Climate change is making temperatures deadlier, food less reliable, experts warn
Climate change, driven by fossil fuel emissions, is raising temperatures to dangerous new heights, while also worsening drought and food security, a new report by doctors and health experts warned on...
View ArticleColorado voting system partial passwords accidentally posted on government...
WASHINGTON, USA – Partial passwords to some parts of the state’s voting systems that were accidentally posted online pose no threat to the November 5 general election, the Colorado Department of State...
View ArticleLeon now a super typhoon; landfall in Batanes not ruled out
MANILA, Philippines – Leon (Kong-rey) intensified from a typhoon into a super typhoon on Wednesday morning, October 30, threatening extreme Northern Luzon. Leon’s maximum sustained winds increased...
View ArticleSEVENTEEN’s ‘RIGHT HERE’ in Bulacan: Seat plan, ticket prices
MANILA, Philippines — Have you saved up, Filipino CARATs? Concert promoter Applewood Philippines on Wednesday, October 30, announced the ticket prices and seat plan for SEVENTEEN’s RIGHT HERE concert...
View ArticleAlphabet’s AI investments boost cloud sales, lifts maturing ad business
Google parent Alphabet said on Tuesday, October 29, its AI investments were “paying off” as it reported a 35% surge in its cloud business and US election-related spending lifted YouTube ad sales in...
View Article[Rear View] Duterte rises from his bed to haunt us with the ghost of 2016
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s appearance before the Senate blue ribbon committee brought back the personal and collective traumas inflicted by a man who won the presidency in 2016 on the promise...
View ArticleWatch 6 Studio Ghibli films for free in the cinema this November
MANILA, Philippines – To honor acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and his continued contribution to film as a 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, a weekend dedicated to Studio Ghibli awaits...
View ArticlePath forward: Stories of hope, knowledge, and support for breast cancer
Once diagnosed with breast cancer, a patient will undergo management and treatment depending on the need. But unlike any other health conditions, battling cancer is a long and tedious journey for both...
View ArticleSurprising Cavs crush Lakers to rise to 5-0
Homecoming for Lakers star LeBron James and son Bronny turned into a party for the host Cleveland Cavaliers. The younger James scored his first NBA basket for Los Angeles, but Evan Mobley tallied 25...
View ArticleViolent land dispute leaves at least 13 dead in Maguindanao del Sur
MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR, Philippines – A violent clash between two armed groups left at least 13 people dead in a village in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday, October 30, in a conflict...
View ArticleFor years, Dutch ships have been paying Filipinos less than Europeans
*The identity of the Filipino complainant is being withheld upon his request. Filipino quotes are translated to English for brevity. Mario* has sailed across the world. He did not study to become a...
View ArticleGen Zs and the US election: Concerns on reproductive rights, climate crisis –...
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – In an election which everyone expects to be very close, Gen Zs, those born in the late 1990s and early 2000s, may very well decide who the next US president will be. In the...
View ArticleLeon weakens into typhoon ahead of expected landfall in Taiwan
MANILA, Philippines – Leon (Kong-rey), which passed close to the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes as a super typhoon, was downgraded to a typhoon late Thursday morning, October 31. Leon’s...
View ArticleMuscovado sugar: A path to success for ex-rebels in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A profound transformation is taking place in a quiet village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. As former rebels turn their attention to cultivating sustainable...
View ArticlePhilippines is top 9 in impunity ranking of countries for journalist killings
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is again on the list of countries most likely to let journalists’ killings go unpunished, according to the latest report of a media watchdog. The Philippines is...
View ArticleHow AI could influence US voters
With less than a week until the most divisive and hotly contested US presidential election in recent memory, a new threat has emerged. Artificial intelligence is contributing to the flood of...
View ArticleHow Pacol Flower Farm cultivates lives of Naga farmers
Editor’s Note: Some of the interviews in this story were done just days before Severe Tropical Storm Kristine battered the Bicol Region. NAGA, Philippines – Flower farmer Ricardo Ador carefully...
View ArticleNegros Occidental city draws on flying fox behavior as disaster alert system
BACOLOD, Philippines – In a country frequently ravaged by typhoons, one city in Negros Occidental sees flying foxes as a natural warning system for impending natural disasters. For many people in...
View ArticleSonja Ocampo goes beyond cupcakes with new refined café and same passion
MANILA, Philippines — Cupcakes became her signature, but Sonja Ocampo always knew she wanted to do more. Known as the queen of cupcakes since founding Cupcakes by Sonja in 2006, Sonja has been a...
View ArticleTrump escalates false election claims in battleground Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading false claims about the election in battleground Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday’s vote, escalating...
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