Filipinos mark September 1st as Jose Mari Chan and Mariah Carey’s ‘comeback’ day
It's the first day of September and for Filipinos, it is the "comeback day" of Jose Mari Chan and Mariah Carey, whose Christmas songs...
Belo, Hayden reluctant prior to release of #PandemicEffect ad, says Quark Henares
Filmmaker Quark Henares, son of Vicki Belo, disclosed that his mom and Hayde Kho were unsure of the #PandemicEffect advertisement before it came out,...
Citing health, safety issues, Miss International org defers pageant to 2022
The 60th Miss International slated this year has been moved to 2022 due to health and safety issues amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Akemi Shimomura,...
Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows
SAO PAULO — Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible...
Ben&Ben reaches 2 million views for ‘Upuan’ on YouTube in 2 days
The music video of indie folk group Ben&Ben for single "Upuan" featuring popular love team Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano has already reached two...
Gov’t adviser Herbosa’s Heroes’ Day tweet ‘excludes’ healthcare protesters
"Healthcare workers are only human." This was what Filipinos told a special adviser of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 who thanked healthcare workers on...
How Japan’s Olympic success has been followed by COVID failure
From a sporting perspective, the Tokyo Olympics were a massive success for Japan. Finishing third behind the Olympic behemoths of the US and China, Japan secured a record...
‘Toxic positivity’: Why it is important to live with negative emotions
It is almost impossible to go on Facebook or Instagram without seeing quotes or comments accompanied with motivational words such as, “Look on the...
‘SALNa all’: Disclosure of SALN raised after Duterte said he’ll audit COA as VP
A Filipino cartoonist-satirist urged President Rodrigo Duterte to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) after Duterte said he will audit...
COVID variants: We spoke to the experts designing a single vaccine to defeat them...
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has turned the world upside down. Experts have predicted that it will claim the lives of between 9-18...
The case of Father Ferdinand Santos and those viral pictures on social media
Is it really edited? Not all were convinced when Father Ranhilio Aquino shared a picture of a young priest online which a Facebook user claimed...
More contagious Delta variant makes people sicker; oral drug shows promise in treating COVID-19...
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that...
South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations
C.1.2 contains mutations present in WHO variants of concern
Scientists running lab tests to understand more about variant
Still appears to account for...
U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19
CHICAGO - The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to...
Qatar labels the Philippines with ‘special risk’ on its COVID-19 travel list
Qatar's health ministry marked the Philippines as being a "special risk" zone in its classification of countries during the pandemic. The state of Qatar released...