Education, Health & Science

Water treatment usually sounds reassuringly dull: filters, pipes, perhaps a little chlorine doing its invisible housekeeping. Now, engineers are proposing something rather more dramatic—turning ordinary water into a chemistry lab capable of dismantling antibiotic-resistant bacteria and, crucially, the genetic material they leave behind.

This Teacher’s Month, AIA Philippines, The Medical City, ABS-CBN Foundation, and the DepEd Schools Division of San Jose del Monte launched the Hope Mobi Clinic, offering free breast cancer screening to 100 public school teachers in Bulacan. A formal Memorandum of Understanding signing solidified the partners’ shared goal of bringing breast health care closer to communities.

Calls are growing for the government to adopt different tax rates for cigarettes and smoke-free nicotine products, as industry groups warn that steep taxes on vapes and heated tobacco could drive more consumers toward the illicit market.

Filipinos with private health coverage could get more out of their plans as PhilHealth and private insurers move to coordinate benefits and reduce patients’ out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

Globe strengthened network services and supported student leaders at Silliman University’s Hibalag Festival 2026, keeping thousands connected while turning young ideas into real campus action.