Indian school uses plastic as ‘fees’
One school in northeast India has taken a novel approach to addressing the scourge of plastic waste by making its collection a condition of free attendance.
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Revisiting Marinduque
Whenever people ask me how I fell in love with traveling, I always tell them I got inspired by Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, an autobiographical narrative of the…
Meralco keen on Atimonan project amid SC decision
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Tuesday said that it still wants to construct the two 600-megawatt (MW) power plant in Atimonan, Quezon despite an expected…
‘Oui’ to La Mere Poulard
There is a severe lack of French restaurants in Manila, probably because the word often comes with the suggestion of luxury: prices one cannot afford, in a…
Filipinos: A quandary on gender equality
NEW YORK, NY – You will find higher levels of gender equality in the Western world than in other countries in many areas of life. I have lived for several…
High hopes for ‘Palit Plastic’ program
The Philippines generates 2.7 million tons of plastic waste annually and 20 percent — or half a million tons — of that leaks into oceans which make the country…
Sonny Imperial Tinio: Champion of heritage
This being Heritage Month, a number of articles in various publications have been written about the champions of the preservation and popularization of…
Stay within your immigration status
NEW YORK — Donald J. Trump campaigned on minimizing the illegal entry of aliens as one of his important objectives as President of the United States (US). He…
PAGCOR remittance on record high
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Tuesday announced that it turned over its largest annual dividend to the national government for…
Private placement generates P1B
PNB Capital and Investment Corp., the asset management arm of the Philippine National Bank, helped craft a perpetual bond exercise that allowed P.A. Alvarez…
The healing power of food
Stress is a constant in everyone’s life, wreaking havoc on people’s health. Cancer, hypertension, diabetes, attention deficit disorder and gout are just some…
World Happiness Report: Phl in top half
NEW YORK, NY — When I was a kid growing up in Bangalore, India, one of the countries I dreamed of living in was Switzerland. Our English language-geography…
Coaching chops
Back in 2017, I was given the opportunity to coach my alma mater, Ateneo de Manila University. It was an unexpected break, a chance to engage in the game I…
Ambassador for bleeding disorders
Only less than two weeks ago, last 17 April, was the 29th World Hemophilia Day (WHD). It is an international day of observance of which not many people seem to…
The economics of water
No human being can exist without water. In 2010, the United Nations declared access to water and sanitation is a human right. Despite such statement, how do we…
Co-living cuts CO2 emissions
A survey has shown that to reduce the capital’s CO2 emissions, Metro Manila can benefit greatly from more co-living buildings, as these reduce the daily number…
Overstayed your US stay? Take action now!
NEW YORK, NY — My mission in life as far back as I was in high school — at San Sebastian College, a Catholic institution in Manila run by the order of the…
Restoring a Catanduanes icon
One of the most iconic churches in the Bicol region — the church of San Juan Bautista in Bato, Catanduanes — has been restored, thanks to the efforts of a…
An enlightening exhibit
Enderun Colleges officially opened the exhibit of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) “Don’t Tell Me How To Dress,” inside its campus.…
ICT laws in the Philippines
Jim Paredes, Chito Miranda and Hayden Kho are just few of the celebrities seen in sex videos circulated online. It feels like it’s just a matter of time until…