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...
Book honors basketball’s Maestro
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
THE COUNTRY’s rich basketball history has produced many personalities that have become icons of the sport, one of whom is...
The hired assassin’s trade
Movie Review
Sicario
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
By Noel Vera
THE FILM begins with an FBI raid to rescue what are supposed to be drug hostages in an...
Scream and shout
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
MOST local horror booths are funny rather than scary (or perhaps I am only trying hard to appear brave)....
One tough bird: vulture’s genes help it thrive on rotting flesh
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON — A diet of putrid rotting flesh may not be your cup of tea, but to the cinereous vulture, found across...
The benefits of newborn screening
MEDICINE CABINET
REINER W. GLOOR
NEWBORN screening (NBS) is very important and as such Presidential Proclamation No. 540 designates the first week of October of every...
Halloween parties
ALABANG
On Oct. 31, kids together with their families are in for a treat at “The Witch’s Brew Halloween Party” from 11 a.m. to 2...
The impact of budgets
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
What can a salesperson do when a customer rejects a suggested product based on cost?
One...
Kids Korea
Text and Photos by Cecille Santillan-Visto
WHEN TRAVELING with kids overseas, there are three main factors to consider — enough interesting sites to visit and...
Tomorrow, according to today’s youth
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
A better tomorrow should start at home. In the Philippines, many young Filipino designers, students, and environmentalists are into...