So you want to run for President

A handy guide for candidates who may want to join the circus at COMELEC headquarters: --- A previous version of this graphic was edited due to...

Net satisfaction with the national administration

PUBLIC SATISFACTION with the performance of the national government (NG) hit its highest point in one-and-a-half years last quarter, boosted by marked improvements in...

IOC ‘very satisfied’ with Tokyo 2020 preparations, say organisers

Presented by: Despite concerns about extreme heat, ballooning costs and accommodation shortages, organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are resolutely upbeat with one year...

State of Philippine mental health care

Today, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its latest Mental Health Atlas (pdf), showing...

PR: Truth or spin?

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman While the perpetual crusade of the marketing industry is “truth in advertising,” a key criticism of marketers, advertisers, and...

‘Peacocking’ men may boost pink iPhone as hue fades with women

LET’S FACE IT, the “rose gold” iPhone 6 is pink. We all know it. It doesn’t even seem as if Apple tried very hard to...

‘Gifts’ from Chinese herbal medicine

PARIS — Derived from a herb used to treat fevers some 1,700 years ago, the anti-malaria drug artemisinin is one of many treatments plucked...

Pan taps origins of Peter Pan’s 100-year pop culture adventure

NEW YORK — In the century since Scottish author J.M. Barrie created Peter Pan for a stage play then a book, the Neverland universe...

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: 21st century screwball comedy

The Binge By Jessica Zafra FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kimmy is abducted in front of her house by a cult leader. She spends the next 15 years in an underground...

DoH-Davao Region sets up data system

By Maya M. Padillo DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health’s (DoH) Davao Region office is spending P2 million to set up a system for...

LUX returns with ‘Perfumed Bath Collection’

AFTER SEVERAL YEARS not in the Philippines, LUX (one of Unilever’s personal care brands) has returned to the local market with the introduction of...