Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues ‘Tag Suggestions’
Facebook Inc is opening up its face recognition technology to all users with an option to opt out, the social media company said as it...
Be on your guard, Hong Kong activists tell Merkel before China trip
BERLIN — Days before Angela Merkel leaves for a tricky visit to Beijing, prominent Hong Kong activists have written to the German Chancellor calling her to be...
Practice video of K-pop-inspired group with Filipino members goes viral
A K-pop-style practice video gained traction in the local online community for having non-Korean members despite its heavy K-pop elements. The video is performed by...
Why Lumad schools are valuable to the education of Lumad children
Much has been said against schools for an indigenous people, called the Lumads, contributing to an overall misconception of the value of such venues. A...
Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines
MANILA — Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop...
Two of the most popular proposals to ease EDSA’s traffic congestion
As the perennial traffic problem on the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue shows no signs of improvement, suggestions float in hopes of easing vehicular...
Commuter encounters thoughtful Grab driver who goes the extra mile in service
A commuter shared her experience with a generous Grab driver who has all the means possible to make his passengers' rides comfortable in the...
University of the East student publication called out over design blunder, possible plagiarism
A student publication of a private university in Manila became a hot topic recently as it committed design blunders and received accusations of plagiarism. Red...
Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to...
HONG KONG — Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused "unforgivable havoc" by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she...
A Russian wrestler turned Filipino? Looking at naturalization as a winning technique
Despite arguments against the move, Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s proposed bill to naturalize a Russian wrestler is nothing new overseas and even a norm to...
About that viral discharge of murky water to Boracay beach after supposed rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources permanently sealed a pipeline seen discharging black water directly to Bulabog Beach on Boracay Island last week. DENR...
Hong Kong students boycott classes after weekend of violence
HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has...
Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil and the world?
BRAZIL — A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest's importance to the global environment and...
Duterte got Jackie Chan to make this political gesture
Chinese actor Jackie Chan is the latest foreign personality to have posed doing the signature hand gesture of President Rodrigo Duterte, the fist bump. Chan...
Pacquiao wants a Russian wrestler naturalized. Here are arguments against it.
Boxing champion and Senator Manny Pacquiao filed a bill that sought for the Congress to grant Philippine citizenship to Russian freestyle wrestling champion Egor...