Will Erap stop all that smoking in Manila? I am beginning to worry that the law requiring motorcycle riders to wear the right kind of helmets will die a natural death, like many laws in this country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region, which includes the Philippines, has called for greater and more targeted action to protect “the most vulnerable of all road users”—pedestrians.
I rarely take any medication for headaches anymore. I discovered that a cup of salabat (ginger tea), even the instant variety, is a more pleasant way to banish the pain. So I keep a jar of instant salabat both at home and in the office for headache relief.
The new food and drug circular requiring food manufacturers, including fastfood chains, to indicate clearly and properly the energy or calorie content of their products is a most welcome development.
Monday was Earth Day, and around the world various activities were organized to show how much people love the only planet they have.
At a recent meeting of the United Nations Environment Program (Unep) at its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, hundreds of high-ranking government officials dined on food rejected by supermarkets in the United Kingdom because it was not pretty enough for their customers.
In a speech during the recent annual convention of the Chamber of Thrift Banks, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. announced that the BSP had created the Financial Consumer Affairs Group (FCAG).
It seems that the wax paper, a kitchen fixture especially in homes where somebody likes to bake, is more versatile than we imagined.
All the publicity about stem-cell therapy (SCT), including endorsements from some of the country’s most powerful people and brightest stars, has made it seem like a miracle cure, even a cure-all.
Do you often find yourself spending more than you want to when you shop for groceries or that you buy items not on your list?
That there is so much cash going around in an election year seems to be confirmed by Kantar Worldpanel’s study, “Filipino Households Behavior and 2013 Outlook.”
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