Lucifer and Damien: Evil needs a hug

The Binge Jessica Zafra WE KNOW that evil is at large in the world -- you only have to read the news to be reminded of...

New treatment for lung and skin cancers ‘better’ than chemo

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman A NEW DRUG is now available in the Philippines that can treat advanced skin and lung cancers, better than...

Estimated growth rates of Southeast Asian countries in 2016

Below are the Asian Development Bank’s GDP growth projections for Southeast Asian countries. The Philippines is poised to expand faster than regional averages in...

Performance of Philippine banking system

Philippines' banking sector does not risk losing the "stable" outlook given by debt watcher Standard & Poor's. Read the full story here.    

How expensive are Asian cities?

How select Asian cities rank in terms of cost of living, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit's biannual Worldwide Cost of Living survey.   

How much do you make in a year?

These graphs show how much workers in various industries earn.

How Twitter users reacted to #PiliPinasDebates2016

Twitter released data on what Twitter users talked about during the second Commission on Elections (Comelec) presidential debates held in Cebu last March 20, 2016. Here's a...

Pulse Asia: Preferred candidates as of March 2016

These are the leading candidates based on results of Pulse Asia survey conducted March 8-13.  

The top Philippine universities’ top subjects

Three Philippine universities featured in this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject. Here are the top schools' best subjects and ranking brackets from...

Judging a book by its cover

By Joseph L. Garcia It’s a skill to make someone fall in love with you for your looks, but let’s see you try that with...

Popsicle shades for Caronia summer line

BECAUSE THIS summer’s palettes are all about pastels, local nail polish brand Caronia recently came up with four pastel shades for their summer collection,...

Amazon seeks patent for buying items with a look

SAN FRANCISCO -- Online retail colossus Amazon is seeking a US patent on using selfies -- instead of passwords -- for shopping when using...