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MilkTrack: Solving the problem of breastmilk scarcity, one area at a time

  The importance and value of breastmilk for newborn or sick babies can never be understated. Stories have been written numerous times as to how babies’ lives have depended much on the availability of breast milk while its scarcity brought dire consequences. As a research...

Renewable energy: Future source of power

Leila Noel left the Philippines when her hometown Bansalan in Davao del Sur did not have electricity yet. “This was in the late 1970s when the country had to grapple with the oil crisis,” she recalled. “I practically grew up without electricity. When I was in high...

Eat right this Christmas season

Some say that holiday eating in December is a marathon.  In colder chimes, there are the office parties, dinners with friends, and family gatherings that surround you with eggnog, candy canes, and apple strudels. In the Philippines, these translate to lechon (roasted pigs), suman, biko,...

Highly destructive, self-learning “Swarm” cyberattacks predicted for 2018

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today unveiled predictions from the Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global research team about the threat landscape for 2018. The trends reveal the methods and strategies that cybercriminals will employ in the near future and demonstrate...

Patient in the picture: Leveling up the battle vs cancer

Cancer” is a scary word, one of the scariest in the world. According to Roche Pharmaceuticals regional medical leader for oncology Dr. Sivabalan Sivanesan, PhD, who spoke during the Roche forum for Asia-Pacific journalists in Singapore recently, “Over 14 million people were diagnosed with...

Villa Escudero: Of fascinating delights and hidden acts of kindness

When you look through a website or magazine at the parts of Villa Escudero—riding on buses pulled by carabaos, eating your food with your hands while your feet are pampered to the ankles with water rushing down from a waterfall nearby, and watching...

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Welcome to the exciting world of skydiving!

Blue skies! That’s the greeting folk at the newly opened drop zone in the province of Pangasinan will be hearing from skydivers and first time...

New multiplayer mode for Star Wars Jedi Challenges

For the first time in Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Star Wars fans can engage in lightsaber battles against each other using the local multiplayer...

Have a cup of coffee

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Consumer reports say eight out of 10 adults in the Philippines drink an average of 2.5 cups of coffee every day. In...

PLDT, Smart cited as PH’s fastest in Ookla Speedtest Awards

PLDT group wins twin country awards for top mobile and fixed network PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have been cited for...