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 »
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 »
San Juan City has begun constructing its new P30-million Makabagong San Juan Animal Care Center, marking a major step toward upgrading the city’s animal welfare and veterinary facilities. Read more »
Lawmakers are urging the government to fully enforce the Sagip Saka Act (RA 11321) to tackle the persistent problem of agricultural wastage in the country. Read more »
The first regional edition of Terra Madre Asia Pacific opened on Nov. 19 at Bacolod City’s Provincial Capitol Lagoon, bringing together communities from across the Asia-Pacific to highlight and support environmentally conscious and traditional food practices in the Philippines. Read more »
