Jakarta—Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical. Last week, the World Meteorological ...

In politics, whether in the Philippines or elsewhere, impact is often measured by fanfare, and effectiveness by visibility.

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand on March 28 is a chilling reminder for everyone to start taking ...

The arrest and subsequent handover to the International Criminal Court of former president Rodrigo Duterte to face allegations of crimes against humanity has sparked a significant outpouring of legal ...

Dhaka—In January 2025, the Trump administration froze all foreign aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), causing widespread disruptions to global humanitarian ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) marked the International Day of Forests this year by launching its ...

I have been browsing periodicals from 1961, the year of my birth, to see how much the Philippines has changed since. Sad to say that aside from technological advances like the internet, ...

Nothing in Filipino time is ever precise, but it may later be written that the time of maximum peril and opportunity, both ...

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues globally, with over 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty—on less than P123.70 per day. In the Philippines, the situation is equally ...

It’s a picture that paints a thousand doubts on the Department of Health’s (DOH) vaunted commitment to promote the country’s health. Last week, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa drew sharp ...

The Philippines has long been hailed as the world’s leading supplier of nurses. But while the global health system benefits from their care, the nursing crisis at home deepens. Hospitals struggle ...

When I started teaching my elective on Science Communication in Popular Media this semester, I asked my students: What does ...