US dependence on China’s rare earth: Trade war vulnerability
Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines,...
Your tweets may end your plans to travel to the United States
The US government will be releasing forms that require immigrant and non-immigrant applicants for a visa to include their social media identifiers and contact...
Apple touts privacy in web sign-on war with Facebook, Google
SAN JOSE, California — Apple Inc on Monday launched a "Sign In With Apple" function to rival Facebook and Google web login accounts, drawing...
Ethel Booba, Sass Sasot in heated exchange over TV network franchise
Comedian Ethel Booba and pro-administration blogger Sass Rogando Sasot were involved in another online exchange that appeared to have stemmed from the Lopez family's...
High school batchmate of alleged offender in UST leak shares story
A high school batchmate of one of the alleged offenders tagged in the controversial leakage of private photos and videos of female students recounted...
US to sell 34 surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting...
Filipino maids’ dragon boat team makes splash in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — Filipino women are paddling for gold in this year’s dragon boat races in Hong Kong, with one thing separating them from the...
Bye, basura! Countries like the Philippines can now refuse plastic waste imports
The world generated 242 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2016 – a figure that’s expected to grow by 70% in the next 30...
Facebook enthusiasts beat experts in finding a Spanish painter’s grave in Philippines
A long lost grave of a Spanish master painter, who was also Fernando Amorsolo's teacher, was located by his descendants in La Loma Cemetery...
China and US clash again on trade and regional security
SINGAPORE — China and the United States clashed again this weekend on trade and security, accusing each other of destabilizing the region and potentially the world. Speaking...
Imee Marcos’ refusal to set school record straight and what it means for public...
Senator-elect Imee Marcos' refusal to acknowledge her falsified educational background continues to earn criticisms from Filipinos who wonder about its implications now that she...
DSWD chief Bautista ‘busy’ when Erwin Tulfo’s team tried to reach him
A former colleague of Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista bared supposed details on why the latter rejected broadcaster Erwin Tulfo’s call for an interview. Tulfo...
Dutch hostage killed while trying to escape from Abu Sayyaf
MANILA — A Dutch photographer held hostage by Islamic State-linked militants in the Philippines since 2012 was killed on Friday by his captors when he tried to...
What experts are saying: Role of Filipino language, literature in nationhood
A department of the University of the Philippines appealed to the public online to help call for Filipino and Panitikan or Philippine literature to...
Reported leak of UST students’ private photos, videos earns condemnation
Two women's organizations condemned the leakage of a controversial website link that contained alleged private photos and videos of female students from different schools...