Youth

ADHD – Beyond “malikot”

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 14) – Ever encountered a child who is very hyper and seems to be not able to control what he’s doing? He jumps; runs and shouts, and there you are, scratching your head, not knowing what triggered the child to do that? Some, without being aware of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may simply say that the reason of the child being hyper is, of course, a child is full of curiosity and […]

Protect the children, protect our future

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 12) – “The children are the hope of this nation.” These are the words of our national hero, Jose P. Rizal that reminds us of the importance of children in preserving a bright future for our country. For many years the government, together with UNICEF or The United Nations Children’s Fund protected the youth by establishing laws and proclaiming their rights. Sadly, there are still many people who neglect, abandon, and abuse […]

Fun Pizza!

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 12) – This may be an exaggeration but it feels like everybody loves pizza! And everybody loves eating it anytime of the day. Pizza is a kind of food which makes us very hungry just upon hearing the word of it and my tummy’s grumbling right now as I am writing this. Ooops! But before we start drooling for a box of pizza, let us get to know where pizza came from! Pizza, […]

P.S. Remember memes

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 12) – We customarily use social media sites particularly facebook, twitter or instagram to express our thoughts and emotions, and one of our many ways of telling those thoughts and showing our emotions are “memes” (pronounced mim / meem).  A “meme” has been defined as an idea that is usually being expressed and mostly shared by an individual to other people as a way of communication with each other or with others. Memes […]

Stop feeding the “pirates”

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 9) – How would you feel if you have worked so hard on a project but you learned that other people are taking advantage of the profit? Of course all your efforts will be wasted and the money that is supposed to be yours will benefit others. That is the usual situation of thousands of scriptwriters, producers and directors when their movies and videos are pirated. Video piracy is a form of […]

Who is Mabini?

    QUEZON City, Philippines (October 8) – What’s up with the teenagers today? The movie “Heneral Luna”  has been very trendy and popular lately, especially to the students, who can watch said indie film 50% off if they present their student ID when purchasing the ticket. The movie tells about the mighty story of Heneral Antonio Luna, his struggles and bravery for the nation’s freedom against the American. Aside from the heroism and love for […]

ID-entify the different types of ID’s (Part 3)

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) -As we already mentioned, we need valid ID’s in our daily lives. This is part 3 of our three-part article about valid ID’s! Postal ID as the name implies, Postal IDs are needed to identify the address and identity of a person for mailing purposes. This card is valid for three years. Last February 3, 2015 the Philippine Post Office announced that there will be a new and improved ID […]

Meme 101

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) –  The internet brought us a wide variety of entertainment, from videos, music, and images. Due to this technological advancement, different trends rose up and conquered the mainstream. One of those trends is the ever popular ‘meme’. According to Karen Schubert, an internet meme is an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person via the Internet. Below are some of the […]

Do not say “no” to the doughnut facts

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) – Fluffy, flavorful, mouth-watering, and popular, that’s what a doughnut  is. But let’s look at a different angle, we may be  so used about the donut’s distinctive look that we haven’t stop to thinky why doughnuts look that way. Did we engaged your curiosity? Read on as we share with you tons of doughnut facts. It is said that the hole of the doughnut was claimed to have invented by Captain Hanson […]

Why you should stop Twerking

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 6) – From the classy moves of Ballroom, to the groovy rhythm of Jazz, and to the urban feel of Hip-hop; dancing has evolved into this modern form of choreography: Twerking. Yes, twerking. Booty poppin’, hip thrusting, mind-blowing twerking. What has become of the world’s perception on dancing? Seriously, our forefathers would be disappointed if they find out that the newest dance craze involves shaking our rears violently like there is an […]

Dengue attack!

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – Experiencing fever, severe headache, muscle cramps, vomiting, bleeding of the nose and gums, skin rashes and fatigue that will probably lead to death? It must be dengue. Dengue – also known as break bone fever –  is an infection caused by mosquito bites. The infected female mosquitos that carry this disease is classified under the species of Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus.Many cases occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. […]

Know more about newborn screening

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) –  Given the improving technology that we have nowadays, we are thankful that science has developed wider range of strategies to improve lives and to better understand the science beyond people’s body. In cognizance to the developing world of science, newborn screening test has been widely used to test every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren’t otherwise apparent at birth. Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a […]