Merchandise export and factory output performance

August 11, 2016 | 10:03 am

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY last quarter likely got a boost from manufacturing, even as exports contracted for a 15th straight month at the close of the period. Read the full story.

Cellar dweller no more? Philippine mining pre-Duterte as seen by foreigners

August 10, 2016 | 10:18 am

Touch | Silver-laced sleeper

August 9, 2016 | 5:28 pm

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Sight | Diamond choker

August 9, 2016 | 5:21 pm

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Lust for life

August 9, 2016 | 2:39 pm

An incomplete essay on culinary cinema. Or, a film critic’s recommendations for foodies.

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How industries invest in employee social safety nets

August 9, 2016 | 10:10 am

Headline inflation rates in the Philippines, all items

August 8, 2016 | 10:06 am

Where in Metro Manila are the new jobs?

August 5, 2016 | 2:08 pm

10 reasons to go to Belgium

August 5, 2016 | 12:10 am

By Jennee Grace U. Rubrico

Belgium, a tiny country in western Europe, is easy to overlook.

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To be God-like: Does St. Ignatius have a place in the pantheon of movie heroes?

August 5, 2016 | 12:05 am

By Johanna D. Poblete

MOVIE REVIEW
Ignacio de Loyola
Directed by Paolo Dy

SINNER, SOLDIER, MYSTIC SAINT… or underdog, soldier, recovering amnesiac turned avenger? It was a toss-up in the weekend box office brawl between Ignacio de Loyola and Jason Bourne. You had to ask: however romantic the story of the Basque saint, will it be enough to pique the imagination of the average viewer? And in an era where Marvel and DC are raking in the box office receipts, can a more contemplative hero compete against a band of superheroes, or as in the case of Suicide Squad, supervillains?

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China’s ‘mosquito factory’ aims to wipe out Zika, other diseases

August 5, 2016 | 12:05 am

EVERY WEEK, scientists in southern China release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a 3 km long island in a bid to wipe out diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika.

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Cast of Suicide Squad defend film after rotten reviews

August 5, 2016 | 12:03 am

THE CAST of new anti-hero movie Suicide Squad defended the film on Wednesday from scathing reviews, saying it was for the fans to decide if it does justice to the DC Comics characters it is based on.

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