Semi-crouching Tiger
By Noel Vera
AMAZING how under certain circumstances critics’ reactions are so ridiculously uniform, so hilariously predictable down to specific complaints on specific titles.
Setting up a revolution
By Susan Claire Agbayani
WHILE the members of the cast of the Manila run of Les Miserables were yet to set foot on stage at the Theater of Solaire, the crew was hard at work on the set of the multi-awarded Boublil and Schonberg musical.
Quality versus price
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
AS I HAVE mentioned many times before, salespeople tend to think that the only determining factor used by a customer to make a buying decision is price. It always seems that deals are lost to competitors offering slightly lower prices. Whether the excuse is smuggled goods from China; cheap, nasty, and unreliable products; or a competitor engaging in a price war, price would seem to be the most common reason for losing a sale.
News about breast and cervical cancer
Medicine Cabinet
Reiner W. Gloor
MARCH is still International Women’s Month and to continue our discussion on health issues plaguing women today, we’d like to focus on two cancers: breast and cervical.
In dangerous trade-off, birds ally with alligators: study
MIAMI — In the swampy Florida Everglades, egrets and herons build nests that hang precariously close to alligators swimming beneath, ready to swallow any weak chicks that fall into the murky waters.
Jeff Buckley legend builds with new posthumous album
PARIS — Jeff Buckley put out only one album before his death in 1997 but his legend has since steadily grown thanks to posthumous releases. The latest, You and I, comes out Friday and shows Buckley in an element where he excelled — covers.
Above the clouds
By Zsarlene B. Chua
NEVER IN MY LIFE have I dreamed of climbing a mountain but somehow I found myself climbing Luzon’s highest summit (and the country’s third highest) in late February during a junket promoting the newest pickup truck variant of a Japanese automotive manufacturer.
Ode to the Boatman
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S first tourist attractions, the iconic Pagsanjan Falls, is one of the most memorable travel images of Philippine dating back to the 1970s.
Huawei Mate 8 review
By Sam Gonzales
Is Huawei’s new flagship device competitive enough to join the big leagues? Check out this review.
Binging on ads
See how much these 15 election candidates have spent so far on political advertising spots on TV network giant ABS-CBN.