Arianne Lacanilao

PBBM approves voluntary use of face masks outdoors

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved an executive order (EO) allowing the voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings, particularly in open spaces...

Senate set to probe series of ‘alarming’ abductions

What Pierre Poilievre’s leadership means for the future of the Conservative Party

Pierre Poilievre’s landslide win of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership demonstrates not only his well-run campaign but suggests a newly unified party and an appealing...

Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television

Few settings invite drama, messy emotions and chaos like a high school. The original 1990s Heartbreak High ran for seven seasons and was broadcast in over...

Apple’s PassKeys update could make traditional passwords obsolete

Sometimes it seems like passwords have been with us forever, and yet every year we’re reminded how we still don’t use them properly! The annual publication...

Are home-brand foods healthy? If you read the label, you may be pleasantly surprised

Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing

Photo by Chait Goli/Pexels, CC BY Fake foods are invading our supermarkets, as foods we love are substituted or adulterated with lower value or unethical goods....

Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out

Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch famously promoted the “20-70-10” system to increase labour productivity. Managers were asked to rank employees on a bell curve;...

OCD, DOST, World Bank to launch disaster rebuilding app Sept. 14

MANILA – The government’s science and disaster response agencies together with the World Bank (WB) will launch the “PlanSmart Ready to Ready Rebuild” web application on Sept....

P2K economic relief allowance for gov’t workers not enough

  MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pressed the need to double the amount of government subsidy to state workers to augment their earnings amid the continuing...