MANILA, Philippines—A few months ago, two separate international organizations announced their intentions to raise public awareness in 2008 on the issues of sanitation and coral reefs. This week’s column focuses only on toilet matters though, and one health issue, particularly cholera.
MANILA, Philippines—As 2007 makes its exit, it is time to look back at a handful of intriguing stories that didn’t get covered in this space over the past year.
MANILA, Philippines—For the past decade or so, I’ve watched children chasing their friends, climbing up and down playground equipment inside malls or watching fountains gush from mall floors.
MANILA, Philippines—This column is not going to compare refined white sugar and brown sugar, nor will it differentiate between sugar and the contents of those blue, pink and yellow sugar substitutes.
MANILA, Philippines—Steamed peanuts are a fairly inexpensive and easy-to-eat snack available from various vendors on the street. Their popularity is evidenced by the shells that litter the ground.
MANILA, Philippines―Justin Timberlake may have been credited with bringing sexy back, but researchers at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus say that it’s actually hereditary.
MANILA, Philippines—Robots are supposed to make human life easier, if you believe the claims of couples who say self-propelled vacuums like the Roomba saved their marriages.
