Filipinos now live longer, with life expectancy for women increasing from 71.8 years in 1990 to 79.3 years by 2050, according to the largest global study of health. Filipino males are not far behind.
Humans now live longer, and wonen will outlive men. Life expectancy and mortality have largely recovered to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, the latest and most comprehensive study of health care shows. pireports.com.ph/Guest/NewsSt...
Earth is being pushed beyond critical safety limits. Cutting-edge technologies ranging from concrete that sequesters carbon dioxide to cars that feed the electric grid will ease the burden, says a new World Economic Forum report.
It’s been three years since production began at a coal mine in the mountain village of Ned. Since then, more than 2 million metric tons of deposits have been carved out of the earth, leaving a wide brown scar through land once teeming with green vegetation.
Ten new full-length films will compete in Cinemalaya’s independent film festival in 2026. It supports the production of cinematic works of independent filmmakers that boldly articulate and freely interpret the Filipino experience with fresh insight.
Often ignored or taken for granted, headache is a major global health burden. It affects about 2.8 billion individuals, most of them women, a new study estimates.
13.6 million Filipinos have hypertension, and it’s not under control, the WHO reports. 1.4 billion people worldwide lived with hypertension in 2024, and just over one in five have it under control.
Mylene Dizon gets Cinemalaya’s Best Actress award for her role in “Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan”. She portrays a daughter haunted by the sins of her father, a onetime enforcer of a brutal regime, yet bound to protect him in his frailty.
The ADB’s growth forecasts for the Philippines are lowered to 5.6 percent in 2025 and 5.7 percent in 2026 as global trade uncertainty dampens investor sentiment. And so it is with nearly all of Southeast Asia.
International tourist arrivals still fall short in the Philippines. In Southeast Asia, tourism has yet to fully regain pre-pandemic levels, particularly in the Philippines and, the darling of tourism, Thailand, the latest ADB quarterly report shows.
The DA takes charge in the construction of farm-to-market roads, a role long held by the DPWH. “Instinct tells us to play safe,” said Agriculture Secretary Tiu Laurel, alluding to the corruption allegations over infrastructure projects.
The rice import ban will be extended until the end of December, lifted in January then reimposed in February to stabilize supply in time for the dry season harvest. It will protect local farmers from further losses, the DA said.
A triple whammy hits Mindanao when three strong earthquakes shook the region one after the other. A doublet shook Davao Oriental October 10 followed by another quake the next day in Surigao del Sur.
One in six species were exposed to unprecedented temperatures in 2024, the hottest year on record. In the tropics, species like the tamaraw “need to adapt or die,” a new study warns.
A magnificent celestial panorama unfolds in October: Saturn dominates the evening sky while Jupiter and Venus grace the early morning hours. The constellation Pegasus, the Winged Horse, will be most prominent.
More Filipinos are stressed out these days, and women more than men experience it more frequently. Three among 10 Filipinos experience stress frequently in their daily lives, the latest SWS survey shows.
A new law overhauls the tax regime for large-scale metallic mining. It doesn’t include the proposed five-year moratorium on the export of locally-extracted minerals that would have spurred local processing and created more jobs.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has documented multiple press freedom violations by Hamas. The war in Gaza has been the deadliest period for journalists, it says.
The rice import ban is a failure and should not be extended, the Foundation for Economic Freedom says. The ban sets back economic liberalization, consumer welfare, and overall national competitiveness, it says.
Three scientists share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their groundbreaking work on why the immune system doesn’t run amok. They have spurred the development of new treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Iloilo is a major player in the country’s clean energy future. Its offshore wind power potential could contribute a major share to the national electricity demand.
The Philippines no longer holds the world record for journalists killed at one time. Yemen does, with 31 journalists and media supporters killed on September 10 by Israeli forces, the deadliest attack anywhere in the world in 16 years.
The Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines will develop local diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines against human, animal, and plant diseases. It prepares the country for future disease outbreaks.
The Philippines is often left to defend its own digital ecosystems. Malicious cyber incidents often coincide with developments in the West Philippine Sea.