Month: November 2025
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,
Wave of Attacks in Nigeria Leaves 25 Christians Dead as Middle Belt Violence Escalates
MANILA, Philippines (Daily Sun Chronicle) — At least 25 Christians have been killed over the past 12 days in a series of attacks in Nigeria, according to church leaders and rights monitors, underscoring ongoing violence that has made the country one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. Open Doors,
EXPLAINER: Why choose PMVIC over PETC when renewing your vehicle registration?
Vehicle oowners know that renewing a vehicle’s registration often boils down to one requirement: proof that the vehicle is safe and compliant. But where should you go to secure that proof—Private Emission Testing Centers (PETCs) or Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs)? Both options are recognized by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but they are
Analysis: How Sara Duterte Became Marcos’ Unlikely Firewall Against an Ouster
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — The political alliance that delivered one of the biggest landslide victories in Philippine history is now fractured beyond repair. In an unexpected twist, however, Vice President Sara Duterte — once President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s most powerful ally — has become the strongest reason many Filipinos are unwilling to support calls for
Why Corruption in the Philippines Never Dies: Inside a System Built to Protect Itself
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Every new administration arrives with the same promise: to end corruption “once and for all.” But every administration eventually finds itself trapped in the same web – scandals involving infrastructure, taxes, agriculture, procurement, or political influence. The actors change; the script does not. For decades, corruption in the Philippines has survived
BIR’s ‘Letters of Authority’ become the new cash cow, Tulfo flags: ‘If DPWH has flood control, BIR has LOA’
MANILA, Philippines — In the long, familiar list of agencies plagued by corruption, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has long carried the reputation of being the worst offender — thanks largely to its flood-control projects. But on Monday, November 18, Senator Erwin Tulfo suggested that another agency is catching up fast. “If
Feature: Why the AFP is Staying Out of Any Ouster Plot Against Marcos Jr.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled — or attempted to topple — presidents in the past. And that may be a good thing for our democracy. Rumors of destabilization and whispers of a coup always find a way to resurface whenever a Philippine presidency faces
Imee accuses Marcos Jr. of drug use. If true, what does it say about Duterte’s drug war?
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Imee Marcos has accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of being a longtime cocaine user – a claim that, if true, raises a disturbing question: Was Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war only a bloody campaign against the poor, sparing the rich and powerful? The allegation came Monday night, November 17,
Opinion: When Power Divides Blood—Why Family Matters Now More Than Ever
There are few things more unsettling in politics than watching a family publicly tear itself apart—especially a family whose name has shaped, scarred, and defined an entire nation’s history. On Monday night at the Quirino Grandstand, Senator Imee Marcos did the unthinkable: she accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of illegal drug use
BFAR enforces annual fishing ban on sardines, mackerel in Zamboanga Peninsula, Visayan Sea
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed its annual closed fishing season for sardines and mackerel in key fishing grounds in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Visayan Sea, in a bid to protect fish stocks during their peak spawning period. From November 15 to February 15, commercial fishing
Opinion: The INC Rally is a Warning Shot — Not a New People Power
The three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for “transparency and a better democracy” marks one of the most significant public mobilizations under the Marcos Jr. administration. It is loud, it is disciplined, and it is unmistakably political. But it is not People Power 2.0 — and it will not topple the president. Still,
Blue Origin Just Pulled Off a Wild Space Double: Mars Mission + Rocket Landing at Sea
Blue Origin with its New Glenn rocket just scored another big win — and this one could shake up the new space race. On only its second-ever flight, New Glenn launched NASA’s ESCAPADE mission toward Mars and then nailed a dramatic landing at sea. Liftoff happened at 3:45 p.m. EST on Nov. 13 from Cape
