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Science & Technology

FILIPINO SCIENTISTS EMBRACING CHALLENGES

Filipinos have always been innovative. Filipinos are known for their hospitality and sheer knack for making things light despite adversities. We find ways to make unfavorable situations work for us. Seek answers. Ask. Never cease to learn new things. Steve Jobs said, “Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things.” However, this statement may lack the […]

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Business & Economy

BULLS AND BEARS TAUGHT ME WELL

Ever seen the movies The Big Short and the box-office hit Wolf of Wall Street? Yes, they’re both about trading stocks. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend you to watch those after reading this article.  Phones ringing off the hook, papers rustling, people in suits and corporate attires anxiously monitoring the ticks and upticks […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

DRINK YOUR WATER BEFORE YOU READ THIS

Why do we need to increase our fluid intake? The answer is simple but tricky. It is simple in a way that you are 60% water, but tricky because some drinks do not necessarily contribute to your daily intake. Some sugary beverages can even inhibit your body from absorbing sufficient fluid.  On average, an adult […]

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Sports & Entertainment

PHL VOLLEYBALL’S CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE WORLD STAGE

Pass. Set. Spike. These three actions called “touches” describe Volleyball’s core concept as a sport. But what’s interesting about it is how this three-hit limit originated in the Philippines back in 1916. It all started in 1910, when the Physical Director of Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Elwood Brown, visited the Philippines. During the early […]

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Travel & Tours

SOMETHING ABOUT BAGUIO

I always see Baguio as a place of new beginnings. For some, Baguio is the first thing that crosses their minds whenever the summer sunshine becomes scorching. Others are reminded by Baguio as the go-to place when the chorus to a Whitney Houston hit starts asking, “Where do broken hearts go?” But behind the familiar […]