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JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ, The Philippine STAR

Joanne Rae Mayor Ramirez is the award-winning editor-in-chief of top glossy magazines PeopleAsia and Enclaves. A columnist of The Philippine STAR since 1992, she served in Malacañang as editor of the Presidential Press Staff during the administration of former President Corazon Aquino. At home, she is wife to advertising and communications executive Ed Ramirez, and mother to entrepreneur Carl Francis Ramirez.

History

PNoy’s first death anniversary

June 24, 2022

Celebrity

Kim Soo Hyun in Manila: ‘The hotness of the Philippines embraced me’

June 17, 2022

People

Susan Roces (1941-2022): 'My tomorrow is now'

May 27, 2022

Weddings

Hyun Bin & Son Ye-jin: ‘Episode 17’

April 19, 2022

History

‘When Filipinos chose to make a difference’

February 25, 2022

K-drama

Crash Landing ‘I do’

February 16, 2022

History

PNoy classmates raise P10.75 million for Ateneo scholarship in his name

February 11, 2022

Family

Losing a child: ‘Ako na lang sana, Lord’

January 28, 2022

History

Ballsy on Cory’s 89th birthday: ‘How I wish we could be together’

January 25, 2022

News

Escape from Siargao: A story of daring, sharing & caring

December 24, 2021

Mental Health

Turn the holidays to red & green (even when you’re blue)

December 21, 2021

Media

Maria Ressa: A Nobel cause

December 14, 2021

BTS

The BTS California concert 2021: ‘It was absolutely worth it’

December 7, 2021

Art

‘Windows to a glorious past’

December 3, 2021

Horror/Supernatural

Have you ever seen a ghost?

October 29, 2021

K-drama

K-Fever: Who are the Noona-tics?

October 8, 2021

Politics

Yorme to Filipinos: You’re me

September 24, 2021

Inspiration

DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire: Cool, calm, composed

September 21, 2021

Books

‘Trust and Inspire’

September 17, 2021

History

20 years after 9/11: ‘There is no moving on, but I have moved forward’

September 14, 2021

TV/Streaming

The Chair & other strong women who sit there

August 27, 2021

COVID-19

Fighting COVID-19: ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’

August 24, 2021

History

Remembering Ninoy on his 38th death anniversary: When Cory recalled the pain of losing Ninoy

August 20, 2021

Inspiration

Coping in the time of COVID-19: Just don’t give up

August 17, 2021

Inspiration

Ninoy & Noynoy: ‘Just like Dad, Noy was born to be in public service’

August 13, 2021

Sports

When silver & sharing glitter like gold

August 10, 2021

Sports

Hidilyn Diaz: Her story becomes history

July 30, 2021

History

‘He never wanted to advertise his achievements’

July 23, 2021

Icons

‘Lolo Benny’

July 9, 2021

Star 35

STAR35

‘If you shine and give light to this world, you are a star’

July 8, 2021

Inspiration

‘Maybe I just have five years to go’

July 2, 2021

History

Fly high, PNoy!

June 29, 2021

Politics

Noynoy Aquino on his presidency: I knew the price I had to pay

June 24, 2021

Inspiration

Who will I greet on Sunday, Daddy?

June 18, 2021

Healthy Living

The benefits of biking and baking

June 4, 2021

Inspiration

Decluttering is making space in your life

June 1, 2021

Inspiration

Trapped in the PGH fire

May 25, 2021

News

‘I want to remember this tiring day as a good one’

May 21, 2021

Love

The socialite who gave up everything for love

May 11, 2021

Celebrity

‘Funfare’ thee well, RFL

May 7, 2021

Community

The modern-day miracle of the multiplication of the loaves

April 30, 2021

Sports

Life is a race (and these brothers hit the ground running)

April 20, 2021

Movies

Never give up

April 9, 2021

Travel

Oh, Holy Land

March 30, 2021

Film

‘There is no such thing as objectivity in film’

March 15, 2021

Celebrity

The Markle bombshell: Truth or consequence?

March 11, 2021

Celebrity

Captain America star is simply gracious and down to earth

March 8, 2021

COVID-19

Why PGH chief volunteered to be first in PH to receive COVID-19 vaccine

March 4, 2021

COVID-19

Marching on from the COVID-19 pandemic

March 1, 2021

K-drama

How Smart got Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin to say ‘I do’

February 25, 2021

History

#EDSA35

February 22, 2021

Chinese New Year

What’s luck got to do with it?

February 15, 2021

Designers

A Negrense conquers the runway in California

February 8, 2021

Movies

Pieces of us, women

February 4, 2021

History

Guiding star

February 1, 2021

US Politics

The hills we must climb

January 25, 2021

US Politics

How Biden's inauguration ignites hope for a new beginning in America

January 21, 2021

US Politics

The US Capitol riot: Seizing the moment

January 14, 2021

People

Hope in a word

January 11, 2021

K-drama

When joy crash-lands on New Year’s Day

January 7, 2021

Religion

Keeping the faith

December 28, 2020

Celebrity

Extraordinary people in extraordinary times

December 17, 2020

Inspiration

The intern’s gambit

December 10, 2020

Social Enterprise

Henry Sy’s granddaughter builds a name for herself

December 8, 2020

Art

How will 2020 be immortalized through art?

December 3, 2020

Christmas

The day I met Santa Claus

December 1, 2020

Politics

America's 'mailed fist'

November 12, 2020

Mental health

What love (or ‘limerence’) can do

November 9, 2020

Christmas

Something old, something new, something borrowed… (& something black & white)

November 5, 2020

Politics

Will Joe Biden be the 2nd Catholic president of the US?

November 2, 2020

Culture

Do you believe in ghosts?

October 29, 2020

Skin

Why Zoom is making women flock to Aivee’s clinics

October 22, 2020

Plants

A green thumbs-up for Katrina

October 19, 2020

Inspiration

The incredible journey of Bobby Joseph

October 15, 2020

Plants

Of plantitas and halamoms

October 12, 2020

Hobbies

A stitch in time

October 8, 2020

Social Enterprise

When ‘Thankyou’ comes straight from the heart

October 5, 2020