Traveling from NAIA, Austrian vloggers document taxi scam in Manila
A Filipino taxi driver allegedly scammed two foreigners as they traveled from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Legazpi Village in Makati. Travel vloggers and...
American pie and fish and chips: Fans celebrate royal birth
WINDSOR, England — Fans celebrated the arrival of the latest British royal, a son born to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, by taking to the...
Counting the cost of the U.S.-China trade war so far
HONG KONG — U.S. President Donald Trump's fresh threats of tariff hikes on Chinese imports this week marked a new escalation in the trade...
False ads on issuance of Philippines driver’s licenses circulating on social media
A concerned Facebook user warned against false advertisements on social media claiming that private individuals can supposedly release legitimate drivers' licenses. Facebook user Botchi Santos...
Tampered ballot boxes? Comelec corrects claims of Pasig bet’s wife
Shalani Soledad was corrected. The photo she posted on Twitter of a torn seal she believed to indicate tampered ballot boxes is a actually...
Two US warships sail in disputed South China Sea
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a move that angered Beijing at a time...
Twitter talk on Filipino cuisine heating up with foreigners weighing in
Two foreigners described Filipino cuisine being the “worst” in Southeast Asia on Twitter. Tom Pepinsky, a professor teaching comparative politics at Cornell University, ranked Filipino...
Misleading posts on ‘Ang Totoong Narcolist’ videos, Leni Robredo’s remarks
Two pages on Facebook mistook the administrator arrested for the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos as “Bikoy,” the shady figure believed to have produced them. The...
Philippines’ cybersex crackdown sparks concern over care for child victims
Chang has no desire to go home to her parents, at least not yet. The 18-year-old Filipina has lived in a shelter since being rescued...
Comelec reminds voters: ‘No documents needed to vote on election day’
The Commission on Elections reminded registered voters that they do not need to submit documents and other certificates in order to vote for the...
Foot and Furious: Jeepney driver uses foot to shift gears instead of hand
A jeepney driver amazed social media users with how he simultaneously used his foot to press the gas pedal and shift the gear stick. The...
Mother of Palarong Pambansa athlete laments lack of facilities in Davao venue
The mother of a contestant in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa lamented the lack of facilities and accommodation provided in the venue of the national...
Filipino band Ben&Ben viral on Twitter after release of two new songs
Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben’s release of their two new songs from their upcoming debut album immediately became popular among their fans on Twitter. The singles...
Bangladeshi street kids bowled over by cricket World Cup chance
DHAKA — On a dusty football pitch in Bangladesh that doubles as grazing for cattle and laundry for local residents, teenage cricketer Sania Mirza hits...
China’s furtive underwater nukes test the Pentagon
HONG KONG — Recent visitors to the bay surrounding a submarine base on the southern coast of China's Hainan Island describe a curious nocturnal...