Metro Manila's Bay Area faces high office vacancy following the POGO exit, although government agencies and new tenants are helping absorb vacant commercial spaces. Read more »
Tabuk City’s African swine fever task force wants a calamity declaration and a 30-day ban on incoming pork, as 1,451 hogs are already affected. Read more »
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there is no single solution to violence in Philippine schools as his administration weighs whether to support a blanket ban on minors’ access to high-risk online services. Read more »
A five-year review by France's Anses agency links heavy social media use among teens to anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, with girls and LGBTQIA+ youth most affected. Researchers point to platform design and algorithms as key drivers, and recommend stronger regulation over outright bans. Read more »
The Senate has approved a bill seeking to prohibit minors below 18 from accessing and maintaining accounts on age-restricted social media platforms, citing the need to protect children from online harm. Read more »
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte warned on Monday, Oct. 5, that letting the AMLC disclose her financial records in her impeachment trial breaks the law and opens every Filipino’s bank data to similar exposure. Read more »
