More than two months after a mass illness at a Canggu hostel left a 25-year-old Chinese tourist dead and dozens hospitalized, the incident continues to raise alarming questions about the safety of Bali’s budget accommodation sector. Read more »
The push to expand accessible open spaces in Metro Manila advanced further as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened Phase 4 of the Navotas Greenzone Park and formally turned it over to the city government. Read more »
Secretary Sonny Angara’s push for stronger early childhood nutrition drives the Senate-approved 2026 education budget, which delivers the biggest expansion of DepEd’s School-Based Feeding Program and establishes universal daily feeding for all Kindergarten learners. Read more »
French infectious disease specialists are warning that the bird flu virus, currently spreading among wild birds, poultry, and some mammals, could cause a pandemic more severe than COVID-19 if it mutates to spread efficiently between humans. Read more »
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has taken a major step toward accountability with the launch of its new transparency portal, unveiled by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday. Read more »
The rapid rise of vertical series prompts a critical question: is this the future of Filipino entertainment, or simply another fleeting digital sugar rush? Could this short-form verticality reshape media the way streaming disrupted movies and traditional television? Read more »
