Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
The rise in overweight and obesity among Filipino children is outpacing adults, DOH data shows
The rise in overweight and obesity among Filipino children aged 5 to 10 is more worrying than the adult figures, with the rate tripling from around 5% in 2003 to 16% in 2025, Health Undersecretary Dr. Albert Domingo said Wednesday. Domingo made the statement in an interview on DZRH News program…
More Filipinos are getting fatter since 1993, with 25 million now overweight or obese
The Philippines has been getting heavier every year since 1993, with 43.1% of Filipino adults now classified as overweight or obese, approximately 25 million people out of an estimated 60 million adults, in a trend that Health Undersecretary Dr. Albert Domingo said Wednesday has shown no sign of…
UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders on Wednesday that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses risks that cannot be ignored, putting him at odds with President Donald Trump who has argued existing safeguards are sufficient. Speaking ahead of next week’s U.N.…
Singapore pays its citizens to read and combat doomscrolling, ‘brain rot’
Singapore has launched a five-year national campaign that pays citizens to read, in a bid to combat shrinking attention spans and digital distraction. The initiative, called “ReadSG,” was launched this month by the National Library Board to encourage deep reading among its citizens. Under the…
Worsening global warming melted about 12.5 MT of ice in Greenland, Antarctica since 1979
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report. A warming Earth is…
Indonesia’s choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo
PONTIANAK, Indonesia, Sept 16 (Reuters) — Indonesian housewife Mimi Marlina rode a motorbike through thickening haze blanketing the city of Pontianak on Borneo island, making a foray to buy groceries and supplies as the Southeast Asian nation battles raging forest fires. “We can still hold it off…
Reading strengthens brain health, lowers dementia risk — Cambridge study
A 2026 study by researchers from the University of Cambridge found that reading for pleasure is linked to improved mental health, stronger cognitive performance, and a lower risk of dementia. Based on a comprehensive review of literacy and brain health, the researchers said recreational reading…
Japan’s centenarians top 100,000 for the first time
TOKYO — The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the…
BYD to produce trucks in Europe in bid to become “European company”
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to launch its first heavy-duty truck in Europe next year and ultimately manufacture trucks locally, a senior executive said at the IAA trade fair in Hanover on Monday, September 14. “For the long term, we will produce everything we sell in Europe here…
Eating a hotdog may cost 36 minutes of healthy life, study finds
A study has found that eating processed foods, such as hotdogs, may cost minutes of healthy life. In a landmark dietary and environmental impact study published in Nature Food, researchers from the University of Michigan evaluated more than 5,800 types of food to measure both their direct health…
62,000 Manila schoolchildren now drink fresh milk three times a week under Isko Moreno’s ‘YorMilk’ program
Six months after launching with 21,000 daycare children, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso’s YorMilk program now reaches 62,000 public school students who receive fresh milk three times a week. The program now forms a complete farm-to-city ecosystem that benefits dairy farmers…
Isko Moreno explains why every building he puts up in Manila is a high-rise
Every school, hospital, and housing project Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso builds in Manila is a high-rise. The maverick mayor said this was not out of architectural preference but out of necessity, fiscal logic, and a deliberate effort to anticipate the city’s needs 15 years into the…
How Isko Moreno funded Manila’s ambitious infrastructure push during the worst possible time
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when economies worldwide had ground to a halt and most governments were cutting spending, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso made a counterintuitive decision. The maverick mayor borrowed money and built—simultaneously funding vertical housing…
BARMM election ran entirely on Starlink satellite internet, says COMELEC
Every single precinct and headquarters in the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections used Starlink satellite internet for the transmission of results, with no traditional telecommunications provider involved, COMELEC Commissioner Rey Bulay said Monday. Bulay…
Viral post claiming BARMM votes were switched is fake news, says COMELEC
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has declared a viral Facebook post claiming that a voter’s receipt showed a different political party from what was actually voted a malicious and baseless falsehood. COMELEC Commissioner Rey Bulay warned that those who spread false information that undermines…