Ambassador to US confident Duterte will back revamped defense pact
A two-decades old defense pact between the Philippines and the United States has been revamped and its new terms submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte...
#SulongVaklash: Rundown of Pride Month events
The lingering COVID-19 pandemic once again failed to stop Pride Month festivities this year. In a community meeting last week, non-profit organization Metro Manila Pride...
Fans hyped up by ‘Trese’ behind the scenes clip featuring Liza Soberano’s voice
The anticipation for the Philippine-made Netflix anime series "Trese" was heightened on Thursday as fans heard more of actress Liza Soberano's voice over in a...
Western pop culture influences Filipinos’ interest in bitcoin, cryptocurrency, data shows
Filipinos' growing interest in cryptocurrency or digital currency is highly influenced by Western pop culture, according to recent data. Data reviewed by iPrice Group, Southeast...
Adopt responsibly: Local animal rescue group to hold adoption drive in Metro Manila
A non-profit animal rescue group recently announced that it would hold a physical adoption drive in Metro Manila. Last May 26, the group called "PAWSsion Project" shared...
‘Vote for us’: Health workers, students highlighted in online voter awareness initiative
A social media page is raising awareness about current issues as it reminds Filipinos to vote in the upcoming national elections with such matters...
Olympics-‘We cannot postpone again,’ says Tokyo 2020 chief amid pandemic fears
TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee ruled out a cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics as doubts grew among officials of city governments and medical...
New poll says unstable internet remains top challenge in distance learning
The unstable internet connection remains the main problem of teachers, students and parents in distance learning, according to a recent survey. The poll conducted by...
Privacy violation over use of info from contact tracing, health declaration forms raised
Reports of alleged data privacy violations relating to filling out contact and health declaration forms this COVID-19 pandemic surfaced online following a viral Twitter...
On World Bicycle Day, FDA urged to stop online selling of kids’ bikes with...
As the global community celebrates World Bicycle Day, a toxics watchdog group urged the government's health regulatory agency to stop the online selling of...
‘Was it sabotage?’: Netizens weigh in on viral fast food chain’s ‘deep-fried towel’ incident
It's nearly impossible to fry a towel that resembles a fried chicken, according to some social media users. A local fast food chain recently announced...
Local cheese brand’s new commercial features teleserye-like family reunion of product mascots
A local cheese company released an odd commercial that showed a dramatic family reunion among its cheese varieties. Danes Cheese released the video last week,...
NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet
LOS ANGELES — NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 - its first in decades - to...
Alpha, Beta, Gamma: New names of COVID-19 variants remind Filipinos of fraternities
After the World Health Organization introduced new names for the existing COVID-19 variants in the globe, some Filipinos quipped that it reminded them of fraternities. The...
Duterte urges vaccine uptake after missing targets
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the public on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19, after data showed the government was far behind...