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Philippines ranks 4th ‘happiest’ in SEA – report

By Janvic Mateo | March 22, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines ranked fourth among Southeast Asian countries and 56th worldwide in the 2026 World Happiness Report, showing...

Headlines

Social media impacts youth wellbeing: UN happiness report

March 19, 2026 - 8:11am

This year's World Happiness Report highlighted the impact of social media as many countries impose or mull legislative...

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By Francis J. Kong | November 30, 2025 - 12:00am

A woman once reported her husband missing.

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Looking for happiness

By SINGKIT | By Doreen G. Yu | May 20, 2025 - 12:00am

Rummaging through my desk looking for a document, I found a New York Times article I had printed out and saved.

Opinion

Volunteer to run errands, 4 other ways to make someone happy today

By Dolly Dy-Zulueta | June 6, 2024 - 7:44pm

Here is a list of inspired ways by which you can brighten someone’s day everyday.

Lifestyle

Money and happiness: Lessons from 'Build the Life You Want' by Arthur Brooks, Oprah Winfrey

By Rose Fres Fausto | September 27, 2023 - 10:05am

If you believe that too much money and fame will make you happy such that the more you have of them, the happier you are,...

The Budgetarian

Lessons from the happiest countries in the world

By Rose Fres Fausto | May 31, 2023 - 9:17am

Happiness is social in nature.

Travel and Tourism

The pursuit of happiness

By Francis J. Kong | May 28, 2023 - 12:00am

I post stuff in my digital spaces every day. One day a young millennial replied to my daily posts saying, “The chief end of life is to pursue happiness.” This is not my first time encountering young people...

Business

The true purpose of and happiness in life

By Josephus Jimenez | October 21, 2022 - 12:00am

I am now 72 years old and if the average life expectancy holds true, I don't have much time on earth.

Freeman Opinion