E.B. Furgurson III, Who Covered Massacre at His Newspaper, Dies at 70
After five people were killed in the newsroom, he set up a work space in the back of his pickup truck and made sure the next day’s issue was …
PEZA targeting to approve up to P250-B investments in 2025
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is targeting to approve as much as P250 billion worth of investments in 2025, its top official said on Monday. PEZA Director-General Tereso …
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools | Schools
It has dominated the news agenda for the past 14 months, but inside most British classrooms, it’s as if 7 October never happened. Half a million pupils studied history …
Japan strawberries return to PHL
FRESH JAPANESE strawberries are set to return to Philippine markets as both countries agreed to lift the export ban. Through social media posts, the Embassy of Japan in the …
‘I received a first but it felt tainted and undeserved’: inside the university AI cheating crisis | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The email arrived out of the blue: it was the university code of conduct team. Albert, a 19-year-old undergraduate English student, scanned the content, stunned. He had been accused …
Is This War With Lebanon Different? (with Matti Friedman)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is November 13th, 2024. My guest is journalist and author, Matti Friedman. This is Matti’s third appearance on EconTalk. He was last here …
What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris
Ask the average Westminster politician about schools policy and the response will focus on issues that never seem to go away: funding, teacher shortages, and the drive to somehow …
PhilHealth premium hike possible
THE DECISION by lawmakers to deny Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) state subsidy for next year could lead to an increase in premium contributions for paying members, a lawmaker …
The Guardian view on reforming special needs education: a demanding test for ministers | Editorial
The urgent need for reform of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system in England is arguably the greatest challenge facing the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson. A crisis …
Gov’t opens PHL’s first state-led food bank
THE MARCOS government on Monday opened the Philippines’ first state-led food bank, which will be replicated in various regions in the country. The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s …