Senate infighting and leadership changes have slowed the passage of priority bills under the Marcos administration, Malacañang said. Citing Senator Imee Marcos ' recent remarks that repeated leadership changes in the Senate may have contributed to the lack of legislation passed so far, Palace...
ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. As biodiversity diminishes,...
Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday, July 30 called for stronger disaster preparedness and climate resilience measures, stressing that protecting Filipino families, farmers, and fisherfolk should remain at the center of the country 's disaster risk reduction efforts. As the country observes...
Suri Cruise, the daughter of Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her name to Suri Noelle, according to voter registration records in Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old college student has dropped her father 's surname and now uses "Noelle," her mother 's middle...
Each year, on July 26, the world commemorates the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. The observance was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to raise global awareness of the importance of mangrove forests and...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs,...
Member states of the International Labor Organization (ILO) including the Philippines adopted a new ILO Convention on decent work in the platform economy—the first legally binding global treaty with international standards to protect and promote decent work for gig workers in the platform...
A documentary photo exhibition in Manila showcased the experiences and concerns of Smokey Mountain residents over the proposed P26.648-billion waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Tondo, a project that government officials have promoted as part of Metro Manila’s waste management strategy but which...
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete on Tuesday, July 21, vowed to further strengthen the country 's territorial defense, accelerate military modernization, and invest more in soldiers as he assumed leadership of the country 's...
The World Bank has called for faster climate-proofing in the Philippines as floods continue to be a threat. And it doesn’t help that corruption continues to undermine the very infrastructure designed to protect lives, businesses, jobs, and the economy. The warning from the World Bank’s June 28...
Philippine firms face mounting pressure to adapt to worsening climate risks as recurrent flooding erodes productivity, threatens jobs, and drives businesses to relocate, prompting the World Bank to call for faster investments in resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, as well as renewable...
As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren’t the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity. Birds and other wildlife are at risk without respite, too. Birds, especially, are crucial to ecosystems across the globe, providing services like pollinating flowers, controlling...
