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‘Cell phone use does not cause cancer’

Stories crop up on social media from time to time claiming that cell phone radiation causes cancer. As always, experts have been saying that “no biological effects that can lead to cancer has ever been found out” with the use of the cell phone. Recently,...

Diabetics should have their eyes checked to monitor for diabetic retinopathy

If you have diabetes, you may have to deal with its complications. One of the complications that may crop up if you do not control your blood sugar levels is diabetic retinopathy, a condition that affects your eyesight. According to Dr. Receival P. Salongcay, ...

20 PHL provinces among future growth areas

In the olden days, human settlements were built along water tributaries. However, with the invention of technologies in transportation and of industries, among others, human settlements evolved. Civilization and complex human settlements, such as urban areas, cities, regions, metropolitan and megapolitan areas rose, resulting...

Kurit-Lagting, a collective artistic collaboration of Bicolano artists from Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate and Camarines provinces with art advocacies on human rights and the environment initiated the Kurit Art and Design Academy (KADA) Hands-Online Workshops to help their fellow artists and members who were...

In Guihulngan, Negros Oriental: Poverty, armed conflict, contagion … and then there was football

The little girl went after the red ball with the ferocious energy of someone intent on scoring a goal. Lithe and agile, nine-year-old Lourdes Calago is one of 27 registered football recruits in the fishing village of Bucana, Barangay Poblacion, Guihulngan City in...

30 years after the 7.8 Luzon quake How prepared is the Philippines for the “big one”?

Where were you when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Luzon on July 16, 1990? Many of the millennials today were still too young to remember the biggest temblor that hit the country and killed 1,200 people, severely and moderately damaged 104,614 buildings, and cost...

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PH’s first metallomics research facility opens in UP Marine Science Institute

The UP Marine Science Institute opened the first metallomics facility in the Philippines last Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Led by Balik Scientist Dr. Irene...

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Lady Fishbone wins 2018 Maningning Award

A canvas of fishbones (tinik ng isda) titled “Motion of Life” won the coveted 2018 Maningning Art Award held at the historic Far Eastern...

Smartphone-powered augmented reality now in PH

Lenovo and Disney recently unveiled Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, a new augmented reality Star Wars product that allows fans to experience Star Wars in...