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Needling your way to health through acupuncture

If you are not too keen about taking pain medication to relieve yourself of the constant pain you are feeling in your knees and other parts of your body, you may want to consider other options. One option is acupuncture.      According to Dr....

A home away from home for seniors

FILIPINO CULTURE AND PRACTICES DICTATE that when our parents get old, it is our duty as their children to look after them. Hence, it has been a long-held notion that Filipinos will not be open to the idea of leaving their parents in...

8 new Filipino scholars will build PHL’s Maya-5, Maya-6 nanosats

The Philippine Space Program is surging forward and its leaders are being true to their word of having the country’s satellites made by Filipinos. The second batch of eight Filipino scholars who will construct the Philippines’ Maya-5 and Maya-6 cube nanosatellites (nanosats or...

More men than women prefer WFH under new normal

More men than women prefer to work more days on a Work-from-Home (WFH) scheme under the new normal, a study said. Some 58% of men respondents said they would prefer to be on WFH after the pandemic, while only 36% of women would engage...

Delay onset of heart disease with sugar control

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, take heed. You will eventually develop cardiovascular disease. You can, however, delay the onset of the disease so long as you take charge of your health and religiously follow your doctors’ instructions. Dr. Theresa Marie Valdez-Faller, president...

‘Cell phone use does not cause cancer’

Stories crop up on social media from time to time claiming that cell phone radiation causes cancer. As always, experts have been saying that “no biological effects that can lead to cancer has ever been found out” with the use of the cell phone. Recently,...

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Manny Mogato bags Pulitzer

by Alma Anonas-Carpio Reuters’ Manny Mogato brings the number of Filipino Pulitzer prize-winners up to four, for the Reuters team coverage of the killings in...

AI: evil or avatar?

You don’t have to be a sci-fi wizard to remember Avatar.  The 2009 fantasy blockbuster was equally entrancing for trekkies and school teachers alike. In...

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...

Cyber attacks expected to spike during FIFA World Cup 2018

Football fans in the Philippines, beware of cyber-attacks during the FIFA World Cup 2018. Cyber-security solutions provider Fortinet​ made this warning amid expectations of...