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PALAWAN, Philippines โ At the countryโs farthest edges, where cellphone signals flicker out and the sea begins to swallow the sky, the Philippines reveals a version of itself that feels ancient, unguarded, and strangely intimate. Out here, the geography becomes a story โ one shaped by wind, coral, limestone, andContinue Reading
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque suggested that Filipino families can prepare Noche Buena for โฑ500 โ and it sparked public outrage. In a holiday season marked by rising food prices, shrinking purchasing power, and stagnant wages, the remark lands not as guidance but as an insult toContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Canada recorded 16,499 deaths through its Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program in 2024, the highest annual total since the country legalized euthanasia in 2016. The latest federal report has reignited debate over the countryโs rapidly expanding assisted-dying regime, with disability rights groups warning that vulnerable citizensContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Long before COVID-19 reshaped global health systems, tuberculosis (TB) was already the planetโs most lethal infectious disease. The ancient respiratory illness โ traced as far back as 9,000 years โ devastated Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries and continues to kill millions despite being both treatableContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ Police recovered on Monday, December 1, a stolen vehicle from Lucena City, Quezon, marking the 15th carnapped vehicle intercepted in the Bangsamoro region since 2023. Regional Highway Patrol UnitโBangsamoro Autonomous Region (RHPU-BAR) chief Police Colonel Davin Brillantes and Lamitan City Mayor Roderick Furigay said Wednesday that aContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ The number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Philippines is projected to reach 252,800 by the end of 2025, according to new data from the Department of Health (DOH). A report from the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, shared by the Quezon City health monitoring unit onContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Long before Chinaโs water cannons battered Filipino boats in the West Philippine Sea, another front had quietly emergedโone far from Ayungin or Scarborough, but just as critical to national security. Up in the wind-swept islands of Batanes, where rolling hills collapse into the roaring waters of theContinue Reading
