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Pauline Juan, executive director of the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), covers more ground in nation-building by marrying commerce with creative technology.

Mark “Jappy” Gonzalez, founder of H&F Retail Concepts, has been in the fashion industry for more than two decades. Known for his directional approach to business, he constantly proves that while it’s important to be the first mover, it’s more important to build things that endure the test of time.

Novelist and screenwriter Kevin Kwan is a keen observer who can read the room and describe it in exacting detail. His language makes you feel like you’re attending a fete and eavesdropping on intimate conversations. However, as part of reality’s bigger picture where his role involves opening doors for Asian talent — he’ll welcome anyone to be a part of the dialogue without reservation.

It took novelist Miguel Syjuco over a decade to complete I Was the President’s Mistress!!, the sequel to his Man Asian Literary Prize-winning debut, Ilustrado. The ambitious satire about power, corruption, and sex — written from the voice of the president’s former paramour, Vita Nova — will hit the shelves in April 2022, a month before the Philippines’ most important election in recent history.

The new Vaseline Gluta-Hya Serum Burst Lotion is formulated with skin-loving ingredients that are backed by science for instantly noticeable anti-aging results.

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