Gorilla warfare: Behind the visuals of Planet of the Ape

July 13, 2017 | 11:33 pm

LOS ANGELES — As Caesar sits astride a horse rallying his legions to battle you’d be forgiven for thinking you were watching a Roman-era war epic — except that the protagonist is a chimpanzee.

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Three cups of coffee a day keep the doctor away

July 13, 2017 | 11:33 pm

MIAMI — Coffee addicts and aficionados often say drinking the bitter liquid makes life worth living, but the habit may also help them live longer, according to two major international studies Monday.

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Ads heading for Messenger home screens globally

July 13, 2017 | 11:32 pm

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens globally after promising tests with users in Australia and Thailand.

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Different views on the VLF plays

July 13, 2017 | 11:32 pm

By Susan Claire Agbayani

Dominique Beatrice La Victoria — or simply, Vix — was soaking in the arts and culture scene of New York when her play Ang Bata sa Drum was staged at Virgin Labfest (VLF) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last year. Her mother bowed alongside director Dudz Terana in her stead after each performance. Ms. La Victoria revealed that the story was “loosely based on a story from my mother.”

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Peter’s day out

July 13, 2017 | 11:31 pm

MOVIE REVIEW
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Directed by Jon Watts

By Noel Vera

After Zack Snyder’s ideas for an angsty Man of Steel and dreary-dark Knight one might understand the need of audiences for a change of pace: the lighter (if suicidally wrongheaded) Suicide Squad, Tim Miller’s (dramatically weightless) Deadpool, and James Gunn’s pair of (mostly amusing) Guardians come to mind.

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July 13, 2017 | 1:25 pm

MORE FLIGHTY foreign capital entered the country in June on the back of investor confidence with legislative approval of the first tax reform package and “accelerated” net foreign buying at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. Read the full story.

Asia-Pacific economic outlook

July 13, 2017 | 1:25 pm