Youth
‘Don’t blame Gaga, talk to your kids instead’
MANILA, Philippines – Instead of blaming Lady Gaga for her so-called blasphemous songs, guide your kids into making good decisions, a senator advised parents.
Should public schools teach Chinese, too?
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has added Chinese to its 2012 Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) summer training courses for teachers from selected public schools, which is scheduled from April 12 to May 22.
Anti-botcha robot bags award at int’l contest
MANILA, Philippines – A robot that can detect “botcha” or double-dead meat won an award in an international competition held late last month.
Loren Legarda on love: I'm not a cougar
MANILA, Philippines – Stress caused by politics can make a person look old, but not Senator Loren Legarda, who always looks young and radiant in front of the camera.
Bipolar symptoms may begin in teen years
NEW YORK - The number of teenagers who have experienced mania -- a hallmark of bipolar disorder -- is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a new study.
Problems of rich world's young spreading to poorer countries
PARIS, France - Obesity, boozing and other lifestyle risks facing teenagers in the rich world are spreading fast to counterparts in poorer countries, a probe published on Wednesday in The Lancet said.
UP: 19 summa, 222 magna graduates
MANILA, Philippines - Nineteen summa cum laude graduates led Class 2012 of the University of the Philippines in Diliman yesterday, with Psychology major Julianne Keane Pascual topping the honor roll with a weighted average of 1.053.
Youth urged to 'save rice, save lives'
The Philippines continues to import rice but ironically, millions of pesos worth of rice also go to waste everyday. Because of this, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is on a mission to teach young Filipinos how to save rice. -- Top Story Weekend, ANC, April 21, 2012