A BEARDED WOMAN, a Three-Legged Man, a Lizard Man, a Half-Man-Half Woman, and a Geek all enter the circus singing “come look at the freaks!” Sir, the ringmaster and the man behind the spectacle, then calls in the stars of the show: charming Siamese twins who can definitely sing. This is Broadway’s Side Show, which is coming to Manila on Aug. 31.

CEBU AIR, Inc., the listed operator of Cebu Pacific, is looking to fortify its business in China as it looks to dedicate more flights there when it receives its order of new aircraft next year.

THE International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT) may finally be used by end-September, months later its original target because of the three typhoons that affected the area in the past months.

DESPITE OUR differences in religion, culture, and lifestyle, the Philippines and its neighboring countries are held together by the language of art. To demonstrate both the contrasts and the resemblances, the Philippines is hosting a contemporary art exhibition called Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia.

GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. has launched a partnership with Wendy’s Philippines to allow its customers to use a QR-based mobile payment technology at its restaurants.

THE PHILIPPINES has lost two formidable women in the passing of historian and journalist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, 96, and art critic Dr. Alice V. Guillermo, 80.

BOULEVARD Holdings, Inc.’s (BHI) sales dropped by a third in June as it continued to take a hit from the closure of Boracay.

IT WILL be interesting to see what artist Mark Justiniani will pull out of his sleeve for the Philippines’ participation at the 58^th Venice Art Biennale in Italy next year.

THE GOVERNMENT rejected all bids for the reissued 20-year Treasury bonds (T-bond) it offered on Tuesday as market preference remains on the short-end of the curve ahead of the August policy meeting of the local central bank.

FILMMAKERS say that a story is good if it follows a full circle: the premise at the beginning is addressed at the ending. The premise, often confused with the plot, is the initial action of a narrative. Premise is hypothesis or the very reason why the story is being told, while plot is the story line.

PREMIERE HORIZON Alliance Corp. (PHA) is looking to venture into infrastructure, tourism, and power projects after signing an agreement with Korean firm D-Eco Energy Co. Ltd. (D-Eco) for a joint exploration into the sectors.

THE PHILIPPINE Bank of Communications (PBCom) received central bank approval to issue P5 billion worth of long-term negotiable certificates of deposit (LTNCD) to strengthen its long-term funding.