Skip to content

Try

News

Latest Stories

post thumbnail

Online gambling lures the young, takes their money, messes with their mind

By JEFF ANDREW C. MARCELO

|

Oct 23, 2025

|

7-minute read

More young Filipinos are being lured to online gambling sites, with college students using allowances for bets and working students getting hooked on betting platforms in the hopes of making big money.

KEEP READING
post thumbnail

High risk, no reward: Free mental health support for online gamblers from FB group

By MICAH PASCUA

|

Oct 18, 2025

|

10-minute read

The proliferation of online gambling platforms has led to addictions and being trapped in debt for many Filipinos. With no government intervention programs, Facebook groups are picking up the slack and providing free mental health support.

KEEP READING
post thumbnail

Questioning the myth-making and memorializing of the Marcoses

By Liana Garcellano

|

Oct 15, 2025

|

11-minute read

A total of 250 sites scattered throughout the country exalting the “lineage and achievements” of the Marcoses have been catalogued by the project “Have we honored the Marcoses enough?” of the Third World Studies Center at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The project falls under the Marcos Research Regime program, which documents the permanent sites, structures, and objects commemorating the Marcos and Romualdez families.

KEEP READING
post thumbnail

PhilHealth benefits: Good intentions can’t cover up inefficient program implementation

By AVON CLAIRE G. TABLA

|

Oct 10, 2025

|

12-minute read

President Bongbong Marcos raised expectations when he announced that PhilHealth will shoulder hospitalization, medicines and consultations for its members. But the implementation of YAKAP, ZBB and GAMOT programs has not met the public’s expectations.

KEEP READING
post thumbnail

NED disowns fake memo on PH anti-corruption efforts

By Rhoanne de Guzman

|

Oct 7, 2025

|

2-minute read

NED: The document, which uses NED’s logo and letterhead, is a forgery. It was not written, issued, or authorized by NED.

KEEP READING

Media Ownership Monitoring