Have you ever looked outside and noticed that the sky suddenly appears gray, smoky, or less clear than usual? It may be tempting to think that it is simply cloudy weather, but haze can sometimes indicate that tiny particles and other pollutants are suspended in the air.   One of the pollutants commonly associated with hazy conditions is PM2.5, or fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter. These particles are small enough to travel deep into the respiratory system. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), PM2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs and may enter the...

Three months into the school year, morning routines now look like waking your little ones up early, making sure their backpacks are ready to go, and dropping them off at their classrooms. But little do your kids know that when they’re at school, a whole new side of you comes out to play. After all, you can’t be strictly only ~mom~ mode 24/7!    But what you choose to do during classes doesn’t just open new possibilities; it also makes you find new ways to make them happen. Ever wondered about the mommy personalities you can unlock while your kids...

Four Ayala Land Hospitality properties have been recognized in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, marking a significant moment for Philippine hospitality.   Lagen Island and Raffles Makati have each been awarded Two MICHELIN Keys, while Pangulasian Island and Fairmont Makati have each received One MICHELIN Key. Together, the four properties represent distinct expressions of hospitality, from the quiet shores of Palawan to the heart of Makati.   The MICHELIN Key is the hotel distinction from the MICHELIN Guide, equivalent to the MICHELIN Star in the restaurant world. It recognizes hotels that deliver an exceptional stay, with One Key signifying...

Following weeks of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in parts of Central Luzon, global mobility platform inDrive mobilized employees to distribute relief packs to affected families in Meycauayan, Bulacan.    Working with the nonprofit Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), inDrive extended a total of USD 20,000 worth of assistance to 1,200 flood-affected families in Barangays Zamora and Perez in Meycauayan. In Barangay Zamora alone, 895 families were affected by the recent flooding, while Barangay Perez had floodwaters reach waist level in some areas.    Throughout the outreach, inDrive volunteers distributed emergency aid bags to both barangays....

The Amplify Education Budget Initiative, the budget-advocacy campaign of the youth-led coalition Multiply-Ed (X-Ed) Philippines, today raised the alarm over what it called a sharp turn toward discretionary, centrally-pooled spending in the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Education (DepEd). Programs that used to be split into dedicated line items or distributed to regional offices, the group said, have been consolidated into a handful of lump-sum allocations held at the DepEd Central Office, concentrating decisions over tens of billions of pesos in a single office at the very moment the country heads into an election cycle.   The coalition...