Tourism Enterprise Zones pushed
By Zsarlene B. Chua
In hopes of attracting more investment in the tourism sector, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has finally put into place the Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ) model which an executive described as a “paradigm shift in how we approach development towards tourism industry.”
Stop exercising and start training
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
This weekend, global sports apparel brand Nike starts its Nike Training Club (NTC) classes, offering a program which gives more emphasis on “training” than “exercising,” showcasing globally designed workouts to reach one’s individual fitness goals, and catering to all fitness levels from beginner to advance.
How to survive the longest flight in the world
EARLY LAST MONTH, Qatar Airways took the prize for longest airline route when it debuted its 17-hour, 30-minute flight between Auckland and Doha. Not to be outdone, Qantas has announced plans to begin flying a 9,000-mile nonstop between Perth and London in 2018, and Singapore is eyeing a relaunch of its nonstop Newark-Singapore route, which will take just under 19 hours. (Yes, you read that correctly.)
Jackman sheds a tear for end of Wolverine franchise
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.
Globe Postpaid launches The Plan
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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.
Who collects payment?
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.
Trip hacks from a germaphobic traveler
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.
DoH addresses rare diseases
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.