McDonald’s to debut “McPlant” in 2021, Beyond Meat says co-created patty
Burger chain McDonald's Corp on Monday decided to debut a line of plant-based meat alternatives called "McPlant" in 2021, including a patty that Beyond Meat subsequently...
Philippines extends termination proceedings of VFA
MANILA — The Philippines has suspended for the second time its decision to scrap a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, its foreign ministry...
Local authorities evacuate thousands as Typhoon Ulysses approaches
MANILA — Philippine authorities have ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Ulysses (International name: Typhoon...
NDRRMC’s text alerts (with warning tone) for threats of ‘Ulysses’ gets local Twitter talking...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council found itself on the trending list of local Twitter Wednesday morning as the agency issued emergency alerts...
E-commerce platforms launch free virtual concerts, voucher gimmicks to attract 11/11 Singles Day shoppers
Big e-commerce platforms in the Philippines launched different gimmicks and events to hype up the celebration of the annual Singles Day festival, considered the...
Apple launches MacBook laptops powered by its own computing chips
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced a MacBook Air notebook and other machines with its first central processor designed in-house for Macs, a move...
Church dedicates this year’s ‘Red Wednesday’ for COVID-19 victims, frontliners
Aside from remembering the world’s persecuted Christians, this year’s "Red Wednesday" will be dedicated in praying for the country as the coronavirus pandemic continues...
Keep hopes in check: Vaccines seen in Philippines by 2022 ‘realistically speaking’
(Updated 10:26 a.m.) The vaccines to prevent the novel coronavirus will only be available in the country by end of 2021 or early 2022...
PSA: ‘PH Coronavirus Updates’ on Telegram is looking for new volunteers to upload news...
The administrators of the volunteer-run Telegram channel that uploads news blasts and coronavirus-related updates announced that they are looking for people to help manage...
Fashion items most likely to receive biggest discounts on 11/11 Singles Day —study
Fashion items are predicted to have the highest discounts in the coming Singles Day shopping festival, a study of an online shopping aggregator said. iPrice...
‘Pa-mine na lang’: Twitter users quip selling reviewers after state university cancels UPCAT for...
Some Twitter users quipped of selling their own reviewers for the college entrance exam after the country's premier state university announced that it would...
Major Sinulog activities in Cebu cancelled over coronavirus
Fear over the spread of coronavirus has disrupted another big religious event in the country. Cebu City’s local government and church officials have cancelled major...
Julia Barretto’s Instagram post on flowers triggers speculations anew
Fans are abuzz with speculations and questions after actress Julia Barretto shared a picture of her smelling flowers on Instagram that had a background...
As Marcos denies links with Calida, Robredo laughs at OSG’s motion supporting Marcos’ poll...
Vice President Leni Robredo made a funny reaction to reports of defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos' distancing himself from Solicitor General Jose...
One in 5 COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days -study
LONDON — Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% of...