Could the impeachment of Sara Duterte trigger a deeper political unbundling of the Philippines? This working paper examines the constitutional, territorial, political, fiscal, and security conditions that could turn an impeachment crisis into regional defiance or pressure for federalism.
This 2026 computational reanalysis of the Wagner and Grant 2007 pilot examines how four brief narrowband UVB exposures affected serum 25(OH)D. In ten irradiated adults, mean 25(OH)D increased by 13.7 ng/mL over 12 days, with more than half of the rise occurring after the final exposure.
Are disasters really becoming more frequent and deadly, or do they simply feel that way? This study examines 40 years of disaster data to separate physical hazards from population exposure, vulnerability, media visibility, and the psychological effects of constant coverage.
