Afghanistan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid rising violence
KABUL — Afghanistan began its first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, administering doses initially to security force members, health workers and journalists, in a campaign...
Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine effective, safe —US FDA staff
Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff said in documents published on...
Ben&Ben pokes fun at members Paolo and Miguel’s viral ‘hair model’ photos
Filipino folk band Ben&Ben recently posted edited photos of the Guico brothers as models for a popular conditioner brand. Paolo and Miguel Benjamin Guico, twin brothers who...
Digital connections and inspirations: How Twitter empowers Filipino artists in ‘next normal’
Reliance on online conversations and digital support is becoming the "next normal" for local artists who used to attend art conventions and celebrate each...
Ben&Ben ‘super kilig’ to be part of Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin’s TVC
Filipino folk-pop outfit Ben&Ben were over the moon after they were chosen to helm the musical score for the commercial top-billed by “Crash Landing...
Critics liken DOLE’s nurse ‘trade-off’ to modern slavery, human trafficking
Critics accused the labor bureau of modern slavery and exploitation following its request to trade health care workers with the needed COVID-19 vaccines. Alice Visperas,...
First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
ACCRA — The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the...
‘Kaka-TikTok mo ‘yan’: CabSec hit for admission of getting blindsided by Mon Tulfo’s early...
A Cabinet official's visibility on TikTok was blasted by some Filipinos after he admitted to being unaware of columnist Mon Tulfo's claims that he and...
‘Not new’: Similar nurse ‘trade-off’ with Japan during Arroyo time recalled
A "trade deal" with Japan during former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's time was recalled on social media after the Department of Labor and Employment offered to...
Golf great Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
LOS ANGELES — Golf champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car careened off a road and...
Angel Locsin showered by support after opening up on anxiety, depression experience
Support poured in for actress Angel Locsin after she revealed that she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in the past. In her ABS-CBN show...
‘Never a priority’: Filipinos in low spirits after Mon Tulfo admits receiving COVID-19 jab...
Filipinos lamented another disregard to the COVID-19 vaccination priority list after Ramon "Mon" Tulfo, the government's special envoy for public diplomacy to China, admitted that he...
Cat-and-mouse hijinks return in new ‘Tom & Jerry’ movie
LOS ANGELES — "Tom & Jerry," the rambunctious cat and mouse duo that has entertained audiences since 1940, will appear in a new feature film that finds...
DepEd draws backlash anew, this time, over module describing nurses as ‘katulong’
Some Filipino nurses corrected the Department of Education after a module referencing them as "katulong" or helper of doctors went viral this week. Some nurses...
Philippine army arrests sister, daughters of Abu Sayyaf leader in suicide bomb plot
MANILA — The Philippine military said on Tuesday it had arrested a sister and three daughters of a slain leader of the Islamist militant...