Vehicle sales, January – December 2016

January 11, 2017 | 10:41 am

AUTO sales grew 24.6% in 2016, sustaining a run of double-digit growth for the industry, automakers said. Read the full story.

Net satisfaction with the national administration

January 10, 2017 | 10:35 am

THE ADMINISTRATION of President Rodrigo R. Duterte maintained its “very good” net satisfaction rating among Filipinos half a year into his term despite noticeable drops in Metro Manila and among the “masa,” according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) report. Read the full story.

Annual Philippine labor and employment estimates

January 10, 2017 | 10:35 am

Is the Philippines saving enough to finance its economic growth?

January 9, 2017 | 10:36 am

Headline inflation rates in the Philippines, all items

January 6, 2017 | 2:22 pm

ANNUAL INFLATION closed 2016 at its fastest pace in two years, but stayed below the official target for the year. Read the full story.

The hard work of saving Philippine Cinema’s gems

January 5, 2017 | 11:59 pm

By Zsarlene B. Chua

Many people may not know that the Philippines has always had an illustrious cinematic heritage — the art form came to the Philippines at the turn of the 20^th century when moving pictures were introduced in 1897 while the first silent feature film, Dalagang Bukid, was created in 1919 by Jose Nepomuceno, dubbed as the father of Philippine Cinema.

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Terrific films, terrible year

January 5, 2017 | 11:36 pm

By Noel Vera

Can’t include any horror films because to my mind the entire genre has been rendered not only unfrightening but totally redundant by the world’s recent turn to fascism. Can’t in good conscience include any film that deals directly with aforementioned recent events because, 1.) there aren’t that many, and, 2.) I suspect we need to digest what’s happened for a few years before the proper level of disappointment and anger and artistry can be expressed.

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Sinking like the Titanic

January 5, 2017 | 11:34 pm

MOVIE REVIEW
Passengers
Directed by Morten Tyldum

By Richard Roeper

One night in the near future, you’ll be on the sofa, surfing at-home movie viewing options, and you’ll come across Passengers.

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Digital advertising becomes a human-free zone

January 5, 2017 | 11:34 pm

By Leonid Bershidsky

WHITEOPS, a US cybersecurity company, says it has uncovered the biggest online advertising scam ever, operated from Russia and making between $2.6 million and $5.2 million a day — as much as four times what The New York Times makes from advertising.

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Collateral damage

January 5, 2017 | 11:33 pm

MOVIE REVIEW
Collateral Beauty
Directed by David Frankel

By Richard Roeper

Stop.

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Hugo Fragrances names Zac Efron as new brand ambassador

January 5, 2017 | 11:33 pm

HUGO Fragrances’ newest ambassador is actor/producer Zac Efron, which it describes in a statement as “The ultimate embodiment of millennial masculinity.”

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Two precious promo ads that should not be missed

January 5, 2017 | 11:32 pm

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

AMID THE PROLIFERATION of all sorts of commercials during Christmas, there were two beautiful digital ads that touched many a heart during the holidays.

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