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Experimental pill vs deadly pancreatic cancer reduces risk of death by 60%: report
Revolution Medicine’s experimental pancreatic cancer pill doubled survival compared with chemotherapy and improved symptoms enough that some patients could resume activities they had previously abandoned, setting a new benchmark for this deadly cancer, researchers reported on Sunday. Full results…
Customs moving to clear 42,000 stranded OFW balikbayan boxes, suing cargo firms responsible for abandoned shipments
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is working to deliver tens of thousands of balikbayan boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers that were left stranded at Philippine ports after several cargo companies abandoned the shipments without paying the required duties, taxes, and port charges. In an interview…
Tolentino bares alarming DOLE inspector shortage, with only 477 in the field to cover the entire country
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino has laid bare a critical shortage of active labor inspectors at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), revealing that of 1,210 inspectors across 17 regional offices, only 477 are actually deployed in the field nationwide. Tolentino made the disclosure…
TUPAD meets Brigada Eskwela: Francis Tolentino to deploy 240,000 workers to ready 5,000 schools nationwide
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino announced that the government’s “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced” or TUPAD Workers program will roll out nationwide starting Monday, June 1, with a target of deploying 240,000 beneficiaries to clean and repair classrooms in 5,000 schools…
Francis Tolentino vows ‘hyperactive’ DOLE, pledges to reach out to labor sector
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino closed out his first week in office with a promise of an aggressive and responsive Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), vowing to personally reach out to the labor sector in the coming days as he outlined his vision for the department. “Sa darating na mga…
Francis Tolentino launches ‘Trabaho Agad’ job fair program in at least 45 venues nationwide starting June 11
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino is launching a nationwide hiring blitz he is calling the “Trabaho Agad Program,” with at least 45 job fairs scheduled across the country starting June 11, ahead of Araw ng Kalayaan on June 12. Tolentino announced the program during an interview on DZRH News…
‘Domeng’ may reach typhoon category on Saturday, May 30: PAGASA
Tropical Storm “Domeng” may intensify into a typhoon on Saturday, May 30, while remaining over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA warned that heavy rainfall and severe winds may be experienced even in areas outside the forecast confidence cone as…
Tropical storm ‘Domeng’ enters PAR; may bring strong winds, heavy rains over the weekend: PAGASA
Tropical storm Domeng entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday midnight, PAGASA said. In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Domeng is located at 1,345 km east of Southeastern Luzon. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the centers, gustiness of up to 90 km/h and is…
Global temperatures to reach record high levels in 2026-2030, UN says: report
Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. The 11 hottest individual years ever recorded all happened from 2015 onwards and the UN’s weather and climate agency said the trend was…
Ombudsman files plunder, graft charges vs. Estrada, Bonoan, Bernardo before Sandiganbayan over P573M flood control kickbacks
The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday formally filed criminal information before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada for plunder—a non-bailable offense—under Republic Act No. 7080 and violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act under Republic Act No. 3019.…
Fame saved his life: ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice
A rare white albino buffalo named “Donald Trump,” which went viral in recent days, has been spared from being sacrificed during Eid al-Adha in Bangladesh following a last-minute government intervention, a Home Ministry official said Wednesday. According to Reuters, the buffalo had already been…
DENR ‘pauses’ tree-cutting along Quirino Avenue
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended tree-cutting operations along Quirino Avenue in Manila for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEx) project. Speaking at a Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, DENR Secretary Miguel Cuna said the project proponent has agreed to…
DOST pushes amendments to recycle retired Philippine flags instead of burning
The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) is pushing for amendments to the Flag and Heraldic Code to allow retired Philippine flags to be recycled instead of burned. DOST-PTRI Director Dr. Julius Leaño Jr. said the proposal aims to address…
YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content
PARIS – Youtube will in future automatically detect AI-generated content and flag the information to viewers on its platform, the Google-owned company said on May 27. The move reverses a previous policy of relying on video creators to self-report if they had used generative AI tools. “If a creator…
Handwriting boosts brain activity than typing: study
A study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that handwriting activates the brain more extensively than typing, suggesting it may be more beneficial for learning. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology conducted the study by recording the brain activity of 36…