Solar energy use in Asia remains small

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. The rapid pace of economic growth in East Asia over the past two to three decades coincided with, or was...

‘Yolanda prompted us to reject coal use’

SuperTyphoon Yolanda (International name Haiyan), one of the strongest storms ever recorded, left a “deep imprint on everyone” at the First Philippine Holdings Corporation...

How the Philippines can compete in the ASEAN community

By Francis Anthony T. Valentin, Special Features Writer The long anticipated ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) finally came into force on Dec. 31, 2015. Its establishment...

Companies capitalize on volleyball as sport goes mainstream

  By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter Volleyball is no longer an emerging sport. For the past decade, it has become one of the Philippines’ mainstream sports,...

Doctors, patients make digital shift

By Jennibeth B. Reforsado Cora, a midwife employed in a rural health unit, receives patients on regular days. But for three days every week, she does...

Vibrant art scene helps boost GDP

  By Camille Anne M. Arcilla Who says there’s no money in art? Not the artists, their fans, and supporters in the Philippines’ art scene. After all, experts...

Expected fulfillment of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s promises

MANY FILIPINOS expect President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who delivers his first State of the Nation Address this afternoon, to make good on at least...

How do you add $28 trillion to the global GDP?Harness the power of women.

By Dinna Louise C. Dayao What would happen if women truly held up half the sky? The world would be richer by $28 trillion in...

Zoe Saldana: the action heroine who takes no prisoners

LOS ANGELES -- She is emerging as the go-to star for big budget action blockbusters, knocking human and alien heads together in Avatar, Guardians...

Idris Elba talks Star Trek and beyond

BRITISH ACTOR Idris Elba was honored to play a hostile, menacing alien in Star Trek Beyond and praised the franchise for pushing the boundaries...

Last month was hottest June on record

WASHINGTON -- Last month was the hottest June in modern history, marking the 14th consecutive month that global heat records have been broken, the...