Ready to hit the road for business or pleasure? The best travel apps will help you save time, money, space and energy. But with hundreds of options available on the market, which ones lead the pack in terms of value and ease-of-use? To find out, we asked dozens of different travel experts worldwide two simple questions: “What are your most frequently used travel apps, and what do you love about them?”.

For many, a job that requires regular travel is a dream come true. But frequent fliers know that without enough discipline and preparation, jetsetting could very well turn into a nightmare. From booking flights to preparing luggage, adjusting to new cultures and mixing business with pleasure, seasoned business travelers share their best travel tips for making work travel a little less stressful and a lot more productive.

Here are some helpful tips for psyching yourself up for that crucial entrance exam. Many students fail to realize – at times, until it’s too late – that preparation for entrance and board exams begins as far back as their very first day of school. Academic performance, however, is not the end-all-be-all of the admissions process.

Bringing up Makati’s Rockwell Center in a conversation easily conjures images of iPhone-toting, Havaianas-wearing, Evian-drinking credit card wielders chauffeured around immaculate streets in luxury cars, each with a minimum of two branded items on their person. But there’s more to the shining, shimmering Rockwell lifestyle than what the average Filipino’s generalizations tend to give it credit for.

As far as bookworms are concerned, reading is a relaxing activity—but the search for cheap, high-quality books is hardly stress-free. The reader is willing, but the wallet is often weak. What to do? Hunt for bargain books! Have a mental list of books you want to own. Just don’t expect to find everything in one go.

Year in and year out, one night makes all other nights at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman pale in comparison. Once every December for the past nine decades, the Academic Oval is rid of work-weary trudging and the careening of jeepneys and private vehicles. There is no talk of next week’s examinations, of traffic, of school work or the lack of progress thereof.

Make the most of your precious weekends and free weekdays to try out new activities with family and friends. Inquirer 2bU rounds up 10 new things to try and places to visit to turn your free time from blah to blast. Can you fit a farmhouse, stage lighting, and a sound system in a backpack? The Sipat Lawin Ensemble (SLE) does just that, stretching their thespic wings as they promote community theater with public performances around the country.

If you haven’t committed to a particular 2012 planner yet, here are 10 one-of-a-kind candidates for your consideration as a year-long companion. Can’t get enough of Stabilo brights? Light up your 2012 with this zany fluorescent planner! The sisters behind C & S Designs have been producing their own planners since 2008.

Time has proven that the youth can affect history, just as much as they are shaped by it. With a proactive mindset, energy, and open-mindedness, they can turn nouns into verbs and aspirations into reality. President Benigno Aquino III will be delivering his Second State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 25, 2011.

Our first assignment for Journalism 102 (News Reporting) under Professor Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan, was to write a lead on the walkouts staged against the budget cut for state colleges and universities. She returned our work the following week, with a disclaimer: “I have here your papers. Please don’t be discouraged.”.

It’s no secret that after the Lenten fast comes the sinful Easter feast. Check out SPOT.ph's list of the season’s treats and events to help you resurrect your appetite this Easter Sunday. See egg-citing events happening this Easter weekend! Click for more.

Abstinence need not equal starvation. While many establishments close for a few days before Easter weekend, some still set out to save you from hunger pangs (and boredom!). SPOT.ph rounded up a list of restaurants in the metro who will be up and running this Holy Week. Address: Unit 1 MRG Building, Alabang Zapote Road, Las Piñas.

International singing sensation Charice will also make an appearance, as chosen by Pacquiao himself, to sing the Philippine national anthem. Click on the next few pages to see SPOT.ph's guide to places in Manila where you can watch the fight this weekend (areas listed in alphabetical order): Address:487 Real Street, Bgy.

Finding the perfect gift to give your mom on Mother's Day is hard, we get it. To get you inspired, SPOT.ph rounded up 20 aww-inducing gift ideas for every mother's fancy. See sweet gifts for technophobe moms, Frank Sinatra fans, shoe addicts, and more! Artwork by Warren Espejo. Photos by SPOT.ph and from Heima, Papemelroti, Me and U, Blue Barn Flowers, Posh Living, Mrs.

For the annual UP lantern parade, the message was care for the environment. RECURRING DRIZZLES did little to dampen the festive spirits of the students, professors, staff and spectators who participated in the University of the Philippines? annual Lantern Parade last Dec. 18. The tradition dates back to December 1922, when the first informal parade took place in what was then the UP main campus along Padre Faura.

Before putting the last semester or trimester to a close, you and your friends endured sleepless nights, getting by on caffeine in your bloodstream. You all endeavored through requirements and extracurricular commitments so numerous and spaced so dangerously close together, they put a round of Jenga to shame.