Caloocan councilor gets called out for including name in local community pantry
As different community pantry initiatives pop up in several areas, a certain project was called out for bearing a local politician's name despite the...
A common man’s concern? What Vice Ganda’s West Philippine Sea jokes suggest
Comedian Vice Ganda serves tea about the discovery of China in a segment in ABS-CBN’s “It’s Showtime” last Friday. In his joke, Vice Ganda made a reference...
Government-ordered COVID-19 lockdowns are actually unethical, and here’s why
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has invited government and public health officials to issue lockdowns and stay-at-home orders globally. But these lockdown orders are not...
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
JERUSALEM — Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative normality thanks to...
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain...
How Philippine businesses plan to improve operations post-pandemic
Large and small-to-medium enterprises in the Philippines are seeking to improve their customer services and digitalization for post-pandemic success, according to a study. A regional...
‘Just for fun’: MRT-3 social media account rides ‘trade offer’ meme trend
The social media account of the Department of Transportation's Metro Rail Transit-3 joined the "trade offer" memes that have been recently circulating on the...
Iridescent clouds? Photos of odd, fiery cloud formations circulate on Facebook
Photos of rare red, crown-like cloud formations were captured in Oriental Mindoro and circulated on Facebook last Wednesday, April 14. The photos were initially posted...
Bridging generational gap: Def Jam Recordings Philippines unites Filipino hip-hop community in all-star ‘Rekognize’...
Def Jam, one of hip-hop’s most revered record labels globally, on Friday officially launched its massive Rekognize project that brought together the Filipino hip-hop...
PSA: Family movie ‘Four Sisters Before the Wedding’ is now streaming on Netflix
The prequel to the iconic movie "Four Sisters and a Wedding" is already streaming on Netflix months after it premiered on select cinemas late...
Bayanihan in action: Filipinos replicate Maginhawa community pantry to help pandemic-hit residents
Four more community pantries were set up by different Filipinos following the success of the viral initiative along Maginhawa Street in Quezon City. A Manila...
In Catanduanes, a critically endangered plant was named after curator
A local and endangered plant in the Philippines is named after a renowned curator, according to the National Museum of the Philippines. The endemic plant...
‘Like Godzilla, but actually real’: Study shows T. rex numbered 2.5 billion
WASHINGTON — If one Tyrannosaurus rex - the school bus-sized meat-eating dinosaur that stalked the Cretaceous Period landscape - seems impressive, how about 2.5 billion of...
Some Filipinos counter Duterte’s remark on COVID-19 response with pandemic year 1 timeline, proofs...
Filipinos looked back on President Rodrigo Duterte's approach to the COVID-19 pandemic a year ago after he said that his administration did not fall...
Chicago releases graphic video of police shooting 13-year-old
CHICAGO — Chicago officials released to the public on Thursday a graphic body-camera video showing a police officer shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy while he appeared...