Arianne Lacanilao

LTOP to launch guide book to boost competency of drivers

MANILA – The Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP) is set to launch on Friday an updated version of a driver’s manual intended to...

DFA: 86 Filipinos want to leave Sudan as clashes intensify

MANILA – At least 86 Filipinos have so far requested for repatriation out of Sudan as violent armed clashes between Sudanese forces continue in Khartoum, the Department of...

DOLE reminds private sector to pay workers double on Eid’l Fitr

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday reminded employers in the private sector to pay their employees double should they render work...

Dutch government to expand euthanasia law to include children aged one to 12 – an ethicist’s view

Why the world should take notice as Saudi Arabia joins Chinese alliance – and how this relates to Taiwan

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet recently approved the decision to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This could be a signal that Riyadh, with all its energy...

Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk

Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In its latest update on the disease,...

Why employers should wake up to the value of naps at work

Wellbeing at work is being taken more seriously by many businesses these days. After all, recent research has shown that more than a quarter of Generation...

Emergency alert system launches in the UK: should you be worried about privacy?

Humans weren’t the first engineers, doctors and farmers – bacteria, plants and animals have lots to teach us

Life existed without human beings for more than 99.9% of Earth’s history. Yet we often ignore the achievements of species that preceded us by billions of...

Peace may finally be returning to Yemen, but can a fractured nation be put back together?

Last month, China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, a landmark deal that restored full diplomatic ties between the two bitter rivals. There was...