Day: December 14, 2025
FACT CHECK: Will The Next Total Solar Eclipse be The Longest in 100 Years?
An article in Daily Galaxy and The Times of India claims the next total solar eclipse will be the longest in 100 years. Some social media posts even claimed the solar eclipse will plunge the sky into darkness for over six minutes as it crosses three continents. Rating: MOSTLY TRUE — with misleading claimsWhat’s true
Sinkholes Open Across Turkey — Prophecy or Warning From Climate Science?
MANILA, Philippines — Massive sinkholes, some plunging hundreds of feet into the ground, are tearing through central Turkey’s Konya Plain, unsettling farming communities and igniting online speculation that the phenomenon fulfills a biblical prophecy. On social media, some users have cited a passage from the Book of Numbers describing the earth opening and swallowing people as
Your Daily Coca-Cola Habit: What Really Happens After That First Sip
For many Filipinos, opening a cold can of Coca-Cola is almost second nature — a quick boost during lunch, a reward after a long day, or a staple at family gatherings. But behind the familiar fizz, health experts are raising renewed concerns about what regular soda drinking does to the body. A sugar hit —
Beyond the Beaches: Why the Philippines Is Redefining Paradise in an Age of Climate Crisis
MANILA, Philippines — For decades, the Philippines marketed paradise in a single frame: white sand, blue water, and the promise of escape. But in an era of intensifying storms, coral bleaching, and vanishing coastlines, the country is being forced to confront an uncomfortable truth — paradise is fragile. And if tourism is to survive, it
Festival of Lights: What Hanukkah Really Means—And Why it Still Matters
Hanukkah is often reduced to candles, gifts, and fried food. But behind the familiar rituals is a story of resistance, faith, and the enduring power of light in dark times. MANILA, Philippines — Each year, as nights grow longer in the Northern Hemisphere, Jewish families around the world light candles one by one on a
FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Warn That the Sun Will Vanish at 3:47 pm on Sunday
A video circulating on social media shows U.S. President Donald Trump warning that the sun will disappear at 3:47 p.m. this Sunday. Rating: False WHAT’S GOING AROUND A short video clip has been shared widely on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and X, suggesting that Trump issued a warning about the sun “vanishing” at a precise
