The global gender gap index 2016
THE PHILIPPINES has maintained its status as the best country in Asia and the Pacific and seventh in the world in terms of gender...
Comparative economic performance in ASEAN
ECONOMIC growth will likely be uninterrupted by political “noise” generated by President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s outbursts, since this has so far left reforms unscathed,...
National government fiscal performance
THE FISCAL balance swung in August to its first surplus in five months, according to data released yesterday by the Treasury bureau that also...
Cheap style is expensive
By Joseph L. Garcia, Reporter
If it is true that the outcome of desire is oppression, then the fashion industry has a lot to answer...
Why people in China are wearing Yankees hats
BALL CAPS bearing the signature logo of the New York Yankees are prominently displayed at New Era’s store at a Fujairah mall in the...
Tired of the fog? Try the frogs! Paris says to City
NANTERRE, FRANCE — Paris’s business district, La Defense, launched Monday a playful advertising campaign to lure away companies based in Britain seeking a new...
New light shines on Botticelli masterpieces
FLORENCE, ITALY — Two of the most famous works of Sandro Botticelli, Primavera and The Birth of Venus, were unveiled in a new setting...
Fast & furious
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
Love and Friendship
Directed by Whit Stillman
I REMEMBER one night picking up a copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice -- waded...
Selecta enhances Christmas spirit
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
WE TAKE the same infectious delight over Christmas lanterns, Christmas songs, Christmas trees, Christmas colors, Christmas lights — and numerous...
Trick or Treat at Makati’s Street Meet
GHOULS AND GOBLINS, jack-o-lanterns and witches will descend upon Paseo de Roxas, promising not just tricks but also lots of treats at the Makati...