Want to try mountaineering? Read this.

May 25, 2017 | 11:32 pm

THE AMCI MOUNTAINEERING Club, Inc. (AMCI) is once again opening its doors to those who wish to hit the trails and make the most out of every hike by again holding its Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC), a program that seeks to promote outdoor safety, camaraderie, and love for the environment.

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Magical realism for Nido

May 25, 2017 | 11:32 pm

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

MAGICAL REALISM was what Joel Limchoc attained in his recent directorial work on a Nido Fortigrow TV commercial. The ad, released by Nestlé and Publicis Manila, was principally intended for the days surrounding Mothers’ Day. It’s now in social media — sans the Mother’s Day greeting — but still portrays all the sweetness of a mother determined to support her son in his creative play.

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The Disgaea experience at its finest

May 25, 2017 | 11:32 pm

By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong

Videogame Review
Disgaea 5 Complete Edition

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Your Weekend Guide (May 26, 2017)

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

PERFORMANCE

THE HALILI-CRUZ School of Dance and its subdivisions, the Halili-Cruz School of Ballet and the Halili-Cruz Conservatory will be staging two concerts on May 27 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila to showcase its students. Summer Dance Divertissement 2017, at 3 p.m., is a recital which features the participants of the Summer Dance Workshop while Diversifiera at 7:30 p.m., will showcase the Halili-Cruz Dance Company together with selected students from the school.

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Mystery of unseen sniper heightens thriller’s tension

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Richard Roeper

Movie Review
The Wall
Directed by Doug Liman

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It’s all about the attitude

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull

“SALESMEN ARE WINNERS.” “You’re a Champion.” “Yes, you can do it!” All perfectly good slogans for a sales team but does this “rah-rah” motivation really work? No one is more scathing about motivational training that me! At least, when permanent change is to be effected within a sales team, motivational training has limited benefits. Not sure who the quote is ascribed to but “Motivation is like bathing — You have to do it every day” sums up the limited value of telling your sales people how good they are.

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Light cigarettes linked to specific form of lung cancer

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

MIAMI — So-called “light” cigarettes with holes in the filter could be the reason why a specific kind of lung cancer has been on the rise in recent decades, researchers said Monday.

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Cuba’s first luxury hotel opens in Havana

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

HAVANA — Cuba’s first ultra luxury hotel opened its doors Monday in Havana, with guests paying up to $2,500 a night to stay in five-star comfort on the Communist island.

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A stranger’s dream

May 25, 2017 | 11:31 pm

By Noel Vera

TV Review
Twin Peaks

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What to see this week

May 25, 2017 | 11:30 pm

5 films to see on the week of May 26-June 2, 2017

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Making health care accessible

May 25, 2017 | 11:30 pm

Medicine Cabinet
Teodoro B. Padilla

KOFI ANNAN, then United Nations Secretary-General and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, once said that “the biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty.” Put the other way around, one of the biggest threats to economic progress and social development in a developing world is an ailing society.

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Filipino’s net trust ratings on select countries

May 24, 2017 | 11:31 pm