The Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF) has committed ₱12 million to support the protection of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park over the next four years.
Coral reefs usually get the glamour shots—bright, bustling, endlessly Instagrammable. But just a few meters away, swaying with far less fanfare, seagrass meadows are doing the real grunt work. If oceans were a movie set, corals would be the stars, while seagrass runs the lighting, sound, and logistics without which nothing works.
Approved investments by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) fell 23 percent in the first quarter to P45.53 billion, down from P58.95 billion a year earlier, as global uncertainties tempered capital commitments.
The US Chamber of Commerce has kept the Philippines at 36th place out of 55 economies in its 2026 International IP Index, unchanged from the previous year, despite noting incremental gains in the country’s intellectual property (IP) environment.
The Philippines is moving closer to the nationwide deployment of its Unified 911 Emergency Response System, a major modernization effort that aims to position the country among Asia’s most technologically advanced emergency response networks.
A health expert has urged the government to consider expanding the Philippines’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to include boys, saying gender-neutral immunization could provide broader protection against HPV-related cancers while helping curb virus transmission.
There are few things more amusing than watching otherwise sensible adults become unreasonable over a basketball game played by people young enough to be their children. A missed free throw becomes a character flaw. A referee’s call becomes evidence of a conspiracy. A victory is proof that an entire institution is superior, while a defeat is something that requires immediate explanation. The players may be the ones on the court, but the people in the stands often behave as though their own futures are at stake.
Cancer cells are notorious escape artists, squeezing through tissues to invade new territory. But new research suggests that putting these cellular troublemakers under sustained physical pressure could stop their getaway—and even trigger their demise.