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The modern-day battle of Manila Bay

The unsatiable desire for expansion is driving reclamation activities in Manila Bay, yet this process guzzles an alarming amount of sand, damaging the environment.

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The Philippine demography: A ticking time bomb or a window of opportunity?

The Philippines is undergoing a shift in demographics as its population shrinks and ages, creating new challenges and opportunities for its leaders.

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A silenced night: Unwrapping holiday blues, seasonal sadness

While the holidays are often a time for joy and connection, they can also trigger feelings of loneliness and anxiety in others.

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The urban costs of the Philippines’ car obsession

Without a comprehensive public transportation system, many Filipinos continue to travel by car, leading to heavy traffic congestion and increased pollution in urban areas.

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The wonder food? Tackling malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food

In the midst of food insecurity in numerous parts of the world, ready-to-use therapeutic food brings hope for malnourished people.

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Blending together biology and robotics with xenobots

Unlike their metal counterparts, xenobots are entirely biological—constructed from frog skin stem cells with the help of AI.

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Shedding light on the hidden aftermath of surviving COVID-19

Stories of COVID-19 survivors do not simply end with survival or death—and time cannot tell for how long.

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Agriculture’s future takes root in smart farming

Smart farming is targetted to allow farmwork to be faster, easier, and more efficient.

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‘Walang pangil’: Probing into the national COVID-19 response

All this amounted to an overwhelming need to slow down virus transmission, ultimately leading to the lockdowns that we are familiar with today.