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...
Your weekend guide
October 9-October 16, 2015
EVENTS
The OK Bikol Association, Inc., and the regional offices of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism,...
Big gulp: feeding strategy of blue whales revealed
WASHINGTON — The blue whale is the largest creature on Earth and perhaps the biggest that ever lived, so it is no surprise it...
What to see this week
2 films to see on the week of October 9-16, 2015
Love Live: The School Idol Movie
A JAPANESE animated feature about a high school girl...
Proposals and presentations
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
By Terence A. Hockenhull
LIKE MANY SALES MANAGERS, I am scurrying around trying to scrape together some additional sales to...
Anti-malaria drug artemisinin
PARIS — A frontline drug in the fight against malaria, artemisinin has a history going back many centuries, for it traces its past to...
Mother of Dragons
Dragon boat racing, a watersport that evolved from ancient Chinese rituals, is alive and well in the Philippines. Of the 20 teams under the...