Ode to the Boatman
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S first tourist attractions, the iconic Pagsanjan Falls, is one of the most memorable travel images of Philippine dating back to the 1970s.
Huawei Mate 8 review
By Sam Gonzales
Is Huawei’s new flagship device competitive enough to join the big leagues? Check out this review.
Binging on ads
See how much these 15 election candidates have spent so far on political advertising spots on TV network giant ABS-CBN.
Poe, Binay still tied at top spot, says latest survey of Pulse Asia
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Senator Grace Poe and Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay are statistically tied at the top spot in the latest poll by the Pulse Asia Research, Inc., as commissioned by the ABS-CBN Corp., with the results showing a similar trend in an earlier survey conducted independently by the same polling outfit last week. Read the full story.
How the Philippines performs in WEF’s Energy Architecture
The Philippines’ ranking dropped though its scores improved in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) 2016. See more details on the WEF global ranking below.
Philippines among those with most women in leadership roles
According to the results of a Grant Thornton global survey, the Philippines has the highest number of senior leadership roles held by women. See how other countries performed.
Numbering the super-rich
Consultancy Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2016 shows that the global population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) has grown by 60% in the past decade and will increase by another 41% by 2025. Some 6,000 people fell out of the UHNWI bracket last year amid “slower economic growth and the more volatile financial climate,” the report said, but growth in emerging economies was faster. Here are the numbers of Southeast Asia’s UHNWIs over time, as well as a breakdown of the Philippine millionaire population, with projections to 2025.
Rosca on reading, writing, and revolution
By Robert J.A. Basilio, Jr.
Ninotchka Rosca doesn’t exactly consider herself a paragon of a literary artist.
A problem with balls
By Pola Esguerra del Monte
One look at the milky pool of white balls inside an old-fashioned building in Makati explains why 28,069 people had already “Facebook liked” Ball Pit Manila by the eve of its actual public opening. In the photos posted on its social media pages, the playground reserved for “kid-ults” — those 16-year-olds and above — seemed like an innocent reprieve from the muddle of adult life. And, in an age of “throwback” posts, that picture of adults in a sea of snow-like balls was a promising return to a fond memory that maturity has stolen.