Neil De Guzman

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.

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.

Oct 22, 2024 | vogue.ph | Neil De Guzman |Ticia Almazan |Karl King Aguña

The walk up to Michael Leyva’s atelier, located on the sixth floor of The Peninsula Manila, feels like going up Paris’ Sacré-Cœur. There, the annual trunk show and fundraiser MaArte Fair is in full swing on the day of Vogue Philippines’ visit; multiple hotel spaces, including all rooms on the fifth and ninth floors, are abuzz with swarms of friends and families on the hunt for their next local artisanal find. The lobby’s dining area is full. There’s a queue forming before the elevator.

Sep 30, 2024 | vogue.ph | Yvette Fernandez |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |Neil De Guzman

Clint Ramos says he first saw the play Request Concert by Franz Xaver Kroetz when he first moved to the U.S. for graduate school in 1994. “It was a commentary on capitalism,” says Clint, who has since seen different iterations of the show. “I’ve been thinking about how a large part of our economy is fueled by overseas workers. A lot of Filipinos in the diaspora take care of other people instead of the people they should be taking care of.

Sep 30, 2024 | vogue.ph | Yvette Fernandez |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |Neil De Guzman

When Dolly de Leon heard that Lea Salonga was heading to Manila in August, she invited her out to dinner, just the two of them. She knew they were going to do photoshoots and interviews together over the next few weeks, to drum up publicity for their upcoming October show, Request sa Radyo, and she wanted to break the ice ahead of time. Because while both women had garnered international praise and recognition as noteworthy actors, they had never actually met.