Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Gaza’s crowded hospitals near breaking point as Israeli ground invasion looms
Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Teachers are the heroes of our times
If you’ve been following the columns in our opinion section, several of our columnists have expressed their respect, appreciation, and admiration for teachers. They have reflected on their teachers from their formative years, those who challenged them to excel, those who uncovered their talents, to teachers who supported them through …
Read More »Governance wanting in controlling inflation
The IMF team was particularly concerned about the high vulnerability of the Philippine economy to extreme weather-related incidents. An International Monetary Fund team led by S. Jayanath Peiris, Asia and Pacific Department Division Chief of Regional Studies in charge of the flagship Regional Economic Outlook report, was just in the …
Read More »Solons aligned with VP Sara on CIF—Speaker
Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday said there was no quarrel between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte, after lawmakers said they would redistribute confidential funds sought by the offices she leads to agencies that have a direct national security function. “I think people are reading too much …
Read More »Teodoro: Not the time to invoke treaty with US
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. believes it will not be appropriate for the Philippines to invoke its defense treaty with the United States at this time when run-ins between Chinese and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea are becoming more frequent. “I think it is not appropriate at …
Read More »Chinese, PH ships in near collision
DFA protests latest Ayungin incident ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN: A Chinese coast guard ship came within 3 feet of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a …
Read More »Scientists from UP investigate new ‘flower-like’ material to neutralize cancer-causing dyes
Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and their colleagues from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) have recently investigated a material that safely degrades azo dyes. Photo credit to UPD Enrico Daniel R. Legaspi, Prof. Michelle D. Regulacio, and Leila Andrea …
Read More »Marcos promises ‘no hunger’ in PH under ‘Bagong Pilipinas’
“Walang gutom (No hunger).” President Marcos made this promise to the Filipino people as he assured them of enough rice supply after he ordered the lifting of the rice price cap that was supposed to temper the ballooning prices of the staple grain in the market. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. …
Read More »PBBM: Report agri smuggling to authorities
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the public to report groups or individuals engaged in smuggling and hoarding of agricultural products to the authorities, which he had blamed for the rising prices of the vital commodities. “No matter how big the syndicate is, just like the one we seized …
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