Last Monday, I raised three major issues in the Konektadong Pinoy (KP) bill recently passed by Congress and awaiting presidential action. These are: (1) violation of, and consequential inability of the government to avail of the protection granted by A...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire and start talks on their decades-long border dispute under the mediation of Malaysia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Malaysian Foreign M...

How can we help ease the burden of problems concerning public health? One can imagine the enormity of the responsibility upon the shoulders of people tasked to deliver solutions. Witnessing how several areas have declared a state of calamity from the s...

In the late 1980s, two American researchers conducted what would become one of the most cited experiments in education. A group of Grade 7 and 8 students was told to read a passage about baseball and answer a set of comprehension questions. As expected...

Working students belong to a different breed of animal. They waste no time. They study even if they are already tired from work. They use holidays to catch up with their deliverables and readings. They shoulder the guilt and sadness of being unable to ...

In recent days, there has been a stir among the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors over the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) announcement regarding the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in sari-sari stores. It is said that the goal i...

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran transport leader George San Mateo died of cardiac arrest on Friday night, according to the group that he headed, the Pagkakakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston). He was 60. “Ka George was known a...

I grew up in Hagonoy, Bulacan, a town where the tides of Manila Bay spill over during the monsoon season, where knee-deep waters are as routine as sunrise, and children learn to wade before they can swim. As a child, I remember looking out the window a...

MANILA, Philippines — Don’t despair if you can’t walk 10,000 steps a day. New research showed that walking 7,000 steps a day — not 10,000 as most people commonly believe — can already dramatically lower the risk of getting a broad range of serious heal...

MANILA, Philippines — As President Marcos delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, thousands of protesters will be marching on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City to air their grievances. Called the “People’s Sona,” these demons...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has expressed concern over the ongoing dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. In a statement late Saturday, President Marcos said the Philippines is ready to hel...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday reported a “sharp rise” in the number of foreign fugitives arrested, with the agency recording 268 arrests from January to June this year, a “fourfold increase” from the 69 arrests made in ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 79-year-old widow and a 24-year-old Indian national died in 2 separate motorcycle accidents in a span of at least 15 minutes in Cebu City in the early morning of July 21. At 4:57 a.m. along Archbishop Reyes Avenue in Cebu Cit...

Strong Group Athletics-Philippines completed a dominant 8-0 sweep of the William Jones Cup with an 87-62 win over the United Arab Emirates on Sunday at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium. The title was already secured heading into the final day, but the Filipinos...

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL— A drinking session turned deadly when a heated altercation between two elderly men in Guindulman town in Bohol ended in a brutal hacking incident. The victim, identified as Angelo Gesalta Omapas, 78, a resident of Purok 2 in Bar...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III has discouraged protesters from burning effigies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) next week, claiming that it violates the ...

SEOUL — When Choi Seung-il, 54, and his employees at a local auto repair shop in Gwangju spotted an elderly man trapped in a powerful current on a flooded street, they didn’t hesitate to wade into the torrent to rescue him. According to loc...

Yang Hyun-suk, executive producer of YG Entertainment, was sentenced by the Supreme Court to six months in prison, suspended for one year, for attempting to cover up singer B.I’s drug case. Yang was convicted of coercing former K-pop trainee Han ...

Entertainment columnist’s note: The following semi-serious, semi-thesis paper-like (sometimes seriously feels like a thesis paper, not seriously like a thesis paper) entertainment article contains several major spoilers of “Monty Python and...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Two years ago, Sarah Qanan was a star high school student preparing for final exams and dreaming of becoming a doctor. Today, the 18-year-old lives in a sweltering tent in the Gaza Strip and says she is just trying to stay ali...

 MANILA, Philippines — Bad weather caused by the southwest monsoon, or habagat, persists in the country even with the exit of Severe Tropical Storm Crising, internationally known as Wipha, last Saturday. As of Monday morning, five people have been r...

MANILA, Philippines — The Wawa Dam, located in Rizal, is nearing itscritical or overflow level on Monday afternoon due to the continued rains brought by the southwest monsoon or  “habagat”, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced. Sotto said ...

MANILA, Philippines — Any move to inhibit from Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is not in Senate President Chiz Escudero’s options despite pressing calls from the public. In an interview on Monday, Escudero said the Senate would not list...

A bone mineral density test is usually done on seniors, but there is a benefit to doing this while you’re younger...Keep on reading: You should get this bone test done before 40

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has declared July 25 as a special non-working day in Compostela town, in Cebu province, and Santiago, Isabela province, through separate proclamations. Under Proclamation No. 975, the residents of Compostela, Cebu, were...

WASHINGTON — Alaska Airlines has requested a ground stop for all its mainline aircraft according to an advisory notice by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with the company citing an “IT outage.” The airline told AFP that ...

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday urged the public not to pressure local government units (LGUs) into suspending classes when it rains, warning that unnecessary disruptions only worsen students’ learning loss. “We a...

MANILA, Philippines – A new road interchange that will soon connect the municipality of Hermosa to the 94-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is seen to unlock higher property values and investment prospects in the province of Bataan. Among...

MANILA, Philippines — Court operations in Metro Manila were suspended Monday afternoon due to inclement weather. The Supreme Court (SC) announced the suspension in light of the continued impact of the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, over t...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday morning that Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the southwest monsoon or habagat had left 5 dead and 7 missing. Three of those who died were re...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III has discouraged protesters from burning effigies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) next week, claiming that it violate...

PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Haze from forest and peatland fires in some parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island was detected in Malaysia on Sunday, officials said. Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strain relations with neighbo...

KABUL, Afghanistan — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war. And the country&#8...

MANILA, Philippines — Lyann de Guzman proved why she was the top choice of Nxled Italian coach Ettore Guidetti in the 2025 PVL Draft. De Guzman opened a new chapter in her volleyball career with a record-setting 21 points — the most scored by a rookie ...

Jake Cuenca wasted no time denying biting allegations that he underwent a cosmetic dentistry procedure and had veneers done, with plans to take legal action against those who are making false accusations about his teeth. Cuenca stressed that his teeth ...

TOKYO – Visitors to Japan have been key customers for department stores, but now they are tightening the purse strings. Foreign visitors spent about 42.5 billion yen (S$374.4 million) at department stores nationwide in May, down by a massive 40.8 perce...

British number one Emma Raducanu refused to be drawn on rumours of a relationship with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz as the duo gear up for a doubles partnership at the US Open. Raducanu and Alcaraz practiced together at Wimbledon on Friday as pa...

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Once again, Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) received recognition in the international sphere. Aviation consultancy firm Skytrax named the second busiest gateway in the Philippines as among the Top 10 ‘Most Improv...