Day: November 12, 2025
Diabetes stalks Filipino tables: A growing health crisis behind every feast
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Food takes center stage at every Filipino gathering — whether a fiesta, birthday, reunion, or even a funeral. Lechon glistens under the lights, pancit promises long life, and steaming rice fills every plate. But behind these comforting flavors lies a sobering truth: diabetes, one of the country’s deadliest yet most overlooked
Before the Weatherman: How Early Filipinos Predicted the Weather
Long before Doppler radars, satellites, and PAGASA bulletins became part of our daily lives, Filipinos already had their own ways of forecasting the weather — a science born not from machines but from generations of lived experience and deep connection with nature. For early Filipinos, the sky, the sea, and the land were more than
When the International Space Station Falls, What Will We Really Lose?
When the International Space Station (ISS) makes its final fiery dive into the Pacific Ocean in 2030, it won’t just be the end of a spacecraft — it’ll be the end of an era. For 30 years, this orbiting laboratory has been humanity’s home in space, continuously crewed since November 2000. It’s where astronauts have
Tungawan explores partnership with PhilMech to boost agriculture
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay – Mayor Angelito Aniñon on Monday welcomed the visit of Engineer Roozel Borromeo, the focal person of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), as the municipal government explores ways to strengthen its agricultural sector. According to former councilor Lorverle Caracol, former congresswoman Antonieta “Ate Tata” Eudela also joined the
