Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026
PARIS – News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a respected report said on June 16, warning that old-style business models are under threat. The year 2026 marks “a significant milestone: for the first time…
Majority of Filipinos open to work, living abroad — survey
A majority of Filipinos are open to working or living abroad, according to a study by OCTA Research. Results of the Tugon ng Masa survey showed that 57% of respondents are willing to work abroad if given the opportunity, while 39% are not willing and 4% remain undecided. The study identified the…
UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced a forthcoming total ban on social media for children under 16, saying that such platforms are “making children unhappy”. Starmer said that the government “will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16”, warning that…
Lower electricity bills expected this June as NGCP announced lower transmission rates
Consumers may see lower electricity bills in June after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported a drop in transmission rates for May 2026. NGCP said the overall average transmission rate declined by 9.33% to P1.4492 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in May, from P1.5983 per kWh in…
Britain expected to set out under 16s social media restrictions
Britain is expected to set out restrictions on social media for children under 16 on Monday that could include banning popular platforms and features that are deemed too addictive for the wellbeing of young people online. Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech companies in…
DOST marks 35th commemoration of Pinatubo eruption, honors scientific efforts
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Holy Angel University Center for Kapampangan Studies, recently honored individuals, institutions, and scientific efforts linked to the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption. The commemoration highlighted scientific contributions and…
Sweden health agency recommends no smartphones for children under 13
Sweden’s public health agency said Thursday it was recommending parents do not give children their own smartphones before the age of 13, citing several risks associated with their use. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said in statement that the purpose of the new recommendation, was “primarily…
Commercial flights to GenSan Airport resumes on June 15 — DOTr
After a week of limited operations, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced that commercial flights to General Santos International Airport resumed on Monday, June 15, 2026. The resumption comes after the airport sustained minor…
Magnitude 7.8 quake triggered coastal uplift; kills marine life and poses health risks: DENR-XII
Corals, seagrass beds, fish, and other marine life died in Glan, Sarangani province after being exposed due to coastal uplift caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. This came after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–SOCCSKSARGEN (DENR-XII) reported the incident along the shores…
Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar
NEW YORK, United States — Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX closed almost 20% higher on their trading debut Friday after the biggest IPO in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world’s first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars. The blockbuster initial public offering, which…
NIA chief flags gap in protecting irrigated land, laments absence of national land use plan
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has no power to stop the conversion of irrigated farmlands to commercial or industrial use, its administrator admitted Saturday, as both he and a former senator flagged the long-running absence of a National Land Use Plan as a critical gap undermining…
NIA shifts cropping calendars, installs solar pumps, deploys brush dams to brace for El Niño
The National Irrigation Administration is deploying a multi-pronged strategy to cushion the impact of El Niño on irrigated farmlands, combining cropping calendar adjustments, solar pump installations, desilting operations, and brush dam construction under a short, medium, and long-term adaptation…
Long-stalled major dams now fully funded and moving under Marcos administration: NIA chief
Several large irrigation dam projects that had been stalled for years or decades under previous administrations are now fully funded and under active construction, the National Irrigation Administration chief said Saturday, crediting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for treating food security as a…
PH irrigable land potential expands to 4.2 million hectares after NIA revises slope standard
The Philippines has more irrigable land than previously thought, with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) revising its estimate upward to 4.2 million hectares after factoring in upland communities previously excluded from national irrigation planning, its administrator said Saturday. NIA…
Solar pump irrigation systems reviving failed stations along major river basins, says NIA chief
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is converting failed diesel and electricity-driven pumping stations along major river basins into solar pump irrigation systems, with results so far proving positive, its administrator said Saturday. In an interview on DZRH News program Special on…