Philippine tourism became more fun in 2015, as its contribution to the economy breached a trillion pesos to hit its highest in the final full year of the Aquino administration. Read the full story.
The Philippines is far from seeing a property bubble even as housing prices rose by nearly a tenth annually last quarter, according to findings of the central bank’s new index for tracking such prices nationwide. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo bared the results of the new residential real estate price index (RREPI) on June 3 that showed, among others, a 9.2% overall rise in housing prices in January-March from the comparable year-ago period. Read the full story.
FOREIGN portfolio investments — also known as “hot money” for the ease with which they go through markets — turned around to a net inflow in May following “orderly” national elections, among others, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a June 16 statement. Read the full story.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman, Reporter
People’s eyes are now on Scarlet Snow. Her every move is documented and shared, whether her adventures at a baby play center or when she is simply just being cute. At the tender age of one year, the baby superstar has amassed hearts, followers, and likes on her very own Instagram account — @scarletsnowbelo — which currently has 121,000 fans (and counting).
BALLPENS AND UMBRELLAS may be the usual giveaways at seminars or corporate parties, but what’s in nowadays is giving something more personal, perhaps more useful, and definitely more thought about — like homemade biscuits.
WASHINGTON — May’s temperatures broke global records yet again, as the northern hemisphere finishes its hottest spring on record, statistics released Tuesday by NASA showed.
BUMPING up whole grain intake even slightly may lower the risk of death from heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases, according to review published Tuesday in The BMJ.
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THE NEWEST McDonald’s television commercial is a far cry from the happy adult situations that have captivated many of us month after month. Director Joel Limchoc states that “pain is something that is not often tackled in commercials. Most of the time, we paint a picture of the ideal, and present that as a reality. That’s not an indictment of ads: it’s just something that is.”
