
Social media use on the rise among under-16s after ban
‘They could be accessing these platforms with VPNs, or obfuscating their ages.’
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‘They could be accessing these platforms with VPNs, or obfuscating their ages.’
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Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito is pushing to pass Senate Bill 2, or the Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development (MIND) Act,…
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MENDOZA, Argentina (AFP) — An Argentinian court has overturned the acquittal of a former nun in a notorious sex abuse case involving deaf children, authorizing…
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Leading Philippine vaccine distributor, Glovax Lifescience Corp., has jumpstarted its planned vaccine manufacturing plant in the country after its officials’…
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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AFP) — Guinea-Bissau is facing its first outbreak of mpox, United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said Thursday, voicing concern that…
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The release came after a request last week from the government in the DRC, which has recorded more than 5,000 Ebola cases.
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The Women Strong Network Hybrid Trade Fair 2026 recently transformed SM Megamall and SM City Cebu into high-visibility launchpads for the country’s most…
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The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is putting 70 properties across Luzon up for electronic public bidding in September, including a…
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Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, with more than 330,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2022.
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State firm Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is reviewing and reprioritizing its budget proposals for programs for children with special needs,…
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A trial court convicted seven men of kidnapping for ransom in connection with the 2025 abduction of a 78-year-old Filipino-Chinese woman held for a P500-…
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Vaccine distributor Glovax Lifescience Corp. is moving forward with plans to establish a vaccine manufacturing facility in the Philippines following a meeting…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday called for legislation banning social media platforms from allowing minors to register on them, placing the…
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Public disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) workers should receive greater compensation and protection for risking their lives during natural…
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Digital payments accounted for 64.7 percent of total retail payment volume in the Philippines in 2025, up from 57.4 percent a year earlier, according to the…
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Media professionals and communicators from different faith backgrounds gathered in prayer during the Global Prayer Assembly for Peace on 13 August,…
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Senator Robin Padilla made a resounding call for the swift passage of bills imposing tighter restrictions — if not an outright ban — on children’s use of…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives rescued 41 victims and arrested 11 individuals during 13 operations nationwide from 14 July to 14 August as part of…
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