Calls for cheap alternative to plastic straws, stirrers sought ahead of nationwide ban
Alternative products to plastic straws and stirrers were sought online after the environment agency announced that these products will soon be banned in the...
Happy Hearts’ Day: Single Quezon province LGU employees gets paid leave for Valentine’s Day
Single employees of a local government unit in Quezon Province are in for a Valentine's treat as their mayor allowed them to take a...
Poet Amanda Gorman’s take on love as legacy points to youth’s power to shape...
National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s recitation of “The Hill We Climb,” at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in the United States captured the attention...
‘Handa ka na ba sa higante?’: DOTr references ‘Attack on Titan’ character to an...
The Department of Transportation referenced a character from popular anime "Attack on Titan" in describing a new equipment that will soon arrive for the...
‘Lack of substance’: Some find UP-DND joint statement on accord termination ‘dry’
Some Filipinos found the joint statement of the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense "dry" following the breakfast meeting that...
Bangkok’s ‘street food queen’ Jay Fai is Icon awardee for Asia in 2021
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants on Thursday announced that Bangkok chef Supinya Junsuta, popularly known as “Jay Fai” won the Icon Award for Asia this...
Thai shelter for disabled stray dogs threatened by pandemic
CHONBURI, Thailand — With tails wagging to a chorus of barks and yelps, more than two dozen dogs attached to wheels that support their disabled hind...
In 2010, a virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 was already present in Cambodia
In November and December 2010, UNESCO and Cambodian authorities invited researchers from the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris to explore several sites in...
Most Southeast Asians don’t verify what they share online, researchers say
The majority of online users in Southeast Asia still share information on social media without double-checking its veracity, according to a top cybersecurity firm. In...
Child growth supplement issues ‘public apology’ amid child car seat law fuss
A supplement that claims to promote children's growth potential shared a "public apology" on social media amid the fuss over the implementation of child...
Safety concerns raised after Manila gov’t approves face-to-face classes in UST medical programs
Concerns on safety of medical students were raised online after Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso approved the University of Santo Tomas' plan to resume face-to-face...
‘Sanib prank’: Donnalyn Bartolome goes ghost hunting with paranormal expert Ed Caluag
In her latest vlog, Donnalyn Bartolome invited paranormal consultant Ed Caluag to visit a cemetery at 3 a.m. and ghost hunt months before Halloween. The...
Song Joong-ki battles evil in upcoming series ‘Vincenzo’
After "Arthdal Chronicles," South Korean actor Song Joong-ki will have a new series that will premiere on streaming giant Netflix this month. The streaming entertainment...
North Korea to receive nearly 2M AstraZeneca vaccine doses in H1 -interim report
North Korea is expected to receive nearly two million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine by the first half of this year, said agencies leading the...
Jay Sonza’s photo of Manila Bay ‘white sand’ was manipulated and earlier fact-checked
Former broadcaster Jay Sonza used a manipulated photo that has been previously fact-checked in his recent Facebook post on Manila Bay's artificial white sand beach. Sonza...