Producing diesel fuels from seaweeds

WHAT IF the future of fuel lies not in the ground, but in the sea? In 2010, four graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology...

The hidden connection

IN RECENT years, growing scientific evidence has revealed a strong link between oral health and cardiovascular health. While brushing and flossing are often viewed as...

The Supreme Court and a children’s court: More justice for children, 2

‘Why are there so many delays?’ To protect them from their abusers and help them heal and be empowered to pursue justice and testify in...
Editorial Cartoon for January 9, 2026.

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Festivals as stress tests for environmental policy

EVERY policy looks good on paper — until it is tested under pressure. For Iloilo province and city, that pressure arrives not in committee...

Where learning feels right

SCHOOLS should be more than just places for lectures and exams. They should feel like a second home — where students are not only...

Writer’s nook: Thoughts for the New Year

I HAVE been pondering about what to write this week considering the toxicity of most national news causing our brains to tune out for...

The Nicene Creed and the Agnostic’s Prayer

HERE IS a contrast between two prayers. The Nicene Creed, First Council of Constantinople (381) We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven...

Here comes autonomous farming

ONCE UPON a time, farming was synonymous with sweat, soil, and sunrise routines. But not anymore—not in China, and increasingly, not in the rest...
Editorial Cartoon for January 8, 2025.

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