Farmer in Switzerland

Innovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change

LONDON — In decades to come, African farmers may pool their money to buy small robot vehicles to weed their fields or drones that can...

Kids of ‘Goin’ Bulilit’ bid goodbye to ABS-CBN’s long-running children’s show

Former stars of ABS-CBN’s “Goin’ Bulilit,” a children’s gag show, expressed their gratitude and sadness for the program that will soon end after 14...
Money

Investing: How Filipinos can grow their money the smart way

Few Filipinos know that investing is one of the ways they can potentially grow their money instead of saving it in bank accounts. According to...
Congress at Duterte's Third SONA

Duterte’s federalism agenda: Another of campaign vows off the table

President Rodrigo Duterte left out the proposed shift to federalism, one of his main campaign promises, during his 4th State of the Nation Address...
oranges

More color for your diet: What to know about the Aussie orange

(This is a sponsored article.) Pack an orange for lunch for a juicy, flavorsome punch. It is harvest season, farmers are out, and Taste Australia is...
Rodolfo Togalog Sr.

Philippines is world’s deadliest nation for land rights: campaign group

BANGKOK — More than three people were murdered each week last year while protecting their land from encroaching industries, a human rights group said...
POGO vs PCSO

Amid government’s crackdown on lotteries, Chinese gaming firms keep rising

Citing "massive" corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte over the weekend suddenly ordered the shutdown of the gaming front of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, affecting...
EDSA gridlock

Quick fixes: Mayors’ proposals to ease traffic in Metro Manila in 45 days

Members of the Metro Manila Council expressed different strategies—from setting limits for bar and street vendors to removing illegally parked vehicles—to heed President Duterte's...
Protesters hold the door of a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway to allow more protesters to board and retreat, after a protest against police violence in Hong Kong

Protesters clash in Hong Kong as cycle of violence intensifies

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police clashed with thousands of protesters on Sunday, as they sought to defend China's main representative office from crowds seething over what many...
Chinese bullying

‘Dog food’ story on Ateneans’ online wall—what it could be telling us

An online community for Ateneans featured a story detailing a student's experience with a Chinese national who gave her a bowl of bones and...
video

Duterte incorrectly displayed the Philippine flag again

President Duterte recently breached a flag protocol on Wednesday during the presentation of credentials of non-resident ambassadors-designate of Kingdom of Tonga, Republic of Zambia,...
Skateboarder

Skateboarders stoked to send sport to greater heights at Olympic Games

TOKYO — In exactly a year from Friday, skateboarding will make its Olympic bow at the Tokyo 2020 Games with top skaters hoping the global...
The STAR-Russel Palma

Eviction of provincial buses on EDSA: Counting commuters’ concerns

The provincial bus ban policy that was supposed to ease the traffic congestion along EDSA will push through with its dry run in August...
Eyeglasses

Why the increase in myopia among Filipino children is worrisome

An "epidemic" of myopia or nearsightedness has been steadily increasing per decade in the Philippines as a consequence of urbanization. Nearly 40% of the Filipino...
Joel Villanueva

‘Profit won’: Senator dismayed at Duterte’s veto of ‘anti-endo’ bill

Senator Joel Villanueva, sponsor of the Security of Tenure Bill vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte, claimed "profit" won again in the effort to prohibit the...