7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (462+ words) To become resilient and enhance its competitiveness, the question is not whether the Philippines needs more infrastructure, stronger energy systems, and defenses against severe weather conditions. It is how to pay for them in a world increasingly exposed to external…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (520+ words) When Avigail Sharon answers a phone call from one of her closest friends, it is not with “Hello?” “I always go ‘Bello’” Sharon, 21, said. “And we'll talk in Minionese at first.” Her parents do not get the dialect created for…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (360+ words) Q Is it worth giving up higher pay and career progression for better work-life balance? A For many employees, a promotion is supposed to be an automatic “yes”. It brings higher pay, greater responsibility and a sense that their career…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (413+ words) Some residents remain displaced even as business booms in new commercial district Near a resettlement site for survivors of the bloody 2017 siege of Marawi, a woman wearing a black face veil walks across a hilltop dotted by tombstones without names....

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (490+ words) I gave my son a book recently about finding his career pathway. Its title is 80,000 Hours: How To Have A Fulfilling Career That Does Good (2026). The book is by British author Benjamin Todd, the founder and president of 80,000 Hours. The…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (377+ words) A system once held up as a model for others has not held up well. When the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study of teenage reading, mathematics and science abilities around the world showed a marked drop in…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (391+ words) Singapore has funded long life brilliantly. We need to help people discover what it is for. He sees it daily, he told me — older patients, often weighed down by several health conditions, who no longer feel their days are there…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (501+ words) ‘tis common to see young children crying when being dropped off at school for the first time. However, experts say sometimes it is not just the children but even the parents who cry. Dubai mother Seema thought school drop-off was…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (431+ words) To turn disruption into opportunity, the Philippines must link investment, skills, labor governance and social protection NICKEL will help power the global energy transition. This is not only a mining story. It reflects a wider choice for the economy. The…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (578+ words) OVER the past few years, the world has become a lot more uncertain for businesses globally, but more so for Filipino companies. Global “black swan” events, domestic challenges, and now the accelerating disruption from artificial intelligence (AI) present increasingly complex…...