Western Europe just experienced its warmest June on record, EU scientists confirmed on Thursday, after an extreme heatwave at the end of the month smashed temperature records, disrupted power supplies and shut schools. Last month was also the second-warmest June globally, and the planet experienced the highest June sea surface temperatures since records began, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said…
Filipino children as young as 10 years old may experience hypertension, a study by the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) has found. Patricia Isabel Amita, Science Research Specialist II at DOST-FNRI, said unhealthy lifestyles—particularly excessive screen time and gadget use—are among the contributing factors. “Madalas nating isipin na yung hypertension ay sakit lang ng matatanda,…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reiterated that photocopying or reproducing banknotes is strictly prohibited. The reminder comes after images of photocopied currency circulated online, following a viral statement by private prosecutor Atty. Amando Ligutan that “photocopy is now an original,” which was taken out of context. WHAT HAPPENED. On the second day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara…
The world has not yet reached the point of no return on climate change, but the window for meaningful action is narrowing with every passing year, Filipino physicist and Manila Observatory Executive Director Fr. Jose Ramon “Jett” Villarin said Saturday, offering a message of cautious hope nearly two decades after his team’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning work on global warming. Villarin, who shared…
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%,…