Skyrocketing raw material costs in China caused shuttlecock prices to more than double last year, with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) saying previously it was an issue but the shortage was not “at a crisis level yet”. In a report by the Agence France Presse, the BWF said it would use synthetic shuttlecocks at selected events including junior international tournaments. “This initiative…
NEW YORK CITY — Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao called on world leaders to empower the youth and create more opportunities through sports during a United Nations event in New York. Speaking at the “Sports for Youth Empowerment and Prevention of Violent Extremism” forum, Pacquiao shared how sports transformed his life. “There was a time when I stepped into the ring not…
As fuel prices continue to rise amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, a restaurant in Marikina has begun offering free meals to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and riders. Trining’s Kitchen Stories, owned by Chef Jayson Maulit, has already distributed hundreds of meals since Monday, April 6. Maulit said the initiative traces its roots to the COVID-19 pandemic, when his grandmother, Lola…
She drives tanks. She fires pistols. She shows up to military parades in a nation that has never once been led by a woman. And according to South Korea’s top spy chief, she may be next in line to run all of it. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service director Lee Jong-seok told lawmakers in a closed-door National Assembly briefing Monday that it…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…