CONSIDERED the Philippine’s Feng Shui Queen, Marites Allen happily told The Sunday Times Magazine that 2017 offers brighter prospects and a true opportunity to start over.

Even as Chinese New Year still unfolds in mid-January, Allen has made it a tradition to mount her annual Philippine Feng Shui Convention before the Gregorian Calendar begins anew. Held on December 4 at Marco Polo Ortigas, the convention is her 12th outing to date.