Tondo kids show mosquito repellent, battery-powered fan-lamp, coconut juice vendo machine in science fair
In the coastal community of Baseco in Tondo, Manila, utilities like electricity and water are not guaranteed luxuries. Children and adults are prone to...
Childhood dreams come true
By Joseph L. Garcia, Reporter
The smell of sweat and the collective breath of about a hundred or so cheering fans seemed to waft from...
Weighing the self-test dengue kit
By Nickky Faustine P. De Guzman
WORKING like a pregnancy test kit, the dengue self-test kit launched by the health care firm Philab Holdings Corp.,...
Paralympic Movement Transcending barriers through sports
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter
Rooted in the belief of the power of sports to change lives, particularly that of the physically disabled, the...
Bare Necessities
By Zsarlene B. Chua
Hand in hand with the growth of budget airlines came the rise of budget accommodations which provide the bare necessities for...
Earthquakes and heritage
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
ALL the electric and mobile connections are down while the tension remains high. Everywhere you look is chaos: buildings...
Place of the Gods
Text and photos by Bettina V. Roc, Associate Editor
Try telling a friend you’re traveling to Mexico and the first thing you will likely be...
Tips for first-time tourists to Mexico City
• As with many countries located near the equator, Mexico has only two seasons: dry and rainy. Present-day Mexico City, while situated in a...
Our long hot summer of terror
By Francisco J. Lara, Jr.
The past five years have seen the holy month of Ramadan transformed into one of the most violent periods of...
The future is female
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
ACCORDING to the latest Global Gender Gap 2016 report, we love our women. The Philippines ranked first among the...
Repairing San Sebastian from the inside out
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman, Reporter
DESPITE ITS AGE, San Sebastian Church is more than strong enough to withstand the Big One — the...
‘I belong to the country of making art’
By Sam L. Marcelo
Over four days in May, citizens of the international art world — artists, curators, collectors, critics, and camp followers — descended...