alphaland Balesin Island Club has changed a lot since I was there last January. Although only four months have passed, it seems so much has happened. Balesin must be the country’s most …

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Beautiful Balesin

Beautiful Balesin 04/14/2013 | By: Tony Lopez, Manila Times There is nothing quite like it elsewhere—seven themed villages ensconced and rimming the shorelines of an island nearly five times the size of the Makati Central Business District. This is the Balesin Island Resort—a 500-hectare, P4-billion development designed to create seven world-class luxury resort and beach …

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Balesin lifts luxury a notch higher

Balesin lifts luxury a notch higher 02/17/2013 | By: Jimmy Calapati, Malaya Business Insight Balesin is probably the biggest and most expensive single-resort development in the country to date. Consider the specs: tens of billions of peso to develop a 500-hectare island off Quezon province facing the Pacific Ocean; seven internationally-themed villas; 5-star accommodation in …

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New hair, new destinations for a new year

Beautiful Life 12/20/2012 | By: Cristina Gomez, Lifestyle Asia A brand-new year deserves brand-new hair color. My hubby Dennis has lately been sleeping with a copper-headed chick. That’s me after weeks of bad-hair days followed by a good-hair overhaul with Laurent Hebert of Franck Provost at the Fort. I took the total-hair opportunity on the …

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