Day: November 20, 2025
NEWS ANALYSIS: How Traditional Media Can Survive The Social Media Age
The rise of Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X has reshaped the information landscape, threatening traditional news organizations whose business models once relied on print circulation and linear advertising. Today, audiences consume news in seconds, not minutes, and attention is a scarce commodity. Contrary to the narrative of decline, however, traditional media is not doomed. It
NGCP lifts yellow alert over Visayas grid as power supply stabilizes
MANILA, Philippines – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the yellow alert over the Visayas grid on Thursday, November 20, after available generation capacity improved and operating margins returned to safe levels. As of 1 pm, the Visayas grid had 3,044 megawatts (MW) of available capacity against a projected 2,325 MW demand,
Gunmen attack church in Nigeria, escalate pressure on Tinubu government
Gunmen killed at least two people and kidnapped pastor, along with several worshippers, after they stormed a church on Tuesday evening in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria’s Kwara State, local police and witnesses said on Wednesday. The assault comes just days after a separate incident in which 25 schoolgirls were abducted from a boarding
OPINION: A GOVERNMENT IN CONSTANT MOTION — OR CONSTANT UNCERTAINTY?
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s lighthearted remark at the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards — joking that his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, might soon join the Cabinet — would have been harmless banter in another time. But in a government marked by frequent reshuffles, the joke lands differently. It becomes less a playful aside and
RICE, RISK, AND A RISING EPIDEMIC: WHY THE PHILIPPINES IS CONFRONTING A DIABETES CRISIS
The Philippines, a nation where every meal feels incomplete without a cup—or two—of steamed white rice, is facing a growing health dilemma: the rapid rise of type-2 diabetes. Doctors and public health experts say the country’s deep cultural attachment to rice, especially refined white rice, is partly fueling the surge. The numbers tell an alarming
Why Utqiagvik, Alaska Won’t See the Sun for 65 Days: The Science Behind Polar Night
If you live in Utqiagvik, Alaska — the northernmost town in the U.S. — Tuesday, November 18 is a big day. That sunset will be the last time anyone there sees the sun in 2025, as the community heads into what’s known as polar night: about 65 straight days without a sunrise. Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow,
