Carrageenan Queen” Rosalind Wee is vice chairperson of the W Group and the founder of Marine Resources Development Corp., which exports tons of carrageenan yearly.

Aparade of roasted suckling pigs highlighted Lechon Kumbira, a festival in Ormoc City that celebrates the progress and bounty of agri-livestock industry in the region.

Tish Sevilla is one of the few local shoe and bag designers/manufacturers who continue to keep the local shoe industry alive with her eponymous label, despite foreign-made shoes and bag brands now easily available in our malls and through social media.

Children’s parties are the happiest gatherings, because they celebrate not just a child’s birthday, they celebrate the child in every adult. Sometimes, the adults outnumber the kiddos, ultimately becoming the movers and shakers of the party.

When I gave megastar Sharon Cuneta an admiring “elevator” look as I mouthed the word “Wow!” when she stepped in front of photographers at the recent press conference announcing that she and daughter Miel Pangilinan are Insular Life’s (InLife’s) new brand ambassadors, she also wordlessly responded to me.