UCPB implements 1-day check clearing on Aug. 7

August 4, 2017 | 12:00 am

THE United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) will start implementing the one-day clearing for checks on Monday (August 7), as mandated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Philippine Clearing House Corp. (PCHC).

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Senators still undecided on tax reform

August 4, 2017 | 12:00 am

SENATORS met with the government’s economic managers to discuss the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Bill (TRAIN) on Thursday, but said they reached no decision.

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How PSEi member stocks performed — August 3, 2017

August 4, 2017 | 12:00 am

Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Thursday, August 3, 2017.
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Riding the Smile Train

August 3, 2017 | 11:35 pm

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter

Every year, more than 170,000 children in the developing world are born with cleft lips and palates, joining the millions more who are in need of treatment.

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Wheel fast

August 3, 2017 | 11:35 pm

MOVIE REVIEW
Baby Driver
Directed by Edgar Wright

By Noel Vera

Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is like a little go-cart that whizzes by lickety-split; the action scenes are reasonably coherent, with little visible CGI effects unlike some recent fast-car movies I can think of (Fast Five anyone?) cut to the rhythm of a catchy if not genuinely eclectic sound track.

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Italian wheelchair hopes to bring users freedom

August 3, 2017 | 11:34 pm

BERGAMO, ITALY — After nearly 20 years working with wheelchair-bound youngsters, Mario Vigentini wanted to revolutionize their quality of life, inventing a device that raises up users so they are face-to-face with those standing.

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Small odds of reaching 2°C

August 3, 2017 | 11:34 pm

PARIS — There is a 5% chance of limiting average global warming to under 2°C (3.6° Fahrenheit), the target set in the 2015 climate-rescue Paris Agreement, researchers said on Monday.

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Love is a mostly pondered thing

August 3, 2017 | 11:33 pm

MOVIE REVIEW
Kung Mangarap Ka’t Magising
Directed by Mike de Leon

By Noel Vera

(Warning: plot and narrative twists discussed in detail)

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Developing new medicines

August 3, 2017 | 11:32 pm

Medicine Cabinet
Teodoro Padilla

THOUSANDS of potential new treatments offer the hope of closing the gap of unmet medical needs to save lives and improve the health of patients and their families.

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A musical August

August 3, 2017 | 11:32 pm

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

FROM THE COMEDY of Monty Python to the drama of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Manila is rich when it comes to musical theater this month.

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Other planets may never be as hospitable as Earth

August 3, 2017 | 11:31 pm

PARIS — Scientists dealt a blow Monday to the quest for organisms inhabiting worlds besides Earth, saying our planet was unusual in its ability to host liquid water — the key ingredient for life.

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Arcade Fire takes indie outlook to dance floor

August 3, 2017 | 11:31 pm

NEW YORK — Few bands have straddled the divide between indie and mainstream quite like Arcade Fire — eclectic in tastes and cerebral in views, yet enjoying rock-star recognition in the industry.

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