The Department of Education suspended classes nationwide yesterday and today due to the latest heat index levels. A record high temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) was experienced on Saturday, April 27, with the heat index, which takes into account humidity,...
This week starts with a nationwide transport strike arising from disagreements regarding the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Considering that an estimated nine million commuters take the jeepney everyday in Metro Manila, and there are about 600,000...
In just over a year, we will be holding the 2025 midterm elections. And with the advent of technology, the specter of deepfakes looms large over the electoral landscape. Sophisticated and deceptive videos created using artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to sway...
Police seized over P300,000 worth of shabu and two firearms from a construction worker regarded by authorities as a high-value individual in a buy-bust operation in Antipolo City. Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) director Col. Felipe Maraggun said the 49-year-old man yielded eight sachets of...
“Health is wealth,” an old saying goes, and at least 71 percent of Filipinos think so too, according to the latest survey of OCTA Research. Specifically, the 71 percent said they “want to stay healthy and avoid illnesses.” This is based on the first quarter of 2024 “Tugon ng Masa”...
The country, like many other nations, faces a critical energy situation. The Luzon grid, in particular, has been grappling with an unstable power supply. As responsible citizens, we must take collective action by conserving energy to mitigate this crisis. President Marcos underscored the...
President Ferdinand Marcos’ participation in a trilateral summit meeting at the White House with US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marks a high point in Philippine foreign relations and diplomacy. Previously, top-level meetings with fellow heads of state were held...
The Rizal Schools Division Office (SDO) represented by student athletes from various public and elementary schools in Rizal Province won the title in the 2024 Calabarzon Regional Athletic Association Meet (2024 RAAM). The Calabarzon athletic event was held in various venues in Laguna, Batangas and...
Filipino food is a real buffet of flavors as it is a collection of cuisine from 17 regions where flavors have been blended by culture, tradition, and indigenous ingredients. It’s a fiesta every time Filipinos get together for meals with family and friends because it’s part of our culture to...
Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valor, is observed today to recall the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops in 1942 during World War II. On April 9, 1942, the surrender of Filipino and American troops also marked the start of the Death March, a 106-kilometer trek to Capas, Tarlac. According to...
Inflation in March increased by 3.7 percent last week, up from 3.3 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last April 5. According to a summary table prepared by the Presidential Communications Office, rice accounts for 2.2 percent or 59 percent of this increase....
Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an event that has been celebrated annually since 1948 to create awareness on a specific health issue of concern to people all over the world, and to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme – My health, my right – brings attention to the...
