2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change
By Marlowe Hood, AFP
PARIS — When future generations write the history of humanity’s faltering quest to repair Earth’s climate system, 2015 will have its...
Big beer’s curious plan to sell to consumers who mistrust them
AMERICA’S BIGGEST BEER companies want more millennials to buy their products, but they don’t want to be, like, obvi about it.
Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors...
Nescafé Latte teaches the art of the pregnant pause
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
WHAT DO YOU do, what do you say, how do you react when someone greets you with such familiarity and enthusiasm...
David Bowie: A force on screen and soundtracks
By Richard Roeper
DAVID BOWIE was one of the most beloved and influential musical artists of the 20th (and early 21st) century — but he...
Strong winds help Denmark set wind energy world record
COPENHAGEN — Danish wind turbines set a new world record by generating nearly half of all the electricity consumed by the Scandinavian country in...
The Big Short tries to make the 2008 Financial Crisis fun to watch
By Anousha Sakoui, Bloomberg View
HOLLYWOOD is trying a new way to get film fans interested in the 2008 financial crisis, turning the worst market...
Shopping + beaches + mountains = Davao
By Maya M. Padillo
DAVAO CITY -- A number of tour packages in the Davao Region covering April 3 to May 1 will be offered...
More than 7,000 babies stillborn every day
PARIS -- About 7,200 babies are stillborn every day -- some 2.6 million per year -- and half of these deaths occur during delivery,...
Beyond surfing
THE ISLAND of Siargao has become synonymous to surfing, and for good reason. After all, in 2012 this once obscure island in Mindanao’s Pacific...
Books on art
By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz
WHO IS THE FATHER of Philippine conceptual art? What do Filipino artist studios look like? What was Philippine art like...
Students design ‘plant backpack’ to combat air pollution
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — Five Dutch students have hit on a unique idea to replace face masks used against air pollution, and are developing...
Deworming 16 million Filipino children
Medicine Cabinet
Reiner W. Gloor
THIS MONTH, the Department of Health (DoH) is expected to give free deworming medication to an estimated 16 million Filipino...