It’s a generational thing
IT’S DEFINITELY A family movie affair in Kung Fu Panda 3, as the lead actors’ voices alongside those of their kids and grandkids.
Earth Hour: Beyond turning off the lights
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WE SHOULD not take the planet for granted, said Leonardo DiCaprio as he accepted the Best Actor trophy at this year’s Oscars.
Carrying one’s weight
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
WHAT THEY are doing may not exactly be new or out of the ordinary, but for people engaged in calisthenics, or “street workouts,” with the seeming “simplicity” of the activity comes a lifestyle-changing effect that they want to share with more people.
Puerto Princesa: Fireflies, an audio tours, and a penal farm
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
PALAWAN OFFERS the picture of the perfect island life, with beaches and secluded islets ideal for swimming and diving. It isn’t surprising that Conde Nast Traveler magazine named Palawan the world’s best island in 2014 and 2015. But Palawan has more to offer — capital city Puerto Princesa has other secret weapons to lure its tourists, both local and foreign, to keep them coming back for more.
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.