Author: May Lara Bea Labayog
Feeling depressed while under quarantine? Spend more time with your pets
Ituner Gold/Pexels In 2018, the Philippines enacted RA 11036 into law. Also known as the Mental Health Act, it was…
Distilled vs. purified vs. mineral: Water you drinking, exactly?
Adobe Stock •While purified, distilled, and mineral water are all options for drinking water, there are certain differences between the…
Cockroaches are becoming tougher to kill — here’s why
With more than 4,000 species worldwide, cockroaches, which first popped up on the planet over 280 million years ago, are…
5 things you need to know about polio in the Philippines
(Updated on October 28, 2019) Last September 19, the Department of Health (DOH) declared a polio outbreak in the Philippines. This…
What you need to know about African swine fever in the Philippines
In early September 2019, the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed that at least a thousand pigs died due to the…
As the Thwaites Glacier melts, global sea levels rise. Can we still save it?
•Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier accounts for 4 percent of the annual sea level rise. •Recently, scientists discovered that it is…
4 important things you need to know about dengue
(Updated on November 11, 2019) Months after the Dengvaxia controversy exploded in the Philippines, dengue is making local headlines once again.…
Methanol poisoning 101: Is it safe to drink your favorite alcoholic beverage?
•Recent reports of deaths allegedly resulting from alcohol consumption have raised public concerns about methanol poisoning. •When the body metabolizes…
