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Could PGMN be a percursor of what awaits us in the next election season? Newly set up “independent” “news” organizations propping up or taking down candidates, seemingly “boosted” by legacy news organizations (that are owned by persons intimately connected to political dynasties), possibly “assisted” by generative AI? In such a landscape, which media organizations will remain trustworthy?
● Borongan City secures PSF grant for nature-based flood control, serving as model for other LGUs● Technical barriers and lack of resources hinder many LGUs from accessing climate adaptation funds● Tension persists between hard infrastructure preference and push for holistic, data-driven solutions
● Local governments struggle to access People’s Survival Fund due to complex requirements and slow approvals● Eastern Samar faces delays in climate funding as extreme weather worsens in the Philippines● Limited LGU capacity to develop actionable climate adaptation proposals cited as major barrier● Guiuan's decade-long wait for PSF approval highlights lack of feedback and transparency
We come back from a week of reflection on the suffering of Jesus Christ taking to heart the lesson that genuine peace and happiness can only be achieved after we have confronted and dealt with temptations and suffering.
Catholic churches were in a festive mood Sunday recalling the arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.
I still hope to revisit an unshackled and prosperous Iran where citizens can enjoy the beautiful poetry of Rumi and Hafez in peace; where the women are allowed to read, go to school, speak their minds without fear – and wear their hijabs and chadors by choice.
It just seems part of nature’s course that a boy’s falsetto lowers as he moves out of puberty. But some retain or choose to keep that voice the way countertenor Paul Ryan Arcolas does. In his case, he experienced an identity crisis with his voice post-puberty.
I took these photos of the early stage of the total lunar eclipse as seen in Cavite.
Nanette Castillo, mother of EJK victim: Do you feel sad when you remember a loved one who’s gone? It’s different in our case. You feel the pain many times over especially when you remember witnessing your unconscious son on the pavement being finished off by armed men putting three more gunshots to his chest.
‘Yan ang sigaw ng mga kamag-anak ng mga biktima ng extrajudicial killings noong ipinatupad ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang madugong war on drugs o giyera laban sa droga, habang hinihintay nila ang confirmation hearings sa International Criminal Court sa The Hague, Netherlands.
