Google overhauls Gmail to lure businesses away from Microsoft
Alphabet Inc's Google unveiled on Wednesday its first Gmail redesign since 2013, capping what the company says was an expensive overhaul two years in the making to adopt security and offline functionality and better resemble Microsoft Outlook.
Why ‘The Bedan Roar’ student publication refuses to be silenced
The official student publication of San Beda University-Senior High School, The Bedan Roar, has been barred from distributing 1,700 copies of its second issue...
Of all adjectives, ‘non-boring’ is Ping Lacson’s choice for Duterte government
We may all agree with Sen. Ping Lacson that Duterte's style is "non-boring," but its implications can be divisive at best.
Uber’s next big rival: China ride-hailing giant Didi
China's Didi Chuxing, already disrupting the global ride-hailing market and taking on U.S. rival Uber, has its sights set on an even bigger potential prize: designing and getting built its own dedicated fleet of Didi cars.
The case against Baybayin as national writing system
Once the bill is passed into law, Baybayin as national writing system will be one big headache for public and private sectors. A list of possible consequences:
Why is the military deployed in Boracay ahead of closure?
While the government prepares to close Boracay due to environmental problems, military forces have been deployed on the island causing concern and raising questions as to what their role will be.
2019 elections preview: New names and alliances, old faces and surprises
With just around a year before the country heads back to the polls, the recent Pulse Asia survey on possible senatorial hopefuls has set...
‘Very excited’ Prince William takes Kate home after birth of prince
The baby is the fifth in line to the British throne, effectively bumping uncle, Prince Harry, to sixth.
From serving tears on screen, Judy Ann serves smiles in Vatican
Years after making her mark as an actress in soap operas, Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo has reached another milestone, this time in the culinary arts: serving signature dishes to nuns in the Holy See.
‘Poor Filipinos are lazy’ and other myths about poverty
A popular tweet by a political science academic tells us something about false beliefs we might have about poor people and poverty.
Kris Aquino, James Yap and what Philippine laws say about child support
There are things we need to know about child support as Kris Aquino airs her "dirty laundry," accusing former husband James Yap of not doing his fair share in raising their son, Bimby.
New York banning cars from Central Park starting this summer
NEW YORK —New York City's Central Park will kick out cars this summer after more than a century, returning its roads to walkers, runners...
Rural Kenyans beat rising heat with mud-brick homes
KIVOO, Kenya — Perched on a dirt tower on the edge of a bog in Kivoo village, eastern Kenya, Erastus Njiru applies finishing layers...
It’s a boy! Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, gives birth to third child
Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy on Monday at a hospital in London, the third child for the British royal couple.
Julio Diaz opens up about his struggle with drugs: It was temptation
Julio Diaz, who has been arrested on drug charges, opened up about his battle. Science can explain why it's a hard climb.