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2 months ago | 
vogue.ph | Audrey N. Carpio |Borgy Angeles
Carved into the Kupapey mountainside are the Maligcong rice terraces, a dramatic landscape forged over generations of Bontoc families. In a feat of engineering, they built stone walls and shaped rice paddies following the contour of the slopes, directing the flow of water downward to irrigate the entire network of terraces below. The rice terraces epitomize what Augusto F.
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2 months ago | 
vogue.ph | Pam Quiñones |David Milan |Chelsea Sarabia |Borgy Angeles
From a viewpoint at Mirador Heritage and Eco Park in Baguio, the sun rises over crests of colored rooftops, half-shaded by the line of the mountains. Listen closely, and you’ll hear the low hum of a city bustling with life, textured by the whir of the wind. Baguio glows from this perspective. Color follows you through its streets. In the creative capital, craft is alive in vibrant city markets, electric tapestries from Narda’s, and flower farms that extend to the horizon.
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2 months ago | 
vogue.ph | Lawrence Alba |Pam Quiñones |David Milan |Borgy Angeles
There are over 350 Creative Cities, a network founded in 2004 by UNESCO, to “foster international cooperation within and across cities worldwide” that use creativity as a strategic factor in urban development. In the Philippines, there are three cities with this prestigious pedigree: Iloilo for Gastronomy, Cebu for Design, and Baguio for Crafts and Folk Art.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Borgy Angeles
Since its commercial launch in 2021, DITO Telecommunity has aimed to align its services with the meaning of connectivity. In going beyond its inherent purpose, the company has since taken to platform Philippine artistry through projects such as its Galing DITO campaign. Photographed by Borgy Angeles. Photographed by Borgy Angeles. Photographed by Borgy Angeles.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Marbbie Tagabucba |Neil De Guzman |Borgy Angeles
It’s the calm before the storm. Donny Pangilinan is back in his family’s home in Laguna for the last weekend of his three-month holiday before he jumps back to lock-in tapings and back-to-back events for his latest project, How to Spot a Red Flag. On any other day, he would be out off-roading and camping under the stars at night with his friends. He’d be traveling, or diving with his younger sister Solana, or starting his days surfing. Heck, he’d rather be outside golfing.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Ticia Almazan |Borgy Angeles |David Milan
On V. Luna Avenue in Quezon City,a two-storey Jollibee branch rests on one corner of a bustling intersection. Inside, punching in orders and handing over change from behind the counter (at least, for five months in 2009) was Anthony Ramirez. “That was my first job,” says the now-fashion designer in Filipino. Although he attempts to recall his stint at the fast food chain, the details escape him like it’s a truly uninteresting memory.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Neil De Guzman |Chelsea Sarabia |Borgy Angeles
It’s all an illusion; this season’s offerings are themed to new ways of seeing. Textures are meant to melt into the earth, and soft-structured silhouettes meet a gentle unraveling. This month, explore old classics that take to fabric manipulation, feathers, and wild things, accessorized with metals that sprout, bubble up, and curve. As the summer heat slips into endless overcast skies, it might be time to opt for draped layers that flow down the frame in loose, languid lines.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Ticia Almazan |Pam Quiñones |Borgy Angeles
For our May 2024 issue in the fashion editorial “Tomorrow Land,” six young women, all Mindanao natives, are swathed in looks for the northern Mindanao grasslands. Revolving the fashion story around modern interpretations of femininity, corsets and belts—by Filipino designers Mich Dulce, Neric Beltran, and Mark Pabon; as well as Irish designer Una Burke and global houses like Gucci, Bottega Veneta, and Alaïa—are fastened atop multiple barong variations to pull the eyes to the waist.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Danielle Ramos |Borgy Angeles
Jaggy Glarino’s garments, woven with personal stories, encourage wearers to reconsider what it means to be Filipino, to be masculine, and to be true to oneself. “I grew up with such a masculine background,” the designer reflects on his upbringing in General Santos, a city in southern Mindanao, etched into the Filipino consciousness for its boxing heritage. “My dad is actually a boxer.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Borgy Angeles |Bea Valdes
In the act of gift-giving, we often think long and hard about what the recipient would like. We embark on a journey reminiscing memories that we’ve shared with them, weaving it with our own observations on their interests and their personalities. But beyond that, tapping into their distinct hobbies could also be a way to present them with a gift that is tailored to their heart’s desires. Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic by Felice Sta. MariaPigafetta’s Philippine Picnic by Felice Sta.
