Dengue makes a ‘comeback’

MEDICINE CABINET REINER W. GLOOR IN A HOSPITAL in Trece Martires City, Cavite, dengue patients had to be admitted and confined to hospital rooms not sufficiently...

Coke bottle and art on tour

AS ONE of the world’s most recognized shapes turns a century old this year, The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) decided to launch a 15-country tour...

Janet Jackson returns to channel late brother

CD Review Unbreakable By Janet Jackson NEW YORK — It can’t be easy to be the kid sister of the King of Pop, but Janet Jackson pulled it...

Tiger Lily: white but packed with girl-power

NEW YORK — Tiger Lily may not be played by a Native American actress in a new movie version of the Peter Pan story,...

Modern Etiquette: Caution required when dealing with e-mail

By Mary Mitchell LIKE IT OR NOT, we all are responsible for our own communication. E-mail evokes almost unprecedented cultural and generational challenges. Why, you ask?...

Nido’s heritage trumpeted

Ads & Ends By Nanette Franco-Diyco THREE TIMES a week at the Ateneo, my students in my advertising classes — composed of juniors and seniors in...

Matt Damon: bucklet lists, going to Mars and Donald Trump

By Richard Roeper OVER the last 20 years, Matt Damon has arguably the highest batting average of any actor of his generation. The critical and...

Are You Healthy? Get a free checkup this weekend

MYTH 1: THERE’S A PILL FOR EVERY ILL. There’s no cure for every disease, said former Department of Health former Secretary Alfredo R.A. Bengzon in...

Pink lake, treehouses and African beats in Senegal

By Makini Brice LAC ROSE, SENEGAL — Approaching Senegal’s sand dune-flanked Lac Rose, overcast skies hid the sun and, at first, obscured the vibrant pink...

Samal coral reefs under threat from crown-of-thorns starfish

By Carmencita A. Carillo ISLAND GARDEN City of Samal — It starts out looking like a normal five-pointed star, but the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)...

B is for business hotel

By Zsarlene B. Chua ASIDE FROMthe multitude of restaurants, bars and other entertainment places, the Scouts area of Quezon city (which includes the streets of...

Intro to Francisco Arcellana’s columns from the Pacific War

By Juaniyo E.Y. Arcellana THIS MUST BE one of the hardest things, having to write the introduction to this collection of column pieces, book introductions, essays...