Marvel gives ‘Hawkeye’ a holiday season makeover
LONDON — Marvel Studios gets festive with its new show "Hawkeye". The six-part series sees Jeremy Renner return to the role of Clint Barton/Hawkeye, introduced in...
Davao archbishop urges families to display Advent wreath in homes
As they do in churches, a Catholic archbishop encouraged families to have an Advent wreath in their homes. In a circular, Archbishop Romulo Valles of...
Sara Duterte joins new party as election deadline nears
MANILA — The popular daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday joined a new political party and could run for a national position, its...
This ‘Price Checker’ service helps shoppers get best 11/11 deals
An e-commerce market aggregator launched a price checker service to help shoppers decide on promos and deals during the Singles' Day shopping festival. iPrice launched...
Green groups renew demand for plastic waste data from e-commerce firms amid 11/11 sale
Environmental organizations are once again calling on e-commerce companies to reveal the plastic waste they produce amid Singles' Day shopping festival on November 11 The...
Santa Fe official disputes sabotage theory in Baldwin movie set shooting
LOS ANGELES — The Santa Fe District Attorney on Wednesday said there was no proof that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun...
‘LGUs have local autonomy,’ Palace official told amid face shield rule debate
A provincial chief executive reminded a government official of the autonomy of local government units following the differing decisions of some LGU leaders and...
China’s Alibaba kicks off final hours of Singles’ Day shopping event
SHANGHAI — A virtual appearance by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and flashy deals kicked off Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's final 24 hours of its Singles'...
Reading Month: Where to download storybooks in different Philippine languages for free
The National Book Development Board recommended a list of online repositories of storybooks in various Philippine languages as the country marks National Reading Month this November. The...
France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic -minister
PARIS — France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. "Several neighboring countries are already in...
Bishop Pabillo warns against ‘pro-poor’ bets
A Catholic bishop warned against candidates in next year’s elections whose campaign promises are opposite to their past performance in office. Bishop Broderick Pabillo of...
‘Well that was a bedtime fail’ – New Zealand PM’s daughter gatecrashes livestream
A tiny gatecrasher twice grabbed center stage from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she updated the nation on curbs being enforced to combat COVID-19. "You're...
DOH reminds: HMO providers not authorized to declare hospitals in ‘full capacity’
The Department of Health reminded the public that health maintenance (HMO) companies have no authority to declare hospitals being on "full capacity." DOH issued this...
Royal aide says Meghan anticipated father leaking letter
LONDON — British royal Meghan told a former senior aide that a handwritten letter she wrote to her father could be leaked to the press and...
U.S. and allies would ‘take action’ if Taiwan attacked – Blinken
WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan, U.S....