Hong Kong dessert shop using carabao mangoes is finally in the Philippines
A dessert shop in Hong Kong offering drinks and desserts with carabao mangoes as ingredients opened its first branch in the Philippines in time...
Local coffee kiosk to customers: Treat our PWD employees with respect
A local coffee kiosk reminded its customers to treat their differently abled employees with respect after an individual complained about the supposed "bad service"...
Vietnam protests to China over South China Sea boat sinking
HANOI — Vietnam has lodged an official protest with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat which was being chased by a Chinese...
‘When is it going to stop?’, Malaysia’s marital rape victims ask
KUALA LUMPUR — When Neelambika's husband slapped her, she decided to end their marriage, but this only made him angrier and he began to...
Looking at the notable leaps in Pulse Asia’s latest senatorial survey
The latest survey of Pulse Asia on Filipinos' senatorial preferences showed notable changes on the rankings of candidates from January to February 2019. The polling...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas holds policy rate at 4.75 percent
MANILA — Following is Thursday's statement by Philippines central bank governor Benjamin Diokno after the bank left its overnight reverse repurchase facility at 4.75 percent, as expected: TEXT:...
Woman about to give birth while taking medical board exam tells her story
A Filipino who passed the physician's licensure examination amid encountering extreme labor pains recounted her grueling experience online. Eunice Stefanelle Atianzar Sibuyan shared on Facebook...
Nickel producer DMCI sees tough year with mine shut, inventory declining
MANILA — Philippine nickel producer DMCI Mining Corp, a unit of conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc, on Thursday said it expected 2019 to be a tough...
Chasing youth vote, Indian parties blitz smartphones with political cartoons
PUNE, India — Ganesh Bhalerao is a cartoonist hoping to go viral in the battle to secure Prime Minister Narendra Modi's re-election when India votes...
Not the best policy: Bus company cancels honesty system after 1 week
A local bus company expressed its disappointment when its honesty system for passengers did not work because over 30 percent of them did not...
Several reasons why Filipino cuisine is among least preferred worldwide
Despite the international attention it has been getting, Filipino food was ranked among the least popular cuisines in a recent survey conducted by a...
Angel Locsin declines role of Wave, the first Filipino Marvel superheroine
Actress Angel Locsin turned down the plan to be the first Filipina superhero in the Marvel universe after the designer expressed he had her...
They want to pave Legazpi Park to put up a new car park
The construction of a multi-storey parking lot which resulted in the removal of old trees at a popular park in Makati City was denounced...
Company offers shampoo, conditioner bottle refills to combat plastic waste
A multinational company aims to reduce plastic consumption by having consumers refill their shampoo and conditioner bottles so they do not have to buy...
U.S. lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after New Zealand
WASHINGTON — Following the live-streaming on social media of the mass shooting in New Zealand, the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland...