Nostalgia in the air over rumored closure of good ol’ Harrison Plaza
When rumors that Harrison Plaza will be closing down soon started floating, it triggered memories of a childhood spent in one of the country's...
Hong Kong singer-activist urges U.N. rights body to defend territory
GENEVA — China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong and the territory's autonomy and democratic freedoms are slipping away, a prominent Hong Kong activist told the U.N. Human Rights...
As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals
ADDIS ABABA — Endale Terefe remembers a time when he used to go to school so hungry he had trouble staying awake during lessons. The 14-year-old...
Duterte Coalition: A sign of unity or disparity in House leadership rat race?
The presidential siblings Sara (mayor of Davao City) and Paolo Duterte (representative of Davao City) formed a coalition after their last name amid the...
Executions ‘rampant’ in drug war, UN probe needed — Amnesty report
MANILA — Impunity and unlawful killings continue unabated three years into the Philippines' war on drugs, with a pattern of executions under the guise of police...
Tweets on credit card fraud go viral, prompting BPI to warn clients anew
The Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the country's top banking institutions warned the public anew from crooks pretending to be bank representatives...
Scientists urge climate protesters to save planet by planting trees
KUALA LUMPUR — The best way to keep climate change in check is by replanting trees on destroyed forest areas the size of the...
Droves outraged when Dela Rosa dismissed a child’s death as ‘shit happens’
When neophyte Sen. Bato dela Rosa shrugged off the death of a three-year old child in a drug sting in Rizal as "collateral damage,"...
‘Vintage Imelda’: Marcos continued with party despite food poisoning
Some Filipinos criticized former first lady Imelda Marcos for continuing her birthday celebration despite the mass food poisoning. The widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos...
Philippines faces call for U.N investigation into war on drugs killings
GENEVA — More than two dozen countries formally called on Thursday for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President Rodrigo...
What Filipinos did when Instagram, Facebook had an hours-long outage
Filipinos are considered the world's heaviest social media users. So when their frequented social media platforms suffered a rather long downtime, many tried to...
China to Britain: Keep your ‘colonial’ hands off Hong Kong
BEIJING/LONDON — China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong on Wednesday while London called for Beijing to honor the agreements made when the...
In 1 minute: Duterte’s remarks over the ramming incident at Reed Bank
A Chinese boat's ramming of a Filipino trawler at Reed Bank in the South China Sea has been one of the most controversial maritime...
Ping Lacson juxtaposes Panelo with Hitler and Saddam’s propaganda men
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson likened presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo to two controversial mouthpieces in history. In a tweet, the senator wrote that Panelo, late German...
Facebook says glitches affecting across platforms resolved
Facebook Inc said an issue with uploading or sending media files on its apps and platforms has been resolved. Yesterday, many users globally were not able...