People walk next to the Havis Amanda statue on the Market Square in the center of Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Finland was named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published...
One of the most important things that a space can bring about is happiness. Projecting happiness in a given space can be achieved through a number of design choices: bright colors, open-spacious layout, and overall experience. Design perspectives with happiness in mind inevitably differ, but the...
What makes Finland the happiest country in the world for the past six years? Finnish Ambassador to the Philippines Juha Markus Pykko explained that the ranking came from having a “well-functioning society” wherein people know where their taxes are going. Finnish Flag (Photo from Finnish...
Vice President Sara Duterte has a special wish for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s 66th birthday: success as president because it would also mean the success of the Philippines and Filipinos. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte at the launch...
A Korean actor who appeared in dramas such as “Weak Hero Class 1,” “Happiness” and “Jirisan” passed away. Korean media reported that actor Na-cheol died on the morning of Jan. 21 while getting treatment for a sudden health deterioration. He was 36. Korean actor Na-cheol passed away on...
There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth. —Doris Lessing May I go out on a limb here and declare that I am happy? Yes, I am, which is not to say I have no problems because I have plenty. I can’t say, either, that I am fulfilled. My days stretch out and I’m constantly...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Last Dec. 16, our family once again observed the death anniversary of our beloved daughter, Katrina Casimira, whom we lovingly called KC. She would have been 34 years old this year but God summoned her back to His home in 2004. We were...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on member states to undertake steps that give more importance to people’s happiness and well-being in determining how to achieve and measure social and economic development. The resolution...
The Philippines is now the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the 2022 World Happiness Report (WHR), Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO) Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippines earned the second spot among Southeast Asian countries in the...
Double Happiness, a global digital festival celebrating the Year of the Tiger will be held on Feb. 4 and will feature many artists. Organized by Asian music and media company 88rising, the festival will be broadcast on Facebook, YouTube and 88rising Radio on SiriusXM (Ch. 305), A special headline...
WHAT WE SEE ON THE OUTSIDE IS ASO A MANIFESTATION OF WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE Dr. Candy Drilon-Dalman of Centro Holistico practices integrative medicine, a marriage of Eastern and Western practices A video advertisement recently earned the ire of the public as it tried to define what “beauty”...
Those with less income are “generally happy” than those with more, based on the results of a Philippine Journal of Science (PJS) study. (PEXELS) The study, which was conducted by Rosalina Palanca-Tan of the Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University in Koronadal City, revealed that...
