MANILA, Philippines -- With half of the world’s six billion people worldwide already using mobile phones, security threats on cellular handsets are becoming increasingly real.

(CNN) -- Esra'a al Shafei, a recent university graduate in Bahrain, is young, Muslim and frustrated.
Young Muslims, pictured here in Afghanistan, are increasingly using technology to engage the world.

The United Nations, in some of its communications, has emphasized the importance and necessity of three F’s: Food, Fuel and Fiber, in ensuring the needs and the future of the world.

MANILA, Philippines - Researchers from the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte have discovered the potential of two microorganisms commonly found in soil as “biocontrol agents” against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the most serious fungal disease of mango.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Philippine tourism promises to be the strong foundation that will prop up the national economy because it has remained robust despite the global financial meltdown and the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, which all threatened international travel.

LIGAO CITY, Philippines—A climb to the steep Kawa-Kawa Hill in Ligao City in Albay is often arduous. A resting shed equipped with first-aid gadgets has been put up, while a rescue team is always on stand-by.

NAGA CITY, Philippines—How do you ride out the storm in the time of global warming? Civil engineer Emeterio Aman may have found an answer.

MANILA, Philippines – “Never mind how new it is. If the message isn’t consistent it’s not going to work.”

MANILA, Philippines – Germany’s Wincor Nixdorf has set up its own subsidiary in the country, eyeing lucrative markets for its hardware and software in banking and retail industries.

MANILA, Philippines – The outpouring of condolences and support for former President Cory Aquino continues to flood the Internet, a venue for those who cannot join thousands who gathered in the streets to pay respect and mourn her passing.