The Need to Ban Child Marriage Practice

Why each and everyone should oppose the practice of child marriage in some parts of the world?

For one, child marriage violates girls’ basic human rights. For instance, when girls are forced to marry, they often drop out of school, and may face serious health complications and even death from early pregnancy and childbearing, and are at greater risk of HIV infection and intimate partner violence. Also, they are often isolated, with limited opportunity to engage socially and to participate in the economic development of their communities.

Pepsigla Strives to Help Filipino Children

Only very few companies commit their vast resources for the betterment of child health and nutrition. Fortunately for the Philippines, one such company has never wavered in its fight to improve the nutritional status of Filipino children.

According to Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) President Furqan Ahmed Syed, the difference that proper nutrition makes in a young child is immeasurable. "Pepsigla is our way to help narrow the nutrition gap in our communities," he says of the launch of Pepsigla in three elementary schools in Muntinlupa City.

Haiyan-Like Typhoon On Its Way To Japan

All typhoon watchers should set their eyes on Japan this coming weekend because the biggest and deadly natural storm is about the land of the rising sun. It is as powerful as the one that ripped through the Philippines in 2013 killing thousands of people, meteorologists said.

The monstrous storm, named Vongfong, was picking up speed as it churned through the far west of the Pacific Ocean.

Blood Test To Detect Cancer

A recent report from ANI gives humans a new hope of detecting early signs of cancer.

Scientists claimed that high levels of calcium in blood, known as hypercalcaemia, can be used by GPs as an early sign of certain types of cancer, and can be diagnosed using a simple bold test.

Are Police Protecting Street Gambling in Cubao?

Aside from the different kidnapping incidents allegedly committed by police authorities, the law enforcement agency also had to content with accusations that those who were sworn to protect the public were also the alleged protectors of illegal activities.

Residents of Cubao in Quezon City were reported last weekend to be protesting the presence of "sidewalk casinos" that they blame as the prime reason behind the rise of petty crimes in the area. Located along Pinatubo and West Point streets, the street level casinos were reportedly frequented by policemen, law enforcers and members of media to get their payoffs.