WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines leads the world in the number of people who believe in God, while the elderly across all countries tend to be the most religious, according to a US study out Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

American Jimmy Sieczka had a list of the 20 things he hated about the Philippines after living here for 3½ years. Well here’s a list to counter it―from someone who has lived here 10 times as long as that (36 years). Mind you he had some good points, even if aggressively delivered, the government and people might want to reflect on and do something about. Anyway here it is: Read the rest of this entry »

“You can be Streetsmart”—Empowering through financial literacy

Living the urban life can be very difficult at times. We are faced with constantly increasing prices, fast-changing lifestyles and pressures to continually uplift our living standards. These not only take a toll on us but also on our financial budgets. For the ordinary working middle-class people like you and me, this day-in and day-out financial management battle can be every tiring. Because no matter how we try, no matter how we adjust, it seems like what we earn can never be enough to make ends meet finding ourselves flat broke all the time. Read the rest of this entry »

IF you’re looking for a job right now, it’s certain to take longer than you’d like. And the culprit isn’t just the recession. With online job boards making it easier than ever to apply, a single opening can attract hundreds of résumés from around the world. And now many employers use automated systems to sort through all the resumes they receive—which makes the process even harder to penetrate. Read the rest of this entry »

[Editor’s note: This Stratfor article is the third in a set of special reports on terrorism, the first two of which—“The myth of the end of terrorism” and “Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle”—we published yesterday.]

As we noted in the article “Detection points in the terrorist attack cycle,” terrorist attacks do not materialize out of thin air. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Those planning terrorist attacks follow a discernable process referred to as the terrorist attack cycle. We also discussed last week how terrorism planners are vulnerable to detection at specific points during their attack cycle and how their poor surveillance tradecraft is one of these vulnerable junctures. Read the rest of this entry »

Take a quick look around you, whether you are at home, in the office or at school. There will always be some people who are more sensitive than others. Some people easily shed tears while others are seemingly unaffected. But just how sensitive are you? Are your feelings easily hurt or are you so callous you often make insensitive remarks? Obviously, everyone is built differently but for those of you who always seem to be the victim of insensitive remarks, here a few tips to toughen up: Read the rest of this entry »

This question is often asked, because it is a reality. A lot of times, the most undeserving get all the blessings, especially the most cherished of all — good health and a long life. But some of the kindest, gentlest souls are serrated by the loss of a loved one, financial misfortunes, or a painful, debilitating illness. Sometimes, misfortunes come in a row to people who don’t deserve even a paper cut. And why is it that some people who are evil personified live a life that is heaven on earth? Read the rest of this entry »

Having BO (body odor) can be an embarrassing problem. This unpleasant smell comes from a mixture of sweat and bacteria. Normally, our sweat should have little odor. However, it’s the bacteria in the skin that cause one’s perspiration to smell sour. Read the rest of this entry »

Year after year, I promise myself that I would take charge of my lifestyle, changing to better habits, opting for better choices, and hopefully emerging successful in weight management at the end of the year. This year was no different from years past  you enter the holidays thinking you would be more disciplined than last year and not touch the goodies. Or you plan to compensate by exercising more, but the traffic and socials eat up the only free time you have for sweating out. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a really tricky thing. There can be one situation, and it can be seen differently depending on where one is coming from. What makes the process of perception complicated is our own emotional issues. Sometimes we live in a reality that is fabricated by our own personal complexities, and we operate from that standpoint — and it can be so far from what is true. Read the rest of this entry »