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Dec 16, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Victoria Ruiz |Jacs Sampayan
Our bodies hold not just nerves and cells, but stories. These are passed down from your parents, your parents’ parents, and beyond, resurfacing today as symptoms that are physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. This is one of the initial things I understood from my first session of Ancestral Clearing. “In a spiritual perspective, it’s a belief that our soul chose our parents. We choose them to match their frequencies,” Ana Reyes, the practitioner, tells me.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan |Pam Quiñones |Callum Inskip
It was the middle of spring and Pia Wurtzbach found herself on the grounds of the almost 400-year-old Villa Aurelia, on a day rife with activity. It’s not unusual for the distinguished property; while storied, the distinguished and resilient venue, having survived attacks from the French army in the late 1800s and the long passage of time, now serves primarily as a space for the cultural pursuits and programs of the American Academy in Rome.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan |Joseph Bermudez |Joyce Oreña |Neil De Guzman
The first time that most of the country took notice of KZ Tandingan, she shared the story of losing her voice and then finding it. It was more than a decade ago, on one of the audition stops of the first season of the now defunct show X-Factor Philippines. She just turned 20, and tended toward pairing comfortable-looking kicks and dresses with her wild and wavy hair.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan |Pam Quiñones |Allyssa Heuzé
Nadine Lustre fronts Vogue Philippines’ March 2024 issue, themed “Raising Hope” in the spirit of International Women’s Month. Visit vogue.ph everyday this month for daily features on inspiring women, as nominated by the people whose lives they’ve changed. In the collective mind of young Twitter (now X) users, Nadine Lustre has been unopposed as President for a long time. But public office doesn’t interest the actress and musical artist; she would rather be a renaissance woman.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan |Daphne S. Sagun |Pam Quiñones |Artu Nepomuceno
Like many great stories, Camille Rivera’s conservation journey began with a moment of wonder.She was a child enjoying a beach day with her family in Camiguin when she decided to put a seemingly dormant starfish back into the water. “When I put it back in the ocean, I saw the feet of the starfish move,” she says. “It’s been out of the water for hours, right?
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Borgy Angeles |Jacs Sampayan
Managing editor Jacs Sampayan, along with the rest of the Vogue Philippines editors, leads the gifting season with a selection of well-considered presents for their nearest and dearest. The best gift that you can give to someone this year is something intangible and priceless: a kind word, time alone, peace of mind. You can make someone’s year with these, way more than anything you can add to cart. But if you must insist, get them loop ear plugs.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Joyce Oreña |Jacs Sampayan |Josh Tolentino
#FitnessTok—a hashtag rabbit hole dedicated to health and well-being that you can fall into within the confines of the social media behemoth TikTok—leads to a cacophony of voices. From gym rats teaching viewers how to prepare low carb meals for the entire week to physical therapists fixing common aches and ailments with simple body movements to more than a handful of people professing the benefits of meditation and crystals, the variety is impressive if not overwhelming.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan
One morning last year, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud met up with the artist Alex Israel at the Beverly Hills Hotel for brunch. The pair was fresh from introducing their collaboration City of Dreams to the world in a glitzy party with the Hollywood sign as a backdrop. “We were drinking a detox juice and discussing about creation and inspiration in general, as well as the wellness culture in Los Angeles,” Belletrud, a master perfumer for the French fashion house, says.
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Sep 16, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan
“Basically, your whole body is inflamed.”Dr. Candy Drilon-Dalman of Centro Holistico said these words at the end of our initial consultation, a lengthy conversation that touched on my habits, my diet, and the problems that came with them. The good doctor is not being despondent, but rather matter-of-fact. “Your body is in a constant state of trying to heal because of your lifestyle, hence the chronic inflammation,” she explains.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
vogue.ph | Jacs Sampayan |Edgar Berg
“In Iceland you can find beauty in the roughest mountains and the most powerful waves,” says Edgar Berg. “The island has so much energy that you can feel wherever you go. It inspires you to take out the camera all the time.”Though based in Paris, the Filipino-German lensman has traveled more than his fair share of miles, whether for his work with international titles and brands or his own pursuits and interests.
