According to research by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), women journalists face greater threats online in the course of their work, and the trend is increasing. “There is significant potential for online violence to escalate to offline harm,” said

Administrative Order 20 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which removes non-tariff import restrictions to agricultural importation, will only benefit importers, said former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor, saying it will have an adverse impact on agriculture, particularly the local fisheries

The Commission on Elections is eyeing a shorter list of party-list groups participating in the May 2025 elections, as Chairman George Garcia said it wants to cut down the number of groups who would be fielding bets in the party-list

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned that heat indices in the country will soon hit levels of “extreme danger” in the coming days and next month, as temperatures continue to rise at the height of the summer

The Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating why several power plants remained offline on Thursday, prompting the continued issuance of red and yellow alerts in Luzon and Visayas. “Based on our findings, we will formalize the investigation to determine compliance or

Thirty years of progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls are now at risk, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned. Thirty years ago, at a conference in Cairo, 179 countries agreed to put reproductive health at

The Department of Energy has urged Filipinos to minimize the use of high-energy consuming devices, such as air conditioners and elevators, during peak hours, as the National Grid Corporation was forced to implement outages amid the energy supply’s inability to

Experts have been warning of a possible epidemic of EVALI, or electronic cigarette or vape-associated lung injury, in the Philippines, where the tobacco industry is targeting less discerning and curious young people. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey in 2019 showed

As global monitors warn that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations has warned that massive heat waves across East Asia and the Pacific

Unless they can shift to more knowledge-based services that mostly require human intelligence and skills, Filipino workers are more at risk of being replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI), compared to their peers in the regions, according to the flagship economic