A month in, how is that New Year’s resolution going?
THE parking lot at my gym is still full. There are still many new faces. I love the new energy.
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THE parking lot at my gym is still full. There are still many new faces. I love the new energy.
THE family drama Parenthood understands the frustration of the quiet achiever.
Negotiators from the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed a pact on disarming Muslim rebels, just days after a clash killed 44 policemen in the nation’s south.
Money that’s available to households and businesses, known as M3 or domestic liquidity among technocrats, posted single-digit growth in December last year, averaging 9.6 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.
THE Philippines suffered a horrible loss this past week that warrants a chapter in the history of this nation.
MELBOURNE, Australia—It wasn’t until Serena Williams forced herself to relax, and not focus too intently on a milestone Grand Slam title, that she rediscovered the art of winning the biggest events in tennis.
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Yupei Guo does not fit the mold of the traditional Ivy League student from China: Her journalist parents are neither rich nor members of the governing elite.
JERUSALEM—Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Thursday that the United Nations (UN) had informed Israel that the Lebanese group Hezbollah was unlikely to escalate violence after deadly encounters a day earlier left three people dead, raising concern about more fighting in the Middle East.
A WEEK after flying Pope Francis to Tacloban and then back to Rome, the flight crew and service staff of pioneering flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) are still flying high.
THE international community called on the Philippine government to continue striving for peace in the Mindanao region by pursuing the talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in the wake of the massacre of 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF).
MITSUBISHI Motor Philippines Corp. (MMPC) may invest another P2 billion in its newly inaugurated facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna, as it hopes that the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program will gain approval this year.
MELBOURNE, Australia—Serena Williams weathered a barrage of big serves and heavy groundstrokes early and needed nine match points before beating Madison Keys, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to set up an Australian Open final against second-seeded Maria Sharapova.
THE Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has long been on the wish list of the country’s rabid fan base of the sport despite the regular staging of many international mixed-martial arts (MMA) organizations in the country.
NO human has won a chess tournament against a high-specification computer since 2005.
NEW YORK—McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson is stepping down as the world’s biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers and transforms its image.
SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday its quarterly earnings dropped smaller-than-expected 27 percent in the fourth quarter but its forecast-beating profit could not mask that it was losing the battle of the big phones with Apple Inc.
JAPANESE retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, underscoring challenges to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s effort to stoke a recovery in the world’s third-biggest economy.
THE Philippines is no stranger to typhoons, floods and landslides. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the average number of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during the last two decades has been around 20 per year.
THIS was a regional ride-and-drive event unlike any other I’ve previously attended, as Porsche Asia Pacific wanted to experiment with a new format. To introduce the all-new 991 series Porsche 911 Targa 4 to select members of the Philippine motoring media, sole Philippine Porsche distributor PGA Cars Inc. flew two pairs of motoring scribes to Singapore in two batches for a very exclusive ride-and-drive event a few weeks ago. I was partnered with Angelo Puyat, who writes for a lifestyle magazine.
ILONGGOS in this part of town were instant happy neophytes, as they got behind their vehicles, drove around 70 kilometers of barangay roads and had their introductory lessons in a motorsport discipline, wherein the late great “racing legends” Pocholo Ramirez and Dodo Ayuyao once fiercely competed in the 1960s.
GAME has been used to describe meat from animals that are traditionally hunted or caught in the wild. The list of what can be considered game varies depending on where you are but, typically, game can include duck, rabbit, deer, sheep or goat, boar, buffalo, even bears. Locally, I know ducks and snipes are hunted. I remember my grandpa used to go to Zambales and Bataan to hunt snipes. It wasn’t really of any interest to me so I never asked about their hunting trips.
OIL’S slump is set to extend the biggest drop in liquefied natural gas (LNG) costs in five years, spurring demand in emerging Asian economies.
THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) likely surpassed its 2014 profit guidance of P17.8 billion, a top company official said.
MIAMI—Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have finally met—in person.
A PARTY-LIST lawmaker on Wednesday said that there is a “larger force” behind the “highly orchestrated move” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to keep Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) in control of the automated elections.
BREAD and milk manufacturers have heeded the call of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to lower the suggested retail price (SRP) of their products, with Nestlé Philippines reducing the SRP of its Bear Brand powdered milk, and community bakers opting to either lower bread price or add weight to their pan de sal to reflect the decrease in oil prices and raw materials.
BOSTON—New Englanders hit by a blizzard packing knee-high snowfall and hurricane-force winds began digging out on Wednesday as some New Yorkers and others spared its full fury questioned whether forecasts were overblown.
TOKYO—The mother of a Japanese hostage held by Islamic State (IS) extremists appealed publicly on Wednesday to Japan’s leader to save her son after his captors issued what they said was a final death threat.
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