Ramon C. Nocon
Ramon C. Nocon

Features Reporter

About the Author

Nocon was previously the corporate communications specialist and later employee engagement lead for Solar Philippines. Prior to that, he held senior editorial positions at Stratworks, Inc. and Fuentes Manila, both leading public relations and marketing communications firms. In advocating for film preservation and archiving, he was a member of the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film, the NCCA Cinema Committee, and was a pioneer staffer of what is now the Philippine Film Archive under the Film Development Council of the Philippines. As a writer, his byline has appeared in Philippine Daily Inquirer, Adobo Magazine, Mabuhay, and ABS-CBN’s ANC X.

Latest from the Author

20 Feb 2026
4:20PM

LIVES WELL LIVED | JDV: From oil fields to the House

If not for the coverage of his well-attended 89th birthday bash last December—where he appeared frail and wheelchair-bound, surrounded by guests dressed in red—and the announcement of his death on Feb. 10, Jose de Venecia Jr., known as JDV or Manong Joe, might have slipped from public view.
11 Feb 2026
7:56AM

INSIDER FOCUS | Good wine, no snobbery: Inside World Cellar

The common perception when it comes to wine drinking is that it’s bougie—reserved only for the uppity or those with more sophisticated tastes.
4 Feb 2026
8:07AM

INSIDER FOCUS | Building leaders at Discovery Hospitality

In the highly competitive hospitality industry, the most visible aspects guests experience are the design of the rooms, the amenities offered, the quality of the food, and the level of service provided by staff.
29 Jan 2026
7:27AM

LIVES WELL LIVED | Chito Sobrepeña: A man for others remembered

Noblesse oblige—the idea that those with influence should use their position to help others—perhaps best sums up the life of Aniceto M. “Chito” Sobrepeña, former president of the Metrobank Foundation and the youngest Cabinet member under President Corazon Aquino.
16 Jan 2026
1:42PM

Malate food crawl: Korean, Japanese, and timeless classics

If the first half of my week-long holiday staycation found me in Binondo, the remainder of my relax-and-recharge break took me to the other side of town—this time, to Malate.
14 Jan 2026
11:46AM

LIVES WELL LIVED | Cesar Buenaventura: Engineering a life of firsts

In 1975, while the Philippines—and the world—remembered the “Thrilla in Manila” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, another historic milestone unfolded more quietly: the appointment of Cesar A. Buenaventura, a Baguio-born civil engineer of humble beginnings, as president and chair of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and country chair of the Shell group of companies, making him the first Filipino to hold both posts.
7 Jan 2026
9:46AM

INSIDER FOCUS | A Binondo food crawl: Noodles, coffee, and hidden haunts

In October 2025, this writer took home—along with other prizes—an overnight stay voucher at the Ramada Manila Central Hotel in Binondo, located right next door to the Binondo Church, officially known as the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz.
16 Dec 2025
12:35PM

LIVES WELL LIVED | Queena Lee-Chua: A life of math, mind, and heart

“Calculus, compositions, basketball — strange bedfellows, one may say. But not for Queena. Queens, Que. (Take your pick; rare is he who pronounces her name right on the first try.)”
24 Nov 2025
9:35AM

Enrile’s JAKA empire: Growth, crisis, and an unfinished tower

For over a decade, the mothballed site of the proposed JAKA Tower — with its rusting reinforced steel bars and unfinished concrete structure — was a blighted sight on bustling Ayala Avenue, a far cry from the gleaming 59-story office skyscraper it was slated to be.
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