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Feline okay? The app that tells you if your cat's happy

Matthew Stock, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 06:35 PM

Cat owners who love to take pictures of their furry friends now have a new excuse to pull out their smartphones and take a snapshot: it may actually help the cat. Read more »

P1-M worth of prizes await winners of this e-sports tournament

Toyota
Updated as of May 27 05:11 PM

One of the country's leading automotive companies turns to online racing, seeking to encourage and recognize the talents of the Filipino motorsport and gaming community. Read more »

This food truck’s reasonably-priced gourmet fries is the hottest thing in Siargao

JEROME B. GOMEZ
Updated as of May 25 05:13 PM

“Everyone we know loves fries and we thought that it doesn’t have to be seen as ‘unhealthy,’” says co-owner Saar Geva    Read more »

Palace 'sad' that Filipinos less happy, blames COVID-19 crisis

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 02:29 PM

Malacañang said on Friday it was "sad" over a global index that showed Filipinos were less happy in 2020 compared to previous years, a development that it blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

PH ranks 61st among 149 territories in latest World Happiness Report

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 02:11 AM

The Philippines dropped to 61st in the latest ranking of countries and territories in terms of happiness, as surveyed by the Gallup World Poll and other independent experts, from its 52nd position the previous year, according to the World Happiness Report 2021. Read more »

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 »