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Public satisfaction with the branches of national government

PUBLIC SATISFACTION ratings of chief government institutions steadied in “good” to “very good” territory in the first three months of the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, according to results of a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Read the full story.

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Last goodbye

By Joseph L. Garcia

“Death alone can make others respect our sufferings; and through death the most pitiable sufferings acquire dignity,” said Thomas Mann in his novel, the German classic Buddenbrooks. But there is no dignity in a cadaver; instead, what we have are our memories of the departed, and how we seek to honor them. Hence, a funeral.

A taste of Filipino shopping with Adobomall

By Camille Anne M. Arcilla

A DIFFERENT kind of adobo is now available in the Philippines.

Antarctic glacier thinning more rapidly than thought: study

PARIS — A large glacier in West Antarctica lost up to half a kilometer in thickness in seven years, thinning more quickly than scientists thought possible, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Coffee, tea, and charity

AS A way to better connect with its customers and making its charity partners accessible to them, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) Philippines has just come out with the 2017 edition of its Giving Journal.

England’s ‘most haunted village’ gears up for Halloween

PLUCKLEY, United Kingdom — With Halloween in the air, ghouls are set to emerge from the shadows in the quiet streets of Pluckley, reputedly the most haunted village in England.

Beach Boys

By Noel Vera

MOVIE REVIEW
Apocalypse Child
Directed by Mario Cornejo

Critics fault Mario Cornejo’s Apocalypse Child for its formless almost motionless script, as if the premise (that Ford — played by Sid Lucero — is the bastard child of Francis Ford Coppola, conceived when the director was filming Apocalypse Now in Baler, Aurora Province), its development and resolution, were the raison d’etre for the film.

3-D printed prosthesis project piloted in PH, shows promise for PWDs

YOKOHAMA-BASED firm SHC Design Co. Ltd., in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and local clinic Orthopaedie Frey Prosthesis Center, recently piloted the first 3-D printed prosthesis in the Philippines.

Black Mirror creator on how he (unknowingly) predicted the rise of Donald Trump

Television
Black Mirror
Netflix

BLACK MIRROR is back and ready to offer a fresh and terrifying insight into where society and technology is headed.

Astoria Palawan promotes play at work

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

WHILE MEETINGS, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE) is a booming section in the tourism industry, a hotel property in Palawan recognizes that executives, too, need their me-time.

Why did Lambo give Marvel a Huracán to destroy in Dr. Strange?

IN THE LATEST Marvel Comics film, Doctor Strange, the titular character is a wealthy neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands in a car crash and who, in his quest to regain their function, gains the mystical powers that make him a superhero. The crash is therefore a key plot point. And thus an important product placement opportunity.

Goldilocks celebrates its 50th anniversary

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

THE OPENING frames immediately trumpet a great celebration.