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Emotions 101 – learn to control it

QUEZON City, Philippines (June 26) – It is the brain not the heart that is responsible for our emotions. The brain gives off certain chemicals depending upon the emotion. But there are people that are naturally sensitive. Scientist found that about 20% of the world’s population are sensitive. This is connected to the gene that influences hormones called norepinephrine- a stress hormone that triggers attention and response. Is being emotional good or bad? Not everyone […]

Taxing the Miss Universe

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – After forty-two years the crown was finally redeemed. Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach bravely stood to represent the Philippines last December 20, 2015 with 79 other contestant. Her winnings include $300,000 in cash, a scholarship, a year-long salary, a luxurious accommodation in New York City during her reign, maintenance in hair, skin, health and nutrition, shoe and wardrobe sponsorship, wardrobe and styling by the official Miss Universe Organization fashion stylist, a […]

Find your motivation

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Having trouble motivating yourself, particularly when faced with an important task? Here’s how you can motivate yourself! Learn to Make Choices Should I shift to the another course or just stick with my course now? Should I go to my work or just stay sleeping here? Should I tell her secrets or choose to be quiet? Our life surrounds us with a variety of choices and what we are […]

Time management 101

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Time. Either we have to much of it or too little of it. So how do we properly manage time? MAKE A TIME PLAN AND CONSIDER FIRST THINGS FIRST. It’s better if your plan is written and posted on your work station or desk. This will help you to remember the next thing to do and will keep you in the track of productivity. Check the things you accomplished […]

Mamasapano incident – To re-investigate or not to re-investigate

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Senate’s reopening of investigation for the 1st anniversary of Mamasapano incident has been received positively by the masses. The lives of the 44 men are still not justified. We all know the story, the timeline, and how the slaughter took place. But, what if there’s more to it, something or someone that is prime in presence to the case? Someone that should co-carry the blame? It is not a secret […]

EDSA “yellow lane” – another band-aid solution

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – The Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA’s implementation of ‘yellow lane’ policy is actually, not that new. It was done before, during the time of former MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando, and it looks like the present management of MMDA didn’t learn any lesson from those yester years, since during that time, the “yellow lane” policy achieved only little success. Now that there are ten times the number of vehicles roaming […]

New —and old— safety measures for new age commuting

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 21) – With the advent of ride-sharing apps, their safety levels are quite impressive. Two leading apps, like Uber and Grab Car, provide the full information of the driver; his photo, plate number, car model and contact number. Instinctively, the passenger would share these details to their friends and family for emergency. But what if the given unpredictability of events dug you into possibilities of rape, holdap, and kidnap by the driver […]

Head of the misers – the SSS veto

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 21) – The much buzzed-over veto of P-Noy to the pension hike of SSS beneficiaries makes everyone do their heavy face-palms. It’s an outrageous move. Both houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate, already approved its passing. All possible holes about the bill were already debated. Only the President’s signature is missing. According to the President, the agency would go bankrupt if the bill was approved. This statement is supported by […]

An open letter to teenagers – was it really love?

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 20) – This is an open letter to all teenagers who feel that they have found the one. To the Teenagers, Was it really love that you felt? Aren’t you too young to be in love and commit yourself to someone? Where should you spend your time instead? Family- the people who really love you and accepted you. They were the people you should have put first but was on the […]

Social media etiquette – To post or not to post

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 20) – Social media is nigh ubiquitous in this day and age. And although it is very tempting to post everything and anything that comes to mind, you must know that there is an etiquette that we have to follow and consider before hitting the “post” button. AVOID POSTING NEGATIVE THINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Remember that you represent your profile, your business or your profession. Better post something that is […]

Eyebrows – the most important feature of your face

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 19) –  Draw an arc under and above. Shade the spaces and brush. This is how you shape the most important feature of your face. Your eyebrows. Eyebrows protects our eyes by preventing sweat and dust from reaching it. Imagine if we do not have eyebrows. Scientist predicted that we could have very thick lashes or the human skull could continue to thrust forward so it would form a ledge above […]

Civil Service Exam: Apply Now!

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 19) – This 2016, the application of Civil Service Exam for Professional and Sub-professional Paper-and-Pencil Test (CSE PPT) is now available for the scheduled exam, first batch of which is on April 17 while the second batch is on October 23. For April 17, the filing has already started last November 9, 2015 and the deadline will be on February 25, 2016. However, for October 23, the start of the filing is […]