Trisha Anne Segumban Manila placed 88th in the 2026 edition of the QS Best Student Cities Rankings, according to international higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Photo Courtesy of Martin Dizon/THE
Fernan Carigma The disturbing rise of online baby-selling in the Philippines, Senator Pia Cayetano on July 16 urged a Senate investigation seeking the full implementation of laws concerning trafficking and
Jamayka Rhose Pascual The Department of Health (DOH) has raised an alarm over gambling addiction, calling it a growing mental health crisis that now endangers both individual well-being and public
Bernadette Soriano Bruce Donald McTavish, the New Zealand-born boxing referee who became a naturalized Filipino and beloved Kapampangan figure, has died at 84. Photos Courtesy of iOrbit News/Remate PH. Before
Andrie Hans Jones The University of the Philippines (UP) has developed low-budget engineering simulation tools to study how pollutants move around in enclosed spaces, aiming to improve the country’s air
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Natalie Andrea Ayo Dubbed as the “Sugar Bowl of the Philippines,” the province of Negros Occidental shares a sweet story of sugar across the nation. However, this sweet industry has
Bernadette Soriano This isn’t a reinvention. It’s Lorde in the thick of it — sometimes lucid, sometimes half-glitched — reaching for the shape beneath her old silhouettes. Drifting toward something,
Peter Jandrei Melan Alas Pilipinas Men stumbled in their SEA V.League Leg 2 opener, falling to host nation Indonesia in a gripping five-set battle, 25–19, 19–25, 21–25, 25–22, 15–8, at
Peter Jandrei Melan Filipino volleyball star Bryan Bagunas is officially returning to Japan’s professional volleyball scene after signing with top-tier club Osaka Bluteon for the 2025–2026 season of the Japan
