How Duterte’s 2018 SONA is different from others
President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address was criticized for not going into much details of the accomplishments and achievements of the...
Candles and chanting: Thai cave boys begin ceremony to become Buddhist novices
BANGKOK — Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, took their first...
Filipinos fill in the blanks of muted House tug-of-war through memes
Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s taking over as Speaker of the House during the State of the Nation Address surprised the country but also amused...
Philippines’ Duterte to keep up ‘relentless and chilling’ drugs war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to sustain the momentum of his bloody war on drugs, telling the nation in an annual address...
Protesters claim ‘biggest SONA rally’ since start of Duterte administration
Protest leaders claim they have organized the biggest rally since the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration boasting of a 40,000-strong turnout. Organizers said it...
Duterte’s ‘human rights’ vs. ‘human lives’ statement draws flak
For President Rodrigo Duterte, the concept of "human rights" and "human lives" are different. In his third State of the Nation Address, the chief executive...
SONA showdown: As opposition unites, administration shows divisions
Minutes before President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address, a political tug-of-war for the speakership of the House of Representatives took place between...
Nancy Binay’s ‘advanced thinking’ on her SONA outfit preempts bashers
For four years in a row, Sen. Nancy Binay has made the news with her outfit for the State of the Nation Address. In this...
‘Protest barongs’ make a different kind of fashion statement for SONA
Government officials often use the State of the Nation Address to make a fashion statement but others who want to send a different message...
Protesters rail against Duterte with ‘DuterTrain’ effigy
Militant groups unveiled their "DuterTrain" effigy for the protests during the 2018 State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. For those behind the...
Ready for the SONA viewing party yet? Here’s another suggestion
On the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address, parody Twitter account @MalacananEvents shared a drinking game that can be...
China vaccine scandal ripples through domestic market, threatens global push
* Changsheng faked vaccine production, test records * China Premier calls for swift investigation * Shares halted after losing 40 pct since July 13 * China has been making big push to raise...
Trillanes’ online ‘ask me anything’ Reddit discussion shows state of opposition
Senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV said that the opposition has "consolidated and united its ranks" in an online "ask me anything" discussion on the...
Filipinos flood social media with jokes and memes to look on the bright side
Flash floods, tangled traffic and soggy socks are a few things that make the rainy season a miserable time for Metro Manila residents. But some...
Chance the Rapper tweets ‘wala’ and Filipinos knew exactly how to respond
Fans of one of rap music's biggest stars Chance the Rapper are raving in the twittersphere after the Grammy-award winning tweeted what many thought...