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Spanish island gets no high from hit song ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’

BARCELONA — A song about taking drugs in Ibiza has become a smash hit in Europe and the United States, annoying the Spanish holiday island, which is desperate to ditch its reputation for debauchery.

Where have all the competent salespeople gone?

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling 
Terence A. Hockenhull

THREE YEARS AGO, I was asked to hire a competent sales team. At the time, I thought it a somewhat a daunting task. After all, the company I was doing this for, sells specialty products and materials. I felt it unlikely that finding the right people would be an easy task.

What to see this week

2 films to see on the week of Apr. 8-15, 2016

In transit

By Zsarlene B. Chua

SOUTH KOREA’s Incheon Airport and flag carrier, Asiana Airlines, have announced “special transit tour packages” for transit passengers who choose Korea (and Asiana Airlines) as stopover on their way to their ultimate destination.

One-stop shop for all things diabetes related

By Zsarlene B. Chua

BF HOMES in Parañaque is the site of the country’s first store dedicated to the management of diabetes. The straightforwardly named The Diabetes Store (TDS) aims to provide for the needs of patients, from diabetic-friendly ready-to-eat meals to medicines and medical equipment.

Designed for life

By Joseph L. Garcia

Exhibit
Tapas: Spanish Design for Food

Stone Age humans brought deer to Scotland by sea

PARIS — Stone Age humans populated the Scottish islands with red deer transported “considerable distances” by boat, said researchers on Wednesday who admitted surprise at our prehistoric ancestors’ seafaring prowess.

Mom’s Knorr influence stretches far beyond home

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

THERE IS A 2-minute digital advertising produced by Ogilvy One Worldwide for Unilever’s Knorr Bouillon Cubes that captures one’s attention. There is good abruption in this online material where we are first led to believe that this must be some war movie.

Last Motorhead recordings to become live album

NEW YORK — Motorhead’s last live recordings before the death of the hard-charging metal band’s frontman Lemmy are being turned into a live album.

Philippine government’s fiscal performance (as of January 2016)

The government posted a budget deficit in January this year, but economists believe state spending should have increased faster ahead of the March 25-May 8 election ban on public works in order to spur economic growth. Read the full story.

Makati Business Club Executive Outlook Survey

Many senior executives of some of the Philippines’ biggest companies expect the general economy to fare better than in 2015 and their businesses to invest more this year, according to results of Makati Business Club Executive Outlook Survey

How economies gain from falling oil prices

oil price drop