A hot time in the Old City
IT WILL be a hopping weekend at the walled city as VivaManila presents its first Intramuros Pasyal for 2016.
Lifestyle blog Hypebeast soars 708% in record Asia debut
HYPEBEAST LTD., the collection of fashion and entertainment blogs that started out as an online sneaker forum, had the best debut of any Asian initial public offering this year so far.
Filipino funniness with Mang Juan
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORP. (URC) has long been identified as a pioneer and leader in the Philippine snacks category. One of the fairly recent and hugely popular snack brands is Mang Juan, with its many variants.
Superman v Superman
By Noel Vera
TRYING to get the bad taste of Zack Snyder’s latest out of my mouth, I took a peek at arguably one of the worst if not the worst entry in the franchise, Superman III — y’know, the one with Richard Pryor on skis flapping a pink cape.
Island hop by zipline in Calbayog City
Text and photos by Lottie S. Salarda
CALBAYOG CITY — A 45-minute trek along a scenic path at the Malajog Nature Park here takes you to the take-off point for a 750-meter zipline down to the islet of Daraja.
Germs, not true love, make humans mate for life
PARIS — Why did humans become monogamous, apparently rejecting the promiscuity that is natural to most animals?
Can your office trick you into getting healthier?
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS can be inspiring, but they don’t always reflect the demands of modern workplaces. “We had a beautiful antique building,” said Brian Todd, the public information officer for the Nashville Metro Public Health Department, of the city’s Lentz Public Health Center. “But it got to a point where we really didn’t need bomb shelter.” What the office did need? Spaces that encouraged walking, climbing, and convening in groups, without making it feel forced.
Food, pets, sights, and a lot more
THREE of the most iconic structures in the world: Singapore’s Merlion, Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, and France’s The Louvre museum are now in Metro Manila. Obviously, they are not the real thing but they are things of beauty. The installations — found at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City — though, will lead to lucky visitors to go to where they actually are.
Sales strategy and planning
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
NEARLY EVERY SALESPERSON I know wants to exceed quota and increase his or her personal income. Fortunate are those salespeople who work on a basic salary with a generous commission. Their daily sales activities in the field gives them the opportunity of achieving both of these two goals. Last week, I wrote an article about the difficulties of finding good people, especially for sales positions. Experience is one thing; so, too, is adequate product knowledge. However, without the drive to achieve; a salesman may as well resign and start to look for alternative employment.