PH set to secure $10-M readiness support from Green Climate Fund

MANILA – The Philippines is set to benefit from the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) USD10 million new program grant to enhance the government’s readiness to address...

AFP: WPS new model claim part of China’s ‘malign influence effort’

MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. dismissed anew claims that the military has been a willing participant in the...

PH helping Indo-Pacific shape rules-based int’l order

MANILA – The Philippines, located in a region home to some of the world’s dangerous flashpoints, is taking on a huge role to help shape a...

Why DEI in Canada struggles to uplift Black people

Canada has a long history of trying to show that we are better than the United States when it comes to race relations. Yet, we also...

What a second Trump presidency might mean for the rest of the world

Just over six months ahead of the US election, the world is starting to consider what a return to a Trump presidency might mean. While Americans...

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach

Spring is go time for climbers who hope to summit Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak above sea level. Hundreds of mountaineers from around the world travel...

DSWD, dev’t partners join hands to curb child marriage

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is working with members of the newly created Committee on Child Early and Forced Marriage and...

PH, US, Japan talks to include South China Sea cooperation – Marcos

Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?

Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be negatively affecting your sleep quality, according to my team’s recently published research in Scientific Reports. We...

DOF pushes for excise tax on single-use plastic bags

MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) said the proposed excise tax on single-use plastic bags (SUPs) will not only generate more than PHP31 billion in estimated...