Agusan Marsh: A biodiversity hot spot

LONG BEFORE 6.17-meter crocodile “Lolong” became an icon of Agusan del Sur and landed in the Guinness Book of World Records, the province was...

Selecta’s core values

ADS & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco EVERY YEAR, as we celebrate All Saints Day, one of my best friends has their maids begin distributing a cup...

What to see this week

4 films to see on the week of Nov. 6-Nov. 13, 2015: Flotsam the Movie A MUSIC-FILLED film about a young woman running away from a volatile relationship...

Your Weekend Guide (nov 6)

EVENTS The online shopping discovery platform Takatack kicks off the holiday shopping season with its E-Deals Carnival, which will give consumers up to 80% off...

The next big thing in Korean beauty: muscles

SEOUL — Looks no longer center only on the face in beauty-obsessed South Korea, where more women are hitting the gym to improve muscle...

Activision bets you will want to watch pros play video games

Activision Blizzard, Inc., the largest US-based video game creator, is forming a division to target the fast-growing business of eSports, where video game players...

Why is Downton Abbey just like Walking Dead?

The Binge Jessica Zafra IT SEEMED that Downton Abbey, like the zombie apocalypse, would never end. And yet the series created and written by Julian...

Rio reintroduces howler monkeys after century’s absence

RIO DE JANEIRO — Scientists have given Rio de Janeiro something to shout about with the reintroduction of howler monkeys to the city’s famed...

MERS, Ebola, bird flu: Science’s big missed opportunities

LONDON — Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enrol in a randomized clinical trial in which...

Dog actors in Modess commercial

Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco A new hire joined the creative department of a multinational ad agency straight from an extended vacation in Europe....

Here comes the sun

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman With the air-conditioner, television, computer, electric fan, and refrigerator eternally turned on, a typical Filipino household of five members...