Public satisfaction with Aquino government steady

January 21, 2016 | 12:29 pm

PUBLIC satisfaction with the performance of the national government steadied last quarter from the preceding three months, although the latest reading was the best in nearly two years, according to results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

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How the Philippines ranks in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index

January 20, 2016 | 12:02 am

How the Philippines ranks in human development

January 19, 2016 | 7:05 pm

The wealth of the 1% versus the rest of the world’s

January 19, 2016 | 4:30 pm

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Politicians and business leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps this week face an increasingly divided world, with the poor falling further behind the super-rich and political fissures in the United States, Europe and the Middle East running deeper than at any time in decades.

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Recalling martial law’s ‘lifting’; FDI lesson still to be learned

January 18, 2016 | 4:12 pm

1981 should have been a pivotal year for the Philippines that had been gripped by martial law for nine years before that regime ended — if only in name — in January of that year.

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MMFF Postmortem: How did this year’s festival go? It depends on who you ask

January 15, 2016 | 12:54 am

By Zsarlene B. Chua

“Satisfactory,” was how Marichu Vera Perez-Maceda, spokesperson of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 described the recently concluded film festival, controversies notwithstanding.

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Where the money goes

January 15, 2016 | 12:30 am

ACCORDING to Metro Manila Film Festival spokesperson Marichu Vera Perez-Maceda, half the festival revenues come from cinemas in Metro Manila, and the rest from cinemas in the provinces. Only the amusement tax (10%) from the Metro Manila cinemas will be given back to the industry.

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Bowie: The 10 key tracks

January 15, 2016 | 12:09 am

PARIS — David Bowie — who died on Sunday, two days after his 69^th birthday and the release of his last album, Blackstar — has been repeatedly voted the most influential rock musician ever by his peers and music critics.

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Experts favor sparing use of exclusive ‘Ferrari’ label

January 15, 2016 | 12:03 am

DETROIT — Newly spun off from Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari has touted its growth potential in luxury goods, yet branding experts warn expanding beyond cars could be a long and difficult slog.

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Bottom beginning to fall out of ivory market, says regulator

January 15, 2016 | 12:03 am

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Global efforts to crack down on illegal ivory trafficking are eating away at prices, a wildlife trade regulator said on Tuesday, voicing confidence the bottom was falling out of the market.

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