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Philippines’ overall consumer outlook index


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Philippine trade, factory output year-on-year performance

SMALL BANKS can now resume setting up branches in key Metro Manila cities previously closed off to new entrants, as part of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) moves to reopen the financial system even further to more players. Read the full story.

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Outlook on select Asian currency exchange rates vs US$

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Adult joblessness rate

THE RANKS of Filipinos who found themselves jobless thinned last quarter, marking the lowest level in close to nine years in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that also bared improved optimism on job availability in the next 12 months. Read the full story.

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Love wins, HIV loses

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

While #LoveWins in the Philippines, the country is losing the war against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Truth is stranger than fiction because Truth IS a fiction

Movie Review
Truth
Directed by James Vanderbilt

By Richard Roeper

Sony Pictures Classics presents a film written and directed by James Vanderbilt, based on the book Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power, by Mary Mapes. Running time: 125 minutes. Rated R (for language and a brief nude photo).

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Don’t sleep on it: going to bed mad makes it worse

PARIS, FRANCE — A good night’s sleep may reinforce negative memories in the brain, researchers said, lending scientific credence to the time-worn caution against going to bed angry.

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From Mad Men to mad metrics

NEWS CORP. CEO Robert Thomson, who oversees Rupert Murdoch’s publishing empire, recently renewed his attack on ad agencies for backing fake news sites with their program ad buys.

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Top Araw Values Awards

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Nanette Franco-Diyco

“THE AD Foundation’s Araw Values Awards is the only competition in the whole world that recognizes the importance of values in creative and marketing communications that advocate the 7 Cornerstone Values, namely (1) Love of God and respect for all religious beliefs; (2) Commitment to truth, honesty and justice; (3) Love of country and respect for national customs and traditions; (4) Reverence for family unit or marriage or responsible parenthood; (5) Respect and care for human life and dignity and the rights of all; (6) Respect for law and authority and the promotion of self-discipline; and (7) Concern for and preservation of the environment,” revealed Aye Ubaldo, editor-in-chief of AdEdge, a publication of the Philippine Association of National Advertisers.

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Fighting climate change, one plate at a time

MONDAYS WITHOUT MEAT could mean a lot for your health and the health of the planet, an advocacy group said.

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Iceland plays the tourism card for better for worse

AN ISLAND of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland’s dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom are respectful of the fragile ecosystem.

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Elisabeth Moss on Truth

By Angela Dawson

HOLLYWOOD — Elisabeth Moss continues to show her versatility in the political drama Truth, in which she plays a professor/researcher who helps a 60 Minutes II producer uncover some damaging information on then-Presidential candidate George W. Bush. However, due to various circumstances, including a tight deadline, the story airs before the “facts” can be completely vetted, causing a backlash against the producer, newsman Dan Rather and their research team.

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