Day: December 21, 2025
Freshwater Crabs In Mindanao Carry Lung-Fluke Parasite: What To Know
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugayโ Freshwater crabs collected in Davao Oriental, Mindanao were recently found to carry DNA of a lung-fluke parasite (Paragonimus westermani), according to researchers with the Philippine Genome Center โ Mindanao. The discovery raises concerns about a neglected foodborne infection that can affect humans who consume undercooked or raw freshwater crustaceans. What is a
When Christianity Blessed the Gun: A Critique of the Drug War
The Philippine โwar on drugsโ did more than unleash police violence. It exposed a deeper crisisโa moral and theological collapse within sectors of Philippine Christianity. How did a country that prides itself on being Asiaโs largest Christian nation produce churches that preached salvation on Sundays while tolerating, excusing, or even applauding the nightly killing of
