Rundown: ‘Demon Slayer’, ‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘One Piece’ lead anime slate of iQiyi
One of the leading Asian entertainment streaming platforms recently released its strongest anime slate yet. In a bid to expand its range of quality content,...
Facebook ‘accountable to no one,’ whistleblower will say in testimony
WASHINGTON — Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will tell Congress Tuesday that the social media giant faces no oversight, comparing it to tobacco companies denying...
Philippines to investigate 154 police over deadly drugs war
MANILA — An initial investigation by the Philippine government has found 154 police officers could be criminally liable over their conduct in President Rodrigo...
Past accusations vs Xander Ford surface as he trends for K-pop posts
Past settled rape allegations against social media personality Xander Ford recently resurfaced after he gained traction for posting content related to K-pop boy group...
Facebook, Instagram appear to partly reconnect after nearly six-hour outage
Facebook and Instagram appeared to be partially reconnected to the global internet on Monday afternoon (Tuesday morning, Manila time), nearly six hours into an outage...
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday, as hours later it scrambled to...
Singing presidential hopeful sparks conversations on qualifications for higher office
Concerns on making presidential qualifications more stringent were brought up after a civil engineer filed a Certificate of Candidacy for president on Monday and...
Acclaimed poet-writer Jerry Gracio accepts second seat nom for aspiring labor party-list
Palanca awardee Jerry Gracio announced his resignation from ABS-CBN to be a nominee of an aspiring labor party-list group he helped organized. In a letter...
‘World without corruption’: Michelle Arceo’s answer in Miss World PH Q&A impresses fans
Miss World Philippines 2021 candidate Michelle Arceo was perceived to throw a “shade” at politicians with her response during the question-and-answer portion of the...
Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis
GRESIK, Indonesia — Environmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world's worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely from plastics, to convince people...
Architect, artist pitch esplanade for Pasig River as PAREX faces opposition
An architect and an artist proposed the construction of an esplanade along Pasig River instead of a highway, citing fewer costs. They also said it...
Manila mayor files candidacy for presidency
MANILA— Manila City mayor Francisco Domagoso registered to run for the presidency of the Philippines on Monday, touting himself as a unifying candidate of humble beginnings...
Spotted: Filipinos flock to Manila Bay area and shun COVID-19 protocols
Various health concerns were raised after estimated 100 individuals were spotted swimming, hanging out and disregarding minimum public health protocols for COVID-19 in Manila Bay near...
Whistleblower says Facebook put profit before reining in hate speech
A Facebook Inc whistleblower on Sunday accused the social media giant of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation, and said her...
Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight
LONDON — A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls to...