A damaged local town hall is seen in Mabini, Davao Del Sur, Philippines after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

Story of teacher who saved her students during Mindanao earthquake renewed calls for higher...

The story of a teacher who was severely injured after saving her students during the earthquake in Mindanao prompted fresh calls for the need...
Erwan and Anne

Anne Curtis and Jinkee Pacquiao lived the fan girl dream after sharing a photo...

Anne Curtis-Smith and Jinkee Pacquiao created buzz online after their encounter with popular Korean actors on the same day made rounds online. Curtis met Korean...
A Whatsapp icon is seen on a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone screen with a Facebook logo in the central Bosnian town of Zenica

Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp -sources

WASHINGTON — Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's WhatsApp to take over users'...
Social media image of damage from an earthquake in Digos City

Man seen walking on Davao City streets after earthquake mistaken for Jesus Christ

It's not yet the second coming, but some residents, still recovering from a series of tremors that rocked Mindanao this week, thought a Caucasian...
FEU library

Thanks to a student’s idea, FEU is now using an eco-conscious search engine

Far Eastern University is not the "green" (and yellow) university for nothing. Recently, it set up the default search engine of its computers to Ecosia,...
Franco Mabanta

Bongbong Marcos’ strategist schooled after saying Greta Thunberg has ‘mental illness’

Franco Mabanta, the "social media strategist" of former Sen. Bongbong Marcos, was schooled by a psychiatrist when he said that climate activist Greta Thunberg...
Philippine General Hospital

High demand, low budget: A look at worsening conditions of the Philippine General Hospital

A faculty member of the University of the Philippines shared details about the worsening conditions of the Philippine General Hospital amid the rising number...
Duterte and Leni 'trap'

‘It’s a trap:’ Filipinos warn Robredo against Duterte’s ‘drug czar’ challenge

Some Filipinos believe that President Rodrigo Duterte's challenge to Vice President Leni Robredo of solving the narcotics problem within six months is a mere...
Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga

Twitter to ban political ads in apparent swipe at Facebook

Twitter Inc. will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, a move that won praise from Democrats...
Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint near a farm where African swine fever was detected

No country immune to risk of African swine fever spreading – OIE

African swine fever will spread further across Asia where it has devastated herds, and no country is immune from being hit by the deadly...
Michelle Dy

Vlogger Michelle Dy gets another scathing comment from US influencer Jeffree Star

Filipino beauty blogger Michelle Dy again earned the disapproval of American vlogger Jeffree Star who posted a scalding criticism about Dy’s makeup line. Dy shared...
Halloween decor

Municipal hall in Cavite spooks Filipinos with extraordinary Halloween decors

The municipality hall of Kawit, Cavite featured extraordinary Halloween decors on their office and incorporated it into government services concerning marriage licenses and birth...
President Rodrigo Duterte at the Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base

Duterte wants Robredo to become drug czar: How legal could the move be?

Miffed over her criticisms against his banner counternarcotics campaign, President Rodrigo Duterte dared Vice President Leni Robredo to take over the drug war after...
A damaged local town hall is seen in Mabini, Davao Del Sur, Philippines after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

Death toll in Mindanao earthquake rises to seven

The death toll from a strong earthquake in Mindanao has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said on Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to...
Earthquake in Mindanao

Strong quake in Mindanao kills at least two, injures dozens

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 sent people scrambling on Tuesday as it shook buildings and disrupted power supply in the central area of the southern...