Day: November 13, 2025

London: The UK government on Tuesday unveiled a £75-million (USD 98 million) strategy aimed at phasing out animal testing in scientific research, transitioning to advanced alternative technologies. The plan, introduced by Science Minister Patrick Vallance, outlines a roadmap to reduce and ultimately end the use of animals in research and safety testing, while ensuring rigorous standards for human health and environmental protection are maintained. According to Philippines News Agency, the government emphasized that the strategy aims to ‘support work to end animal testing wherever possible and roll out alternatives as soon as it is safe and effective to do so.’

Manila: The Quezon City government is stepping up its flu prevention campaign as cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) rise, urging residents to immediately seek medical consultation once they experience flu-like symptoms. In a social media post Thursday, the QC Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD) said it has logged an 84-percent increase in ILI cases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 11 with 2,613 cases, from 1,420 cases during the same period in 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, ILI mostly affected children 14 years old and below with 1,640 cases, and adults 55 years old and above with 268 cases. The

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday the government is ramping up public spending to recover from the country’s weaker economic performance in the third quarter of 2025, as the administration works to restore investor confidence amid global and domestic challenges. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine economy grew by 4 percent in the third quarter, its slowest pace since the pandemic, as the peso weakened to an all-time low and the stock market slipped to 2020 levels, amid the discovery of flood control corruption schemes. Asked about the slowdown, Marcos cited multiple factors, including recent typhoons that

Manila: Nine weightlifters, led by Olympian Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, will compete in the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Thailand next month. Diaz-Naranjo, who delivered the country’s first gold medal in the 55kg category at the Tokyo Olympics, will compete in the 58kg category. According to Philippines News Agency, the other members of the roster include Rosegie Ramos (W 48kg), Jhodie Peralta (W 53kg), Elreen Ann Ando (W 63kg), Kristel Macrohon (W 69kg), Fernando Agad Jr. (M 60kg), Dave Lloyd Pacaldo (M 65 kg), Albert Ian Delos Santos (M 71kg), and John Dexter Tabique (M 94kg). Naranjo-Diaz won consecutive gold medals in

Tokyo: Family courts in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture have rejected claims for Japanese citizenship filed by four Japanese descendants living in the Philippines. The four individuals, aged 79 to 82, were born to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers and became stateless after being left in the Southeast Asian nation following the end of World War II. According to Philippines News Agency, while Japan’s former nationality law granted Japanese citizenship to people with Japanese fathers, the family courts stated that the law referred only to legal fathers. Despite DNA tests confirming that one of the four had a Japanese biological father,