The Philippines’ ranking dropped though its scores improved in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) 2016. See more details on the WEF global ranking below.
According to the results of a Grant Thornton global survey, the Philippines has the highest number of senior leadership roles held by women. See how other countries performed.
Consultancy Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2016 shows that the global population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) has grown by 60% in the past decade and will increase by another 41% by 2025. Some 6,000 people fell out of the UHNWI bracket last year amid “slower economic growth and the more volatile financial climate,” the report said, but growth in emerging economies was faster. Here are the numbers of Southeast Asia’s UHNWIs over time, as well as a breakdown of the Philippine millionaire population, with projections to 2025.
By Robert J.A. Basilio, Jr.
Ninotchka Rosca doesn’t exactly consider herself a paragon of a literary artist.
By Pola Esguerra del Monte
One look at the milky pool of white balls inside an old-fashioned building in Makati explains why 28,069 people had already “Facebook liked” Ball Pit Manila by the eve of its actual public opening. In the photos posted on its social media pages, the playground reserved for “kid-ults” — those 16-year-olds and above — seemed like an innocent reprieve from the muddle of adult life. And, in an age of “throwback” posts, that picture of adults in a sea of snow-like balls was a promising return to a fond memory that maturity has stolen.
By Zsarlene B. Chua
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE of Pancakes (IHOP) is staging another installment of the National Pancake Day promotion where customers can enjoy an all-you-can-eat feast of the chain’s buttermilk pancakes for P250, with P200 going to local charity Kythe Foundation.
By Angela Dawson, Front Row Features
HOLLYWOOD — As Hollywood was going all politically correct in admonishing the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for not having enough diversity in its Academy Awards nominations this year (and last), Joseph Fiennes inadvertently touched off his own mini PC explosion in revealing that he would be playing African-American pop star Michael Jackson in an upcoming British TV satire called Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon.
NUREMBERG — Coloring books for grown-ups may be the new lifestyle craze, promising ways to combat stress, unleash our creative spirit, and generally take time out from our increasingly tech-frazzled, gadget-obsessed lives.
By Zsarlene B. Chua
ISLAND COVE Hotel and Leisure Park opens the new year with the completion of a major renovation of its accommodation facilities, a move that was long overdue, according to a resort executive.
