Foreign direct investments in the Philippines

Check out the performance of foreign direct investments in the Philippines for the whole year of 2015.

‘We’re not asking for it’

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman He was holding it, caressing it. A man, a stranger, wearing short shorts, sunglasses, and cap, was masturbating in...

John Oliver is the voice of sanity for these troubled times

The Binge Jessica Zafra EVERY GENERATION has its voice of sanity. In the 1950s when the McCarthy witch hunts threatened the same freedoms it claimed to...

Kraft Mac & Cheese recipe change good for big food

FOR MOST CONSUMERS, “better for you” is good enough. Kraft Heinz revealed on Monday that, three months ago, it quietly stripped its signature Mac &...

British retailers invite rival brands to fill their empty spaces

AS ONLINE DELIVERIES surge and shop sales fall, Britain’s retailers are looking to refit their once bustling superstores with new attractions such as rivals’...

Humorous ads targeting Muslim stereotypes debut on NY subway

HUMOROUS ADS for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after...

Diageo’s Plan W brings out local women’s voices

DIAGEO PHILIPPINES, the local arm of the British liquor giant, has tapped music for its corporate social responsibility program. The project, called Plan W and...

Collaborators with all working plus-size women

Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco A towering, huge billboard along EDSA in the Greenhills area has attracted my attention. It had a solitary dog,...

It’s a generational thing

IT’S DEFINITELY A family movie affair in Kung Fu Panda 3, as the lead actors’ voices alongside those of their kids and grandkids. In recent...

Earth Hour: Beyond turning off the lights

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman WE SHOULD not take the planet for granted, said Leonardo DiCaprio as he accepted the Best Actor trophy at...

Carrying one’s weight

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo WHAT THEY are doing may not exactly be new or out of the ordinary, but for people engaged in calisthenics,...

Puerto Princesa: Fireflies, an audio tours, and a penal farm

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman PALAWAN OFFERS the picture of the perfect island life, with beaches and secluded islets ideal for swimming and diving....