Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta's META.O Instagram and Facebook. The ban is being closely watched...

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet"s GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta"s META.O Instagram and Facebook from midnight.

A Cebu-based vlogger is helping control the spread of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) in Badian by injecting coconut vinegar into the coral-eating species.

Artificial intelligence tools can now help choose the most promising embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), although experts have warned of some ethical concerns.

Three prevailing weather systems will bring cloudy skies and scattered rains to different parts of the country on Monday, the state weather bureau said.

Cloudy skies and rain are expected to persist in several parts of the country due to four weather systems, PAGASA said Sunday afternoon.

An Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will bring rains over some areas on Sunday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

WASHINGTON - Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, showing it can last longer than previously known and promising a new p...

MIMAROPA, the Bicol Region, and Quezon, as well as the Visayas and Mindanao, will see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms because of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), PAGASA said in its early Saturday morning forecast.

BELEM, Brazil - With more than half a million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON - Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week landed in China on Friday afternoon, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Students from San Miguel National High School introduced an innovation designed to detect botcha, or double-dead meat, with the help of artificial intelligence.

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Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint Bernard. But when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research shows it dates ba...

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao on Friday, PAGASA reported. PAGASA also said flash floods or landslides may occur in the said regions due to mo...

The low pressure area (LPA), formerly tropical cyclone Uwan (international name Fung-wong), inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has dissipated, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Thursday.  

Tropical Cyclone Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), according to state weather bureau PAGASA on Thursday. 

Tropical Depression Uwan maintains its strength while moving over the sea east of Taiwan, according to the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin posted by PAGASA early Thursday morning.

Tropical Depression Uwan remains inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and continues to move in the northeast direction while the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over Mindanao and Eastern ...

Severe Tropical Storm Paolo has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. Saturday bulletin.

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Severe Tropical Storm Paolo is moving away from Luzon, although its pace has slowed, according to PAGASA's bulletin released at 11 p.m. on Friday.

The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. According to PHIVOLCS, the country has an average of 20 recorded earthquakes per day, some of which cause not on...

Two monitor lizards, locally known as bayawak, went viral online after they were mistaken to be in a warm embrace. But here's what herpetologist Dr. Arvin Diesmos has to say. 

State seismologists have spotted the fault that generated the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu on September 30.

Students from Kapalong National High School in Davao del Norte created a mobile application that aims to bridge communication gaps for the hard of hearing.

Severe Tropical Storm Paolo maintained its strength while moving west northwestward over the West Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Friday evening. 

State weather bureau PAGASA said nine areas are under Signal No. 4 as Typhoon Paolo slightly weakened while traversing the mountainous area of Northern Luzon Friday afternoon.

Signal No. 4 up over 10 areas due to Typhoon Paolo

Paolo makes landfall over Dinapigue, Isabela

Paolo now a typhoon

Paolo nears landfall over Aurora-Isabel; Signal No. 3 raised over 10 areas

Severe Tropical Storm Paolo further intensified as it moved closer to Northern Aurora and Southern Isabela on Friday morning.

A storm surge warning was issued for parts of Luzon by PAGASA on early Friday morning.

Six areas are now under Signal No.2 as Super Typhoon Nando continues to draw closer to northern Luzon on Sunday morning. 

Nando has now been classified as a super typhoon, state meteorologists at PAGASA said Sunday morning. 

Typhoon Nando and the Southwest Monsoon are expected to bring heavy rains over many parts of the country beginning Sunday, September 21, 2025. 

Six areas are now under Signal No.2 as Typhoon Nando continues to strengthen as it approaches the northern part of Luzon, according to the state weather bureau on Sunday morning.