Are Filipinas getting the mental health care they need?
Medicine Cabinet
Reiner W. Gloor
IN HONOR of International Women’s Month, which just ended, we continue our story on particular health issues plaguing women today.
How sophisticated is your sales team?
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
THE COMPANY I currently work for sells a wide range of construction materials. No, we do not sell cement, hollow blocks, and rebar; rather, we offer sophisticated materials for major infrastructure. We are a unique company; we have been in the industry for over 100 years, and many of our products were developed by us. The fact that they have now become commonplace is testament to their value and importance in major construction.
Like a Masbate Cowboy
By Lally F. Perez
MASBATE, situated off the Bicol mainland, is the country’s “Rodeo Capital,” with its vast cattle ranches and cowboys who tame the herd. Every summer, cowboys (and cowgirls) from all over the country converge in the provincial capital of Masbate City to show off their skills in lassooing, cattle riding, whipping and carambola.
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 this.
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 chemotherapy.
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 the next two years, according to ADB, even as forecasts were clipped in the face of a “highly uncertain” external environment that weighed on prospects across the region. Read the full story.
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 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 summary:
Pulse Asia: Preferred candidates as of March 2016
These are the leading candidates based on results of Pulse Asia survey conducted March 8-13.