About 40,000 people joined the annual Angels Walk for Autism on Sunday, April 26, in a coordinated nationwide call for passage of the proposed National Autism Care, Support, and Inclusion Act, also known as the Autism Inclusion Bill. Organized by…
Before he became a National Artist for Architecture, Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa was designing toys—and, for a time, quietly shaping a generation of Filipino childhood. In the early 1960s, long before landmarks like the Coconut Palace or the EDSA Shrine defined…
For centuries, the Pacific Ocean was not a barrier but a bridge—linking continents, cultures, and economies long before the modern idea of globalization took hold. At the center of that vast exchange stood Manila, where ships crossed between Asia and…
In the Philippines, it grows in backyards, slips easily into a pot of tinola, and is handed down as a quiet cure-all. Known locally as malunggay, Moringa oleifera has long been treated as both food and medicine—an everyday plant with…
A genetic map of a humble marine species is reshaping how the Philippines could manage its coastal ecosystems—earning a national award and a ₱2 million research grant for the scientist behind it. A study decoding the genetic diversity of the…
Aiming to strengthen efforts against child exploitation and all forms of harassment, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Child Rescue Coalition Inc. (CRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to protect children. NBI director, Atty. Melvin Matibag, recently…
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has raised its El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) status to an “El Niño Alert,” signaling that a warm phase of the climate system is increasingly likely to develop by mid-2026 and…
Adobo is the kind of dish that seems universally understood—until it is defined. In the Oxford English Dictionary, it resists a single identity. Added in 2007, the entry splits the word into two distinct meanings: a Filipino vinegar-based stew on…
As the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) marks 175 years of service to Filipino families, it opens a new chapter by entering into a strategic collaboration with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and its affiliates. Through this collaboration,…
Diplomacy took a quieter form on April 18 at Space at One Ayala, where Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya and his wife, Endo Akiko, attended “Thread of Dreams”, a fashion show marking the 70th anniversary of the normalization…
