Philippine government disbursement performance

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An artist and an artisan

A firm grasp of realism as infectious as it is inspiring. WORDS IMPY PILAPIL I often chance upon Hans Brumann walking in the business district.  Sharp...

Favorite Things | If the shoe fits

According to this shoe executive, three pairs are enough for the modern man. INTERVIEW JOSEPH L. GARCIA What started out as a way to relieve the...

Expectation about the success of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III

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Gross domestic product growth, developing Asia

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The tastes of the Last Frontier

By Zsarlene Chua PALAWAN — often called the Philippines’ “Last Frontier” as the province still maintains more than 50% of its original forest cover and is...

Thai e-retailer iTrueMart spending $150 million on Southeast Asia plans

THAI online retailer iTrueMart says the Philippnes is only the first stop on the company’s $150-million expansion plan, which will cover much of Southeast...

Opportunities to Cross-Sell

Getting the Edge in Professional Selling By Terence A. Hockenhull WHEN your company sells limited product lines, it is a simple matter to allow the...

Tide leaves demo for AlDub dance

ADS & ENDS NANETTE FRANCO-DIYCO THIS BRAND is definitely one of the market leaders in laundry detergents and perhaps the longest known in the country. This advertisement...

Julia Roberts is a paler pretty woman in Secret in Their Eyes

By Angela Dawson HOLLYWOOD -- Pretty Woman Julia Roberts tackles the role of a woman haunted by the brutal murder of her teenage daughter in...

In retail slump, HK jeweler lets clients try before they buy

HONG KONG — Online luxury jeweler Plukka is going door-to-door to beat the worst retail downturn in more than a decade in Hong Kong,...