In 2016, in a meeting with weavers from Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Negrense entrepreneur Michael Claparols learned about the poor sales of their woven runners, shawls and placemats. The products used
In a show of sustainability, Tokyo, the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics, recently announced that it’s using recycled mobile phones and other electronics to make the gold, silver and
The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019, official data show, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing criticism over rampant destruction of the
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started a two-month-long registration period in line with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to be held on May 11, 2020. Here’s a simple
Netizens and the LGBT community is in an uproar due to a transgender woman’s Facebook video post which went viral yesterday. Gretchen Custodio Diez recorded her experience when a janitress
Since my schooldays, writing has always been my chosen form of creative expression. I have come out with three books—two of poetry and one on my insights on God and spirituality. Writing essays on topics I find stimulating or socially relevant has also been a favorite preoccupation.
For youngsters in Sierra Leone, the end of the school year often means passing through initiation into a Bondo or, for boys,a Poro.
Robert Ballard, the underwater explorer who found the Titanic, has a new quest — searching for the plane of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
Some say it’s all political trick, something planned, part of some strategy, and they point to his poll numbers to make the point that the coarseness of his language is part of his mass appeal. But, given the depth of his disorder, it’s difficult to imagine him able to say or do anything thoughtfully.
For weeks, netizens were aghast at the sight on social media: yet another badly disfigured dog, the left side of her face practically melted away, lying in the sand in Boracay—ugly proof that monsters did live in paradise.
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