Hairy future for Australia’s beloved koala
PORT MACQUARIE, AUSTRALIA — A sweet, sickly smell filled the air as Sherwood Robyn, a 12-year-old koala, was brought into a small examination room at Australia’s first hospital for the furry marsupials.
Precision medicine can widen cancer care options
CHICAGO — Results of several clinical trials released on Sunday show the revolutionary potential of immunotherapy in treating advanced cases of hard to treat types of cancer, such as bladder and lung cancer.
Be an Alpha
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter
A MULTI-DISCIPLINE GYM dedicated to strength, fitness and performance enhancement, Alpha Strength recently opened its doors to help people be an “alpha,” or better versions of themselves.
Dari Creme: a Heritage Brand
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
An iconic brand — a heritage brand — Dari Creme, is now back on our TV screens after years and years. I do hope you catch this relaunch TV commercial produced for Magnolia, Inc. by advertising agency, Publicis Jimenez Basic.
A small intimate production
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
Theater
Happiness Is A Pearl
Written by Rody Vera
Presented by Artist Playground
June 9 to July 3
Wednesdays to Fridays at 7 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Little Room Upstairs, unit 1701, Landsdale Tower,
86 Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City
Rody Vera’s Happiness Is A Pearl is a one-act play will make the audience question what is worth fighting for in the name of love.
Life of rock superstar Prince celebrated in new comic book
Prince, the innovative, Grammy-winning musician who died of an accidental, self-inflicted overdose of a powerful painkiller in April, is being honored with a comic book about his life.
Star Wars is really about Feminism. And Jesus
By Cass R. Sunstein
THIRTY-NINE years ago, on May 25, 1977, a movie was released with a somewhat ridiculous name: Star Wars.
Indonesia plans tougher punishments for poachers
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia plans to quadruple maximum jail terms for animal poachers and traffickers in a major overhaul of wildlife crime laws, but environmentalists expressed scepticism Wednesday the changes would be effective.
Success with immunotherapy in handling hard to treat cancer
CHICAGO — Using a patient’s individual tumor biomarkers to determine the best treatment can improve success rates, studies showed on Saturday.
Racing through Siargao
By Zsarlene B. Chua
THERE WAS SOMETHING utterly magical about Siargao in Surigao del Norte — and it’s mostly because of the unspoiled beauty of the teardrop-shaped island 800 kilometers from the Philippine capital.
Asking questions
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
A couple of weeks back, I suggested that there appear to be an awful lot of people who set themselves up as sales “gurus” but who know next to nothing about selling. The advice they give seems to be based on what they believe to be effective selling techniques (perhaps because they attribute their own success to using these techniques). But this usually falls far short of what might be construed to be sound, valuable, and useful advice.
Amsterdam seeks ways to tame its flood of tourists
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — Some 17 million visitors flock to Amsterdam every year, but the tide of tourists is now threatening to swamp the historic city famous the world over for its picturesque canals.