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The year of the yin fire rooster

Marites Allen shares her forecast for the 12 animal signs.

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National government fiscal performance

THE GOVERNMENT’s budget balance remained in deficit in October but plunged from a year ago due to a drop in spending and a recovery in revenue collections, according to preliminary Treasury data that also showed that monthly and year-to-date programs were missed. Read the full story.

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Business expectations survey

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Can we achieve universal health care in the Philippines?

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

CAN we copy Cuba’s universal health care program? The socialist nation has one of the best examples of a Universal Health Care (UHC) program in the world: it gives incentives to its doctors to stay, it has a low doctor-patient ratio (currently 1:1,075), and no patients pay out of pocket.

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Martial Law Movies

By Noel Vera

RODRIGO DUTERTE on former President Ferdinand Marcos (italics mine): “President Marcos was a president for so long and he was a soldier. So that’s about it. Whether or not he performed worse or better, there is no study, there is no movie about it. It’s just the challenges and allegations of the other side which [are] not enough”

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Little evidence for risks, or benefits, of habitual barefootedness

STUDIES on the long-term effects of habitual barefoot walking or running are scarce, and there is only limited evidence for more foot problems and no evidence for higher injury rates among people who are often barefoot, according to a new review.

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Polluted water in hand, Nigerian king takes Shell to court in London

LONDON — King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi holds up a plastic bottle containing contaminated water from his community in Nigeria, proof of oil pollution that he blames on Royal Dutch Shell — and on which he hopes a London court will deliver justice.

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What to see this week

8 films to see on the week of November 25-December 2, 2016

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Trademarks on the rise?

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Back from hiatus, Metallica is still angry

PARIS — Back with its first album in eight years, Metallica has returned to its thrash metal roots, making it clear the band hasn’t lost its anger.

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Uber app gets an upgrade

RIDE-HAILING MOBILE APP, Uber, has introduced an entirely new rider app design — something that has been a long time coming as the app’s last redesign was in 2012.

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Solar lamps with a charitable component just one item in AirAsia’s holiday catalog

PHILIPPINES AIRASIA HAS launched its holiday in-flight catalogue which features vacation essentials and a solar-powered lantern.

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