Filipinos are the heaviest drinkers of alcoholic beverages in Southeast Asia, according to study by the Department of Health (DOH) released Thursday. (more…)

By Brady Eviota – The “hilot,” or the traditional Filipino massage, hit it big in the Mustermesse Basel or MUBA, Switzerland’s biggest springtime trade and exhibit fair. (more…)

By Ronnie Nathanielsz – World’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao has decided to relinquish the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title he won from Chicago’s David Diaz, saying that he won’t be fighting at the 135-pound division anymore. (more…)

By Neil Jerome C. Morales – The government would cull some 6,000 hogs from a swine farm north of Metro Manila following a confirmed outbreak of Ebola Reston virus (ERV), making it the first disease-related large-scale destruction of domestic animals. (more…)

Falling oil prices have take the urgency out of the renewable energy push—and that will set back both development of a viable market and industry investment

By Dennis Posadas – The Philippines and most of the rest of Asia have finally started falling in love with clean energy. Last December the Philippines enacted the Renewable Energy Act, a new law that took several years to push through the legislature but only gained enough impetus after the 2008 oil crisis. (more…)

By Jim Paredes – I imagine there are a lot of you thinking the way I am thinking about the presidential elections in 2010. A number of would-be candidates have stated their intentions. I ask myself why I am not excited about any of them, except maybe for one who I am still very remotely considering. We are less than 15 months away from an election that is so important and we appear not to be concerned. (more…)

By James A. Loyola – San Miguel Corporation disclosed yesterday that it had signed a P58.9 billion ($ 1.224 billion) share purchase agreement for the purchase by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited of a 43.25 percent stake in San Miguel Brewery Inc. (more…)