The controversy involving a pet crematorium has renewed scrutiny of the Philippines' animal protection policies, prompting calls for Congress to act on pending measures that seek to address gaps in existing laws. Read more »
A blue glow on a ship’s mast, a fireball rolling across a field and a light that leads travelers astray. The santelmo has haunted Filipino folklore for generations, but some sightings may have natural explanations. Read more »
Workers died building Imelda Marcos’s film palace by the bay, and nobody agrees on how many. Here’s what the record shows, what the ghost stories say, and why the two keep getting mixed up. Read more »
The Philippines saw a steep drop in agricultural export earnings in August, with revenues falling to their lowest level in more than two years despite a strong increase in the country’s overall merchandise exports. Read more »
It makes you walk in circles, gets married in the rain, and 400 years ago, it had wings. Here’s what the tikbalang is, how old stories say to escape one, and how it came to have a horse’s face. Read more »
The Catholic Diocese of Kalibo has restated its opposition to gambling on Boracay, calling on provincial and municipal officials to weigh the welfare of families above the revenue a newly opened hotel-casino on the island may bring. Read more »
