Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
AI reshapes entry-level jobs, exposing over one-third of young workers worldwide — WEF
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping early-career pathways, exposing more than a third of young workers worldwide to significant task automation and forcing companies to rethink how entry-level jobs are designed. In a comprehensive report, the World Economic Forum, in…
Apple raises prices for MacBooks and iPads, as costs soar over AI
Apple said Thursday it was raising prices for its MacBook computers, iPad tablets and other products, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence. The price hikes — the first concrete change stemming from outgoing CEO Tim Cook’s repeated warnings about…
Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on
Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing. The death toll from Wednesday’s twin earthquakes neared 1,500…
Europe’s heatwave linked to over 1,300 deaths: ‘Heat stress is often called the ‘silent killer’ — WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has attributed more than 1,300 deaths in Europe to extreme heat, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The toll comes as Europe grapples with a severe heatwave, with the continent logging record-breaking temperatures, particularly in Germany, Poland…
Dumanjug, Cebu Mayor: No phones allowed in school starting June 29
Starting Monday, June 29, 2026, mobile phones will be banned in schools in the town of Dumanjug, Cebu, Mayor Efren “Gungun” Gica announced. In a Facebook post on Sunday night, Gica directed all school heads to confiscate mobile phones from students found bringing them to school. “If a student…
Former Defense chief alleges Malacañang-linked candidate behind BARMM election tension, warns of possible unrest
Former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales alleged that an administration-backed candidate tied to the Office of the Special Assistant to the President is at the center of mounting tension ahead of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections, warning that both the Moro…
AFP reservist applications triple as doctors, lawyers, cyber specialists become ‘force multipliers’
Reservist applications for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have tripled in recent intake, with doctors, lawyers, and cyber specialists now serving alongside traditional roles as “force multipliers” in a redefined concept of military service that extends well beyond combat, the military…
PMMA chief backs proposal for President Marcos to issue executive order granting automatic reservist status to 400,000 Filipino seafarers
The superintendent of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) backed a proposal for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order automatically classifying the country’s approximately 400,000 active seafarers as military reservists, modeled after the United States’ “7th Service”…
Lino Cayetano calls out brother Alan over remark on Kiko Aquino-Dee
PTV General Manager Lino Cayetano publicly called out his brother, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, following the latter’s remarks about Kiko Aquino-Dee that drew reactions on social media on Wednesday, June 24. Aquino-Dee’s organization, Tindig ng Pilipinas, earlier filed a complaint before the…
Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave
PARIS, France – French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the capital were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave. “We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” Paris police prefect Patrice Faure…
Australia teen social media ban has little impact: research
Australia’s social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers’ scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures. Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed…
Solar panels sa Britain nag-overheat dahil sa sobrang init
Dahil sa lumalalang init sa Britain, nag-overheat at hindi na nagiging episyente ang solar panel sa kanilang bansa. Dahil sa record-breaking heatwave na nararanasan ngayon sa European countries, napilitan ang Britain na mag-import ng kuryente sa European Union, maiwasan lang ang power outages o…
Isko Moreno says public trust, investor confidence restored in Manila a year after inheriting fiscal crisis
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso reported that public and investor trust in the nation’s capital has been restored, a year after his administration inherited what he described as a difficult fiscal situation when he returned to City Hall. Domagoso said his administration took…
‘Manila Safe Schools Initiative’: Isko Moreno signs executive order to prevent firearms, mass casualty incidents in schools
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has signed Executive Order No. 29, Series of 2026, officially titled the “Manila Schools Safety Initiative,” creating the Manila School and Community Safety Task Force, a citywide body tasked with preventing armed violence and mass-casualty…
City mayors from London to Melbourne seek to curb data centre burden on power, water
Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the growing strain the rapid growth in data centres is placing on electricity grids, water supplies and local communities, city leaders said. A global surge in demand for computing power, much of…