Oblation at UP Diliman

‘Fighting’: UP applicants brace selves as college admission portal officially opens

Aspiring "iskolars ng bayan" braced themselves as the University of the Philippines resumed its online portal for admissions on Friday morning after it failed...

Stopping the spread of COVID-19 misinformation is the best 2021 New Year’s resolution

As we begin a new year and head back (at least virtually) to work and school, we might be thinking about personal things we...

Black Nazarene devotion should draw faithful to charity — bishop

Without love and concern for others, a person’s devotion to Jesus Christ is false, a Catholic bishop said. Presiding over a novena Mass at Quiapo...

Elon Musk leaves behind Amazon’s Bezos to become world’s richest person – Bloomberg News

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc's top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Including Thursday's...
Black Nazarene devotees

Take responsibility: Black Nazarene devotees urged to observe Traslacion 2021 at home

An environmental group and a group of health care professionals reminded the devotees of the Black Nazarene to observe the traditional activities for Traslacion...

Less than a third of Filipinos open to COVID-19 jabs – survey

MANILA — Less than a third of Filipinos are willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, as the government...
Dunkin Donuts drive-thru

Long-running donut chain opens first-ever drive-thru service

Donut enthusiasts welcomed the move of a long-running donut chain to establish a drive-thru service for its customers on-the-go in Quezon City. Dunkin' Donuts Philippines...

Consider medical frontliners: Palace hit for plan to ease travel ban on countries with...

Filipinos urged the national government to consider the medical frontliners' welfare after the Palace said that there is a possibility that the travel ban...

Filipinos correct DepEd over errors on music lesson video

The Department of Education once again drew criticisms after posting a flawed music lesson video. In a video posted on DepEd's YouTube channel last December, a...

Trump summoned supporters to ‘wild’ protest, and told them to fight. They did.

WASHINGTON — The chaos in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday unfolded after President Donald Trump spent weeks whipping up his supporters with false allegations of fraud in...

‘Kulang sa sistema’: Push for forensic science education highlighted amid lack of forensic pathologists...

The need for proper forensic science education in the Philippines was highlighted following reports that there are only two forensic pathologists in the country. The...

Exhausted by 2020? Here are 5 ways to recover and feel more rested throughout...

For most of us, 2020 was an exhausting year. The COVID-19 pandemic heralded draining physical health concerns, social isolation, job dislocation, uncertainty about the...
US Capitol siege

Spotted: ‘Walis tambo’ hogs spotlight in pro-Trump rally at US Capitol

The "walis tambo" or the soft broom usually part of typical Filipino households earned online buzz after some local social media users noticed its...

Scaling roofs and mountains, Filipino students battle to take online classes

MANILA — Since the pandemic forced him into remote learning, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has often had to climb on to the corrugated iron...

Jack Ma: China’s spat with billionaire is part of bigger push to control big...

Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Several recent articles reported that Ma offended the Chinese authorities by...