Education, Health & Science
Communities, PPPs seen powering UHC progress
Universal Health Care may be crafted in policy halls, but its success will ultimately be determined in barangays, clinics and communities where patients seek care every day.
Youth vaping rises in PH following policy changes, new study finds
New research from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at Johns Hopkins University reveals that vaping among Filipino young people has increased sharply since 2022, when national rules were relaxed to allow flavored e-cigarettes and lower the legal purchase age from 21 to 18 years old. Data from the Food and Nutrition Research Institute shows youth vaping rates rose from 7.5 percent in 2021 to nearly 40 percent in 2023.
PLDT, Smart back commitment to combat online child abuse
Leading telecommunications firm PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have expressed full support to the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators (PCTO) in the national effort to end online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC).
Rice husk helps dress a smarter future
Rice husks have long been treated as agriculture's equivalent of an unwanted houseguest. After the rice is harvested and milled, the husks are often...
Obesity costs PH ₱1.9 trillion yearly; business leaders urged to act
A recent study and industry forum highlight obesity as a major health and economic challenge in the Philippines. Organized by Novo Nordisk Philippines and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the “Healthy Workforce, Stronger Business” forum presented findings from the EpiCOb-PH study — one of the country’s most detailed assessments of obesity’s impact.
