Betting on Mindanao
Building peace is just like clearing land mines.
Or so said Harriet Lamb, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the UK-based International Alert, one of the world’s leading peace-building organizations.
Men face higher risk of cancers linked to oral sex
WASHINGTON — Men are twice as likely as women to get cancer of the mouth and throat linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, researchers say.
Automakers, Super Bowl ad stalwarts, buy less air time
THE SUPER BOWL was a little less sleek, sporty, and horsepowered this year. The portion of advertising time devoted to promoting cars and trucks during the pro football championship game — American TV’s most-watched event — was at the lowest level since 2010.
New clinic offers confidential, free HIV testing
HIV and AIDS awareness advocacy group LoveYourself, Inc. opened a new HIV testing clinic and community center on Feb. 17. The clinic, called LoveYourself Uni, is located along Taft-Buendia in Pasay City.
Davao’s Chinatown gets all dressed up
By Carmencita A. Carillo
DAVAO CITY — Four archways in different spots mark Chinatown here, which, at 44 hectares in what is mainly the central district, is considered one of the biggest in the world.
Art in the car park
ART FAIR PHILIPPINES 2016 has an expanded and exciting lineup for its fourth edition as it recognizes its role as the world’s window to one of Asia’s fastest growing contemporary art scenes.
A return to Lingayen Gulf
GENERAL Douglas MacArthur’s oft-quoted one-liner “I shall return” has been associated with the massive landing of Allied Forces in Leyte Gulf during World War II.