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Why QC wants to be like SG

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

WHILE QUEZON CITY lacks the natural resources for sightseeing or trekking, it does offers eight man-made activities for city dwellers. Its new tourism campaign, “Quezon City Welcomes You!,” not only pertains to its iconic landmark, the Mabuhay — or “Welcome” — Rotunda which signifies one is leaving Manila and entering Quezon City, in this case “welcome” is an acronym for “Walk, enjoy, learn, celebrate, overnight, meditate, eat, and shop,” which are the things one can do when in the city.

Mad men

By Noel Vera

Television
Star Trek
“Amok Time”
Directed by Joseph Pevney

James Reid: from lanky to yummy

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

SIX YEARS in the entertainment industry and James Reid has grown (literally and figuratively) into a big star.

Going to superhero camp

KEEP YOUR camping gear and your superhero alter-ego at the ready as Ayala-owned Alviera in Porac, Pampanga is preparing a camping weekend especially for superhero enthusiasts.

BDO finds ways

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

“HUNDREDS OF AUDITIONS, three tries to win the crown,

After a bad year, S. Korea tourism industry targets MICE tourists

By Zsarlene B. Chua

WHILE last year was pretty turbulent for the South Korean tourism industry, with the MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus) wreaking havoc during the second quarter, it seems that Asia’s fourth largest economy will be seeing better days ahead with its tourism office expecting around 16.5 million tourists in 2016.

What to see this week

3 films to see on the week of September 16-23, 2016

You need to talk to be a salesperson

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
Terence A. Hockenhull

AS REGULAR READERS of this column may know, I have spent the last six months desperately trying to recruit individuals to join our sales team. My frustration with the process of finding anyone remotely suitable knows no bounds.

Cambodia gets road safety data right

THE World Health Organization (WHO) was part of a partnership that developed the road traffic injury information system in Cambodia. The system began in 2004; it was known as the Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System.

New talent to the fore in Man Booker Prize shortlist

LONDON — Judges for top British literary award the Man Booker Prize spurned big-name novelists in favor of experimental new talent as they announced their shortlist in London Tuesday.

Your Weekend Guide (September 16, 2016)

EXHIBITS

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts presents Sound of Silence: Remembering Martial Law, which runs until Sept. 30 at the NCCA Gallery, G/F, NCCA Building, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila. The exhibit features works of artist Edgar Talusan Fernandez.

American investors’ outlook on Southeast Asia

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