As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety.

FORMER Sen. Ernesto Maceda on Friday warned of a looming water crisis in Metro Manila, citing the statement of the weather bureau that the La Niña episode is almost over and could be replaced by El Niño. 

As many of you have heard, the Canadian Federal Immigration Minister has decided to propose legislation that will essentially eliminate thousands of applications which have been in process for years. Applications that have been filed before 2008 are known as the “backlog” cases and not under the well known “fast track” program. Applicants before 2008 were able to apply under any occupation at the time of those regulations but have been waiting for years to have their applications processed.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – April 24, 2012 – The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced it has opened the 500,000th Agent location through which it provides its expanding portfolio of financial services.  The network spans more than 200 countries and territories, and is a centerpiece of Western Union’s strategy to provide mainstream financial services – either cash, card or digitally-based – to underserved consumers and businesses globally.

The world of business information technology (IT) is all about finding the perfect solution. So it is no surprise that the world is seeing an influx of global companies that offer various solutions and services to suit every business need. While at first glance this trend benefits companies more, it also creates a complicated situation for them. The catch is who to get as the perfect partner.

METRO Manila endured another scorching day as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration reported that temperatures rose to 35.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

Quezon City, Philippines, April 20, 2012-- If there are celebrities who continue to influence theFilipino youth, they would be TFC’s ‘TODA Max’ stars Robin Padilla and Angel Locsin. 

After the last Consul-General, Pedro Chan, retired from the service last April 14, there was no official word yet, as of press time, on his replacement.  The much-loved diplomat retired after serving only 10 months in the post, replacing another veteran diplomat, Minerva Falcon, who served only a few months longer, then was designated Charge d’ Affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, before also retiring from the service in September, last year.

The number of Canadian servers being targeted by hackers has increased sharply, according to an IT security company that compares cybercrime rates around the world.

Death rates for the four major cancers — lung, colorectal, breast and prostate — are declining, thanks to falling smoking rates and increases in screening and treatment, the Canadian Cancer Society says.