NBS promises libraries for videos
WITH the variety of challenges going viral on social media, National Book Store (NBS) decided to ride the trend for a cause. In time...
Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Philippines
AN ENORMOUS black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria...
WHO hails major gains against once ‘neglected’ diseases
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed “unprecedented progress” in the fight against 18 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) — including dengue...
Nature tripping in Tanay
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
THERE is a place close to Metro Manila where one can enjoy nature at its finest.
The Haranah Eco Park, a...
Ivanka fights to protect her first name
IVANKA TRUMP is one of the most famous women on the planet. She’s certainly the most famous Ivanka. Standing by her father’s side as...
Thai ‘Sin City’ finds abstaining from sex hard
PATTAYA, THAILAND -- In a daring nautical themed outfit, sex worker May confidently predicts the survival of Thai sleaze town Pattaya despite a junta...
Realism with Biogesic
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
I WILL never forget one of the many advertising and public relations basics which the late communications guru and ad...
Fourway
By Noel Vera
I REMEMBER watching Takaw Tukso (directed by William Pascual, written by Armando Lao) in a wretched 16 mm print years ago: the...
DIY dengue test kits out
PHILAB Holdings Corp., through its brand LABitDx, has launched the Dengue NS1 Ag self-test screening kits which are now available through the e-commerce company...
Your Weekend Guide (April 21, 2017)
PERFORMANCES
Top street dancers from all over Asia will perform in Japan Foundation, Manila’s Dance Dance Asia: Crossing the Movements on April 28, 8 p.m.,...
Key leopard population ‘crashing’
PARIS — The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing, and could be wiped out...