Tulfo calls for ‘one-strike’ policy vs. abusive employers

  MANILA – Exasperated by the long process that workers had to go through before their complaints against abusive employers are acted upon, Senator Raffy Tulfo...

Hontiveros wants probe over proposed use of biofertilizer

MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the memorandum issued by the Department of Agriculture (DA) mandating the use...

DBM chief: PH’s economic growth ‘outstanding’

Voter ID: most people are terrible at matching faces to photos, making polling checks unreliable

On Thursday May 4, for the first time, members of the public voting in local council elections in England were required to bring photo ID to...

Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?

  Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love it others hate it. But many now practice it weekly or...

Coronation arrests: how the new public order law disrupted protesters’ once in a lifetime opportunity

London’s Metropolitan police were keen to portray the coronation of King Charles III as a once in a generation event justifying the pre-emptive, early morning arrests...

Queen Charlotte: what the Bridgerton spin-off gets right (and wrong) about the real queen consort

Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Netflix’s period drama, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, makes no pretence of historical accuracy....

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

George Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges – 3 essential reads

Even by today’s low ethical standards for politicians, George Santos is quite exceptional. The U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District has been accused of...

FDA’s approval of the world’s first vaccine against RSV will offer a new tool in an old fight – 4 questions answered

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first vaccine to prevent the respiratory infection RSV, short for respiratory syncytial virus, on May 3, 2023....