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Restaurateur Erwan Heussaff has been tapped to be the content creator of this year's "Buhay Carinderia....Redefined," a culinary event which aims to promote the best Filipino dishes. "I may not be a Filipino food expert yet, there are so many dishes that I still need to discover but I'm curious to keep learning and I am a staunch advocate of our culinary culture," said Heussaff, husband of Kapamilya star Anne Curtis-Smith and brother of actress Solenn Heussaff, during the launch of Buhay Carinderia...Redefined'' at the Rizal Park Hotel in Manila recently "For us, Erwan clearly represents the 'Buhay Carinderia....Redefned' advocacy: to focus and understand the history of local dishes; to popularize the use of natural and native ingredients; and to accentuate Filipino home-cooked flavors," said Linda Legaspi, of Marylindbert International, organizer of the event. Aside from being a restaurant and bar investor, Heussaff ha...

Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano has honored 8 Filipino films that have showcased the beauty of the Philippines and have helped promote local tourism through movies. Movies honored were "Sakaling Hindi Makarating," directed by Ice Idanan and shot in Ilocos, Siquijor, Batanes; and Zamboanga; Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil's "Lakbay2Love," which showcases Timberland Heights and Benguet; "Camp Sawi," directed by Irene Villamor, set in Bantayan Island; "Patay na Si Hesus," directed by Victor Villanueva; "Apocalypse Child," set in Baler; "Siargao," directed by Paul Soriano, which showcases the island of the same name; "Requited," directed by Nerissa Picadizo, which features Mt. Pinatubo; and "Kiko Boksingero," directed by Thop Nazareno, shot it Baguio City. "Truly, we are in the midst of a growing phenomenon that is Film Tourism. Pilipino man o banyaga ay na-eengganyong du...

Sorry pageant fans! There will be no Miss Universe 2017 beauty contest in the Philippines later this year. This was announced by Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo at the sidelines of the International Conference on Sustainable Tourism for Development on Thursday. “No Miss Universe this year. Baka next year next,” said Teo, according to a report by ABS-CBN. (Maybe next year). It would be recalled that the Miss Universe Organization offered the rights to the Philippines to host once again the Miss Universe 2017 beauty contest. Officials of the most prestigious beauty contest led by MUO President Paula Shugart arrived in Manila recently to meet local organizers about hosting the contest back-to-back. But Teo said that the the staging of the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in November would be decided upon by President Rodrigo Duterte, during an interview on CNN Philippines. The Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant was held in Manila for the third time last January 30, 2017....

It looks like the Philippines will stage the Miss Universe pageant once again. But it will all depend on the decision of President Rodrigo, according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo during an interview on CNN Philippines on June 1. This after the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) offered the Philippines once again to host the prestigious beauty pageant sometime in November. Teo said in the same television interview that MUO President Paula Schugart will arrive in the country to discuss arrangements for the staging of the beauty pageant on June 7 or 8. "We have to ask the permission of the President. I already flowed the idea that they would want Miss Universe to be here. And he said, you know, we're still hosting the ASEAN," she said. The Philippines will be hosting the second Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Pampanga on November 13 to 14. "It will be in November. We're still considering if it's a go or no-go. There are man...