K-pop’s BTS calls for end to rising anti-Asian racism, says it suffered racist abuse
SEOUL — South Korea's K-pop music group BTS called on Tuesday for an end to anti-Asian racism and said it had also suffered racist abuse which had...
‘Game of Thrones’ play aims to bring Westeros to Broadway
LOS ANGELES — "Game of Thrones" and the fictional world of Westeros will come to life in a stage play that producers said on Tuesday they hope...
New York police seek man who made ‘anti-Asian statements’ while attacking Fil-Am woman
New York police are searching for a man who punched and kicked a 65-year-old Filipino-American woman while making "anti-Asian statements", the latest violent incident following a...
‘No cash, no problem’: Popular convenience store now has ATM hubs
A popular convenience store recently announced that it now has cash-recycling automated teller machines (ATMs) in its stores amid the continued limited public movement...
Rundown: Online grocery shopping options amid ECQ
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and following the implementation of a hard lockdown in the Greater Manila Area, a chef listed down online...
‘Too small, prone to corruption’: Gov’t’s new financial support for ECQ-hit Filipinos criticized online
The national government will only provide P1,000 worth of aid per individual and no more than P4,000 per family affected by the reimposition of enhanced...
NCCA slams social media posts claiming National Artist nominees have been revealed as false
There are still no official list of nominees for the Order of the National Artist. This was the announcement of the National Commission for Culture...
Nike sues company that made ‘Satan Shoes’ with Lil Nas X
LOS ANGELES — Athletic shoe maker Nike Inc on Monday sued a New York-based company that produced "Satan Shoes" purported to contain a drop of human...
Duterte reminded of 2020 special powers after claiming he would end pandemic if he...
President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that if he had the "power," he would end the COVID-19 pandemic despite being previously granted with emergency powers to reshuffle funds for...
Alleged priority list system glitch bars ex-DOH chief in charge of SARS from receiving...
The former health secretary who led the country's health response during the previous coronavirus outbreak failed to receive a COVID-19 vaccine due to alleged...
Relief in Gibraltar as face masks come off outside
GIBRALTAR — Gibraltarians heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday when finally they were allowed to move around their outside public spaces without face masks, six...
Immune response may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine clot issue
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for...
COVID-19 probably passed from bats, further studies required – WHO report
GENEVA — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and...
Pinoys’ photoshoot-style ‘proofs of delivery’ reach international Reddit, 9gag
Funny photos of online shoppers who pose for their "proofs of parcel" became part of the meme world in international internet communities. Filipinos developed the...
With anti-Asian hate in U.S. rising, parents grapple over whether to talk to their...
NEW YORK — After eight people were killed in this month's shootings at three Atlanta-area spas, including six women of Asian descent, Stefany Stuber sat down to...