Category: News

  • Filipina conservationist Lacerna-Widmann wins Environmental Award in London

    Filipina conservationist Lacerna-Widmann wins Environmental Award in London

    Indira Lacerna-Widmann, a Filipina conservationist who is the Chief Operating Officer of the Katala Foundation, recently won the Whitley Award, an environmental award that showcases her collaboration with prisoners for the conservation of one of the Philippines’ most beloved but endangered animal, the cockatoo or the Katala, at the Royal Geographical Society in London, England…

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  • Research: Majority of young girls in conflict-affected Africa victims of abuse from own family or partners

    Research: Majority of young girls in conflict-affected Africa victims of abuse from own family or partners

    More than half of adolescent girls displaced by conflict-torn areas in Africa suffer some forms of violence, said a new study conducted by researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. The research, which surveyed girls aged 13-19 years in these humanitarian settings, revealed new details about the abuses they suffered, and “predictors of violence,…

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  • Women philosophers are underrepresented, study reveals

    Women philosophers are underrepresented, study reveals

    Whether in philosophy journals or in university philosophy departments, women have been found to be underrepresented, according to a study from Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Women are seriously underrepresented in philosophy journals, things are not improving and we need to take steps to change that,” said research author Nicole Hassoun, associate professor…

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  • Children using mobile technology devices face complex impacts, evidence indicates

    Children using mobile technology devices face complex impacts, evidence indicates

    Children face complex effects of using today’s portable devices that have combined telephone, television, video games, personal computers, the internet, and many other technologies, according to a compilation of articles that considered these wide-ranging effects. According to the report, a range of outcomes can be gleaned from these articles, including those aspects where mobile technology…

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  • Vietnam PM boosts trade partnership with U.S. investors

    Vietnam PM boosts trade partnership with U.S. investors

    An investment forum and debate between Vietnam and the United States was held in New York City on May 30, which the VN Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc described as a chance to exchange orientations and opportunities, particularly in the field of finance. The PM said his country values and prioritizes the promotion of the Comprehensive Partnership…

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  • Recent tragedies highlight urgency for ‘credible’ and ‘safe’ pathways to Europe – UN refugee agency

    Recent tragedies highlight urgency for ‘credible’ and ‘safe’ pathways to Europe – UN refugee agency

    Against the backdrop of more than 1,700 people having perished this year while undertaking perilous crossings across central Mediterranean Sea to reach mainland Europe, the United Nations refugee agency has appealed for “credible alternatives” to ensure accessible and safe ways for people in need of international protection to reach the continent. According to the Office…

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  • Senate votes in favor of expanding AMLC law in Philippines to cover casinos

    Senate votes in favor of expanding AMLC law in Philippines to cover casinos

    In an effort to improve the legal framework of the Philippines against money-laundering and make it more compliant to international standards, the Senate approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, May 30, a bill expanding the coverage of the current Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) or RA 9160 that will include casinos. The Senate Bill…

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  • Marijuana legalization will put health of Canada’s young on the line

    Marijuana legalization will put health of Canada’s young on the line

    The Canadian Parliament should vote against the bill, C-45, as marijuana would “jeopardize the health of young people,” argued an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), according to the report. Bill C-45 or the Cannabis Act, an act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and…

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  • Perceived stronger work ethics of UK migrant workers than those of local counterparts real but not lasting, research finds

    Perceived stronger work ethics of UK migrant workers than those of local counterparts real but not lasting, research finds

    New research proved for the first time the notion that migrant workers in the United Kingdom have stronger work ethics than those of the locals, but found only lasting for a short period. The migrant workers in Central and East European were found to be “over three times less likely to be absent from work”…

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  • What climate change does to sleep

    What climate change does to sleep

    A public health survey conducted in a span of about a decade shows U.S. residents had not been getting enough sleep due to warmer nights. Data coming from 765,000 respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that told about their nights of insufficient sleep were linked…

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  • Students describe ‘best’ and ‘worst’ teachers, and why authenticity in teaching matters

    Students describe ‘best’ and ‘worst’ teachers, and why authenticity in teaching matters

    Teachers wanting to improve themselves in the classroom setting can take cues from two separate studies that examined the public perception of what makes a teacher “best” and “worst” in the eyes of a student. How one perceives a teacher depends on the personal values, needs, school approaches, and gender understanding of a student, so what’s good…

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  • Singapore’s ICA seizes 5,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes declared as air conditioners

    Singapore’s ICA seizes 5,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes declared as air conditioners

    The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in Singapore confiscated 5,000 cartons of cigarettes, found to have not paid its duties and falsely declared as air conditioners, around 12 a.m. on May 26 at Tuas Checkpoint. The ICA officers stopped the approaching Malaysia-registered truck being driven by a Malaysian man for further inspection. They noticed anomalies in…

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