Miscellaneous

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos are spending between four hours and five hours a day in front of television sets making the Philippines among the longest TV viewers in Asia, a survey conducted by Kantar Media. In a roundtable discussion, Kantar Media general manager Gabriel Buluran said the National Rural Ratings Data June 2012 survey showed…

Do you like office meetings? If you’re normal, you don’t really look forward to those. But leaders know that they need to hold meetings, and they know how to make these meetings productive encounters with their people. There are, however, some “bosses” who behave more like jerks than leaders holding endless meetings that waste people’s…

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines leads the world in the number of people who believe in God, while the elderly across all countries tend to be the most religious, according to a US study out Wednesday.

American Jimmy Sieczka had a list of the 20 things he hated about the Philippines after living here for 3½ years. Well here’s a list to counter it―from someone who has lived here 10 times as long as that (36 years). Mind you he had some good points, even if aggressively delivered, the government and…

“You can be Streetsmart”—Empowering through financial literacy Living the urban life can be very difficult at times. We are faced with constantly increasing prices, fast-changing lifestyles and pressures to continually uplift our living standards. These not only take a toll on us but also on our financial budgets. For the ordinary working middle-class people like…

IF you’re looking for a job right now, it’s certain to take longer than you’d like. And the culprit isn’t just the recession. With online job boards making it easier than ever to apply, a single opening can attract hundreds of résumés from around the world. And now many employers use automated systems to sort…

[Editor’s note: This Stratfor article is the third in a set of special reports on terrorism, the first two of which—“The myth of the end of terrorism” and “Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle”—we published yesterday.] As we noted in the article “Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle,” terrorist attacks do not materialize…

Take a quick look around you, whether you are at home, in the office or at school. There will always be some people who are more sensitive than others. Some people easily shed tears while others are seemingly unaffected. But just how sensitive are you? Are your feelings easily hurt or are you so callous…

This question is often asked, because it is a reality. A lot of times, the most undeserving get all the blessings, especially the most cherished of all — good health and a long life. But some of the kindest, gentlest souls are serrated by the loss of a loved one, financial misfortunes, or a painful,…

Having BO (body odor) can be an embarrassing problem. This unpleasant smell comes from a mixture of sweat and bacteria. Normally, our sweat should have little odor. However, it’s the bacteria in the skin that cause one’s perspiration to smell sour.

Year after year, I promise myself that I would take charge of my lifestyle, changing to better habits, opting for better choices, and hopefully emerging successful in weight management at the end of the year. This year was no different from years past  you enter the holidays thinking you would be more disciplined than last…

This is a really tricky thing. There can be one situation, and it can be seen differently depending on where one is coming from. What makes the process of perception complicated is our own emotional issues. Sometimes we live in a reality that is fabricated by our own personal complexities, and we operate from that…

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipinos expect their lives to improve in the next 12 months, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

MELBOURNE was judged in August 2011 as the most livable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit considering availability of goods and services, low personal risk and an effective infrastructure.umagoya.net

Two of the hottest topics on nutrition today are the raw vs. the cooked diet and the practice of eating meatless meals. Each one has its own proponents who cite the significant health benefits of these two nutritional practices. What is the real score? Here’s what you should know about raw food and vegetarian diets.

A group of friends who went deer hunting separated into pairs for the day. That night, one hunter returned alone, staggering under a huge deer. “Where’s Harry?” asked another hunter.

MANILA, Philippines – To a lot of men, erectile dysfunction sounds like a death sentence. But according to Dr. James Rouse, a naturopathic doctor, Ironman triathlete, yoga instructor, book author, and TV personality in the US, erectile dysfunction is not a disease.

This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.

“Even the mighty fall, Mom,” my son remarked as he looked out into our garden and saw that the huge traveler’s palm tree that had stood as an imposing presence on our lawn since he was a baby was now lying prostrate on the ground.

UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — Libran Cabactulan, permanent representative of the Philippines to the UN, said here Tuesday that activities of the UN should be rules-based, with these rules grounded in justice and equity.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is not getting sufficient funding from the government to finance its scholarship grants, the 2010 report of the Commission on Audit (COA) said.

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipinos are optimistic that their lives will improve in the year ahead, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS poll, conducted from June 3 to 6, showed that 36 percent of respondents believe their lives will get better in the next 12 months compared to…

HONG KONG — Almost all Filipino children have regular access to cash, but they still do not understand key money concepts, such as earning, saving and spending, and the impact these have on their lives, a study showed.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant were more likely to end up on medications such as antidepressants, stimulants and drugs for addiction, according to a study from Finland that hints at smoking’s affect on a baby’s developing brain.

SYDNEY, Australia – Australian scientists gazing billions of years back in time with powerful radio telescopes on Monday warned that the universe’s lights — the stars — were quite literally running out of gas.

MANILA may be one of the cheapest cities to live in but it also has the one of the lowest wage and purchasing power levels in the world, a global financial services group said. MANILA may be inexpensive but this comes with downsides. — Jonathan L . Cellona Manila retained its ranking as the second…

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos are the leading shoppers in Southeast Asia, a survey by Nielsen released yesterday showed, as 80 percent of those surveyed said they enjoy shopping.

Life is a constant cycle of impermanence. There are daily changes in everything and everyone. As they say, there are only two things that are permanent in life: death and taxes.

Everybody has and needs blood pressure. Without it, blood can’t circulate through your body. And without circulating blood, your vital organs can’t get food they need to work. That’s why it’s important to know about the basics of blood pressure and how to keep it in the normal range.

Perhaps because life is harder, Filipino consumers appear to be developing wiser purchasing habits. They seek out promotions that offer their favorite products at lower prices, and seem to be doing more price comparisons before making any purchases.