Jackman sheds a tear for end of Wolverine franchise

March 2, 2017 | 11:32 pm

BERLIN — Hugh Jackman’s rip-roaring final turn in the Wolverine franchise premiered at the Berlin film festival last Friday, as he admitted he shed a few tears saying goodbye to the juggernaut role.

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Globe Postpaid launches The Plan

March 2, 2017 | 11:32 pm

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

WE ARE IN the season of Lent. Many people have armed themselves with books that set them on meditative routes, slowly reviewing their goals in life, and pondering if they are indeed on the right path. And so the aim for a review plan of life begins to take shape.

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Who collects payment?

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull

THE ONEROUS RESPONSIBILITY of invoicing clients and collecting payment often falls to the accounting department. Yet it is the sales team who must identify clients and close sales. Unfortunately, sales executives are so keen to close sales, they neglect to check the client’s capacity to pay, leaving a nasty mess for the accounting department to clean up! Today’s market landscape demands that salespeople take considerably more responsibility in this area, ensuring that the client has the financial capacity to pay and the willingness to meet payment schedules.

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Troubling Birth

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Noel Vera

DVD Review
Birth of a Nation

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A dog’s life

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Richard Roeper

MOVIE REVIEW
A Dog’s Purpose
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom

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Trip hacks from a germaphobic traveler

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Maxwell Williams, Bloomberg

For Hollywood royalty, Sunset Tower Hotel is the place to escape. The art deco building, located on the Sunset Strip, is both glamorous and comfortable, marrying showbiz glitz with a warm, cozy vibe. Plus, the doormen put umbrellas in the paparazzi’s faces.

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DoH addresses rare diseases

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

WHAT COMES to mind when you hear of a rare disease called “Maple Syrup Urine”? Some may think that a patient with this condition would have urine with a consistency of a maple syrup. Actually, the patient’s body and urine smell like maple syrup. It is a genetic and metabolic problem, and is the most common rare disease in the Philippines, affecting one in 40,000 people. Maple Syrup Urine is not fatal when detected at an early age (when a baby is still days old), but it is a lifelong condition that needs a special diet with protein intake carefully calculated.

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Your Weekend Guide (March 3, 2017)

March 2, 2017 | 11:31 pm

PERFORMANCES of Ballet Philippines’ Swan Lake are ongoing until March 5. The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra will perform during the gala performance on March 3, 8 p.m. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (891-9999 or www.ticketworld.com.ph).

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Colorectal cancer screening saves lives

March 2, 2017 | 11:30 pm

By Dr. Jun R. Ruiz

MARCH is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This is an important campaign as colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer among Filipinos after breast and lung cancers.

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