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This 23-year-old Filipino created a card game for learning medicines
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (99+ words) Published Aug 11, 2026 6:17 pm Add PhilSTAR Life on Google What if learning about medicines felt more like playing UNO? During his internship in a rural community, John Vincent Cacho noticed a recurring problem: Filipinos often forget the names of medicines recommended…...
A manifesto for healing: Cultivating empathy and resilience in Philippine schools
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (492+ words) We were all shaken to the core by the heartbreaking shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City. It was a terrifying wake-up call, exposing a quiet, dangerous fracture in the lives of our young people—one where…...
Nikki Gil earns her second degree at 38 years old: 'Never too late"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (225+ words) It’s never too late to chase a new dream, and Nikki Gil is proof of that as she has now earned her second college degree! She coupled it with pictures of her nearest and dearest attending the graduation ceremony with…...
Why you should consider living abroad in your 20s
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (802+ words) Every week, PhilSTAR L!fe explores issues and topics from the perspectives of different age groups, encouraging healthy but meaningful conversations on why they matter. This is Generations. The first time I ever left the Philippines was to move to…...
UP College of Law to prohibit AI use, electronic devices in first-year core subjects
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (338+ words) The University of the Philippines College of Law has released guidelines in the use of artificial intelligence in its first-year Juris Doctor classrooms. These include a prohibition on the use of AI and digital or electronic devices in onsite classes…...
Ateneo de Manila University begins search for next university president
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (368+ words) The Ateneo de Manila University announced that it will begin the search for its next president as Fr. Roberto "Bobby" Yap's extended term nears its end. In the memo, Board of Trustees Chairperson Bernadine Siy said that they will form…...
Eggs back in India school meals after outcry
1+ week, 4+ day ago (302+ words) India's West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials have said. The reversal follows criticism from teachers, nutritionists, and…...
Reaching across the digital divide: Converge brings robotics, coding to Oriental Mindoro grade schoolers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) BrandedUp in partnership with As the Philippines accelerates toward an increasingly digital future, the gap between the technologically empowered and the marginalized threatens to widen. Recognizing that true digital democracy requires more than just infrastructure, leading technology provider Converge ICT…...
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
1+ week, 6+ day ago (948+ words) By Associated Press Published Jul 29, 2026 8:17 am A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised…...
Japanese workers are paying others to request leave from their employers
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (273+ words) Too stressed to ask your boss for time off? In Japan, some workers are paying someone else to do it for them. In a report by Japan Today, a growing number of workers are hiring professionals to make the request…...