Lifestyle
SMAC expands rewards ecosystem with travel integration
SM Investments Corporation is adding a frequent-flyer twist to its loyalty playbook, tapping Trip.com to bring travel rewards into its flagship SMAC program—and, in the process, tightening the seams of its growing lifestyle ecosystem.
Beat the Holy Week travel rush, fly smart
As the Lenten season approaches, millions of Filipinos are once again preparing for the annual Holy Week exodus, filling airports, seaports, and highways en route to the provinces and overseas destinations.
Scrolling blues dent youth in happiness rankings
The latest World Happiness Report, released on March 20 to mark the International Day of Happiness, offers a split-screen view of global wellbeing, with steady gains on one side and growing unease on the other as social media reshapes the lives of the young.
BTS reunites live, blends heritage with pop
After nearly four years off the same stage, BTS returned in blockbuster fashion on March 21 with BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, drawing an estimated 260,000 fans to Gwanghwamun Square and millions more through a global stream on Netflix.
Flour power: Filipino bakeries rise to survive
Before sunrise, neighborhood ovens across the Philippines are already humming—dough proofing, trays filling, and the unmistakable scent of pandesal drifting through streets from Cuenca, Batangas to Kamuning, Quezon City.
