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Finland is again world's happiest country: UN

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 20 08:26 PM

Good cheer may feel in short supply as the world reels under a global pandemic, but experts at the United Nation on Friday declared Finland to be the world's happiest nation for the third year running. Read more »

Smile? The results from the 2020 World Happiness Report are in

Maria Cramer, New York Times
Posted at Mar 20 11:18 AM

According to the authors of the 2020 World Happiness Report, an annual survey of how satisfied people worldwide are with their lives, this is precisely the right moment to consider why Finland has once again made the top of the list. Read more »

Count our blessings

Robert Labayen
Updated as of Sep 23 12:49 PM

Counting through our long list of blessings may outweigh the feeling of being defeated. Read more »

Car boom brings gridlock misery to 'green and happy' Bhutan

Nidup Gyeltshen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 04:09 PM

Thimphu, Bhutan - Famed for valuing Gross National Happiness over economic growth, Bhutan is a poster child for sustainable development. Read more »

Why we really need to count our blessings

Robert Labayen
Updated as of Jul 22 12:18 PM

Some of us may not have a family, or healthy lungs and limbs or a steady job. But all of us have many other things, more than what we can name within a whole day. Read more »

Review: With Happiness Begins, maybe it’s time to start taking the Jonas Brothers seriously

Jam Pascual
Updated as of Jul 02 07:05 PM

After a six-year break, the JoBros are back at it. Before you lay on the snark, you should give their latest album a listen. Read more »

Nearly half of Filipinos 'very happy' with life: SWS poll

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:59 PM

Nearly half of Filipinos are "very happy" with their lives in general, results of a Social Weather Survey (SWS) released Monday showed. Read more »

Pilipinas, ika-69 sa pinakamasayang bansa sa mundo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 02:24 AM

Ilan sa dahilan ng kasiyahan ng mga Pinoy ay ang pagkakaroon ng matatag na pamilya at pagtutulungan sa isa't isa. Read more »

Philippines a 'happier' country in 2019, says UN study

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 01:27 PM

The United Nations' annual World Happiness Report this 2019 has ranked Philippines the 69th happiest country in the world, two notches higher versus last year's 71st finish.  Read more »

Bilang ng mga Pinoy na masaya sa kanilang buhay bumaba: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 09:12 PM

Bumaba ang bilang ng mga Pinoy na nagsasabing masaya sila sa kanilang buhay, base sa survey na inilabas ngayong Linggo ng Social Weather Stations. Read more »

'Happiness, satisfaction with life' fall to lowest since 2014: survey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 03:39 PM

More Filipinos were unhappy and dissatisfied with their lives in the last quarter of 2018, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Sunday.      Read more »

In China, unhappiness tracks poor air quality

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 06:31 AM

Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels.    Read more »

World sinks to 10-year happiness low - survey

Umberto Bacchi, Thomas Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Sep 12 08:33 PM

It said the global mood was at its gloomiest since the first such survey in 2006. Read more »

How to be happier--the scientific way

Robert Labayen -- ExecuTips
Posted at Jul 16 03:58 PM

When we feel bad, a scientist suggests that we distract ourselves by having happier thoughts.  Read more »

Gov't employees among the 'happiest' at work: Jobstreet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 01:42 PM

Government employees emerged as one of the happiest in 2017, alongside hospitality and restaurant workers, according to a survey conducted by recruitment portal Jobstreet.  Read more »

Pinoy happiness hits record high in December 2017: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 09:41 PM

The number of Filipinos who said they were happy with life in general hit a record-high 94 percent in December 2017, according to a Social Weather Stations survey released Tuesday. Read more »

Mga Pilipino, may tatlong 'F' kaya laging masayahin: sociologist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:00 PM

Ayon sa isang sociologist, kahit hindi kasing-unlad ng ibang bansa ang Pilipinas, mayaman naman daw tayo sa pagmamahal at suporta ng ating pamilya, mga kaibigan, at buong komunidad. Read more »

Finland is world’s happiest country, Burundi least content: UN report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 12:26 AM

Finland headed up the 156-country ranking, followed by last year's winner, Norway, while the Philippines is ranked 71st. Read more »

PH third happiest country in the world - Gallup survey

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:08 AM

MANILA - The Philippines has emerged as one of the happiest countries in the world, according to a global survey by US-based firm Gallup International. Read more »

General Santos firm shares winning formula for happy employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 10:16 AM

Making employees feel that their bosses are looking after them is key to happiness at work, according to the manager of a Philippine port that won an international award for people management. Read more »