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Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the government was hoping that Filipinos would be happier after being vaccinated against Covid-19. “We are saddened by the report that Filipinos felt less happy, but this is because of the pandemic, Roque said. “There is hope with the arrival of vaccines. So, we expect that after the vaccination of everyone, Filipinos will be happier.” The Philippines dropped from No. 52 in 2020 to No. 61 in 2021 among 149 countries in the 2021 World Happiness Report of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The happiest country is still Finland followed by Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, The Netherlands and Norway. People from Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Botswana and Lesotho, among others, were found to be least happy. ... » Learn More about Palace hopes Covid-19 jab will make Filipinos happier

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia was much happier under Barisan Nasional compared to now, says Puteri Umno chief Datuk Zahida Zarik Khan. She said the country's ranking in the United Nation's World Happiness Index fell to the 81st spot this year "This was so different from when Barisan was the government. We were at the 35th spot until 2018 and we have fallen 46 spots since then," she said in her address at Puteri Umno assembly in conjunction with the Umno general assembly on Saturday (March 27). She added a country's economy is not only based on its gross domestic product (GDP) alone. "What's the meaning of having big highways and skyscrapers if the people are sad and depressed?" she said. She also wondered if ministers in government cared about the people's happiness or only their own. "What matters more is that the people are happy, we need to bring back the Barisan government and happiness will be guaranteed," she said. Zahida also called on Puteri Umno members to prepare for ... » Learn More about Malaysia much happier under Barisan, says Puteri Umno chief

Justin Bieber, who allegedly lip-synced his Mumbai concert last week and was reprimanded for his unruly behaviour towards fans, is under fire for another goof. Bieber has more reasons to say "Sorry" again: during a live performance at a nightclub in New York City, he forgot the lyrics to his own song. While singing "Despacito", his chart-topping Spanish song with which he collaborated with Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, he forgot the lyrics and improvised it, TMZ reported. Instead of singing "Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito (We're sticking together, little by little)," Bieber chanted, "Nos vamos pegando, I quit smoking ciggies." In another line, instead of "Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto (I sign the walls of your labyrinth)" he replaced it with the gibberish, "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." Apparently, Bieber, 23, is exhibiting tepid relations with "Beliebers" during his "Purpose" world tour last year and in the past few months. Shortly ... » Learn More about Justin Bieber forgets lyrics to his Spanish hit during Mumbai gig

Image: screengrab via YouTube/Harry Styles LOS ANGELES — Fox and iHeartMedia have announced the nominees for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Following 2020’s canceled live TV broadcast, this year’s event will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on May 27. The ceremony celebrates the most-played artists and songs across iHeartRadio platforms and will feature a new category, “TikTok Bop of the Year,” to reflect the growing importance of the digital space in music. Nominees include “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd, “Say So” by Doja Cat and “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, among others. “Blinding Lights” is also up for the ceremony’s top prize, for which the Weeknd will compete against Post Malone (“Circles”), Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”), DaBaby and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”) and Harry Styles (“Watermelon Sugar”). “The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a true awards show recognizing the artists and songs fans have listened to and loved all year long,” said ... » Learn More about Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd lead nominees for 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Image: martinedoucet/Istock.com via AFP Relaxnews If you have an optimistic outlook in life, then you might be more likely to get a better night’s sleep according to a new European study. Carried out by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna, the new study surveyed 1,004 Austrians about their general sleep habits and other factors such as their work, and measured their optimism using a validated test. They found that the optimistic participants were 70% less likely to suffer from sleep disorders and/or insomnia than those who were more pessimistic. Previous research has also shown that being optimistic appears to bring big health benefits, including a lower risk of chronic disease and even a longer life span. The researchers say that the new findings, which have been published in the Journal of Sleep Research, could suggest that a reason for better health among optimists is that they sleep better. “Other studies have shown that optimists take more exercise, smoke ... » Learn More about Do optimists sleep better than pessimists?

Cast of “Almost Paradise” (from left): Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Art Acuña and Nonie Buencamino. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO One of the shows that we eagerly anticipated every week during the early part of the strict lockdown last year is set to make its Philippine debut on Sunday at 8:45 p.m.—and we couldn’t be happier for Filipino viewers to finally get to see it. Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment and ABS-CBN’s acclaimed TV series “Almost Paradise” (which has a 95 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes) will be screened and streamed on so many platforms—on the Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z and iWantTFC—there’s hardly any excuse to miss it. It’s interesting how they managed to shut down ABS-CBN but, given its many collaborations with other platforms and networks these days, look how increasingly “inescapable” its programs have become. Ironic, isn’t it? The show, first aired on the US cable company WGN America, is the first American series shot entirely in ... » Learn More about ‘Almost Paradise’: PH-set US action-comedy series finally comes home

SINGAPORE - Jeremy Monteiro, composer and music director of several National Day songs, was in the recording studio when Count On Me, Singapore - now the song at the centre of plagiarism claims - was written. The song was composed by Canadian Hugh Harrison and arranged by Monteiro in 1986, but Indian composer Joseph Mendoza, who has been accused of copying it, claims he wrote his version, We Can Achieve, three years before in 1983. The songs are near identical, with the lyrics to Count On Me, Singapore changed to "India" or "Mother India" instead of "Singapore" on We Can Achieve. Home-grown jazz stalwart Monteiro vividly recalls the song's writing process. He tells The Straits Times it first kicked off in late 1985, at the now defunct B&J Recording Studios near Ayer Rajah which he owned with radio personality Brian Richmond. "As Hugh Harrison was writing the song, I was sitting right next to him," says the 60-year-old. "He is a lyricist and melodicist, and so I was there ... » Learn More about Count On Me, Singapore saga: Jeremy Monteiro was present when song was written in recording studio

Cuckoo International (M) Sdn Bhd is reaching out to families in Pahang who are rebuilding their lives following the floods early this year. The company, as part of its “Cuckoo Love, Care Project” community outreach programme, donated 100 refurbished mattresses and 300 boxes of essential items to the flood victims. The contributions were made to the Al-Sultan Abdullah Foundation, a non-profit organisation set up by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. The items were subsequently distributed to families in Lanchang, Bukit Tinggi, Kuantan and Indera Mahkota. “As we #SamaSama help where possible, we hope that the items provided will ease the burden of flood victims while they rebuild their lives, ” Cuckoo International founder and chief executive officer Hoe Kian Choon said. “This community outreach programme is also part of our commitment as a healthy home creator in ... » Learn More about Company contributes mattresses and essential items to flood-hit families

Rachel Alejandro Singer-actress Rachel Alejandro said that, even back when the pandemic was just starting, she has already come to terms with the fact that she would be jobless for at least two whole years. This was because her dad, 1970s pop star Hajji Alejandro, had already warned her about it, Rachel told Inquirer Entertainment in a recent Zoom chat. “He is actually the most positive person I know. I think that’s the reason he still looks so young (at 66). He is the person to look to when it comes to being calm and logical, and being rational. He told me right from the get-go, ‘Ate, dalawang taon ito. Dalawang taon tayong walang trabaho.’ I said, ‘What?’ and then cried so hard!” A year later into the pandemic, Rachel, who is now based in New York with her journalist husband Carlos Santamaria, said she remains hopeful. In fact, she recently recorded and released a new single, titled “Takipsilim.” She was also supposed work on the musical “Song of the Fireflies” with ... » Learn More about Rachel Alejandro finds ‘perfect song’ —a new anthem for romantics

SINGAPORE - Two years ago, he was "demotivated and demoralised" after failing to qualify for the SEA Games. But Maximillian Ang turned those negative feelings into motivation. It paid off at the Liberty Insurance 50th Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships on Saturday (March 23), when the 18-year-old rewrote the men's 200m breaststroke national record with his time of 2min 15.11sec in the morning heats, lowering Lionel Khoo's mark of 2:15.24. In the evening finals, Ang clocked 2:15.96 and finished second behind Japan's Kohei Honda (2:14.21). "It feels amazing. I cannot believe I broke the record. This is what I have been wanting for a very long time. I have been working towards this," said the Republic Polytechnic student, who trains at the Singapore Sports School. "I have been training for all strokes as an individual medley swimmer. But I wanted to specialise in breaststroke because I see an opening for me to become one of the top few in Singapore. "My timing ... » Learn More about Swimming: Maximillian Ang sets national record in men’s 200m breaststroke