Calls to free Reina Mae Nasino, justice for Baby River dominate Twitter trends after...

Calls for justice for the death of Baby River filled Twitter conversations after the Philippine National Police took her remains during her funeral. Baby River,...

Disney’s ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Aristocats’ get racism advisories

LOS ANGELES — Classic Disney animated movies "Peter Pan," "The Aristocrats" and "Dumbo" have been given content advisory notices warning viewers that they contain outdated or...
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Voter registration calls launched anew amid public cry during Baby River’s wake, funeral

Filipinos are calling on their fellow citizens to register as voters as condemnation against the circumstances surrounding Baby River Nasino's funeral grow while the...

Blackpink to takeover ‘TikTok stage’ next week

(Updated Oct. 19, 2020; 11:27 a.m.) Highest-charting Korean girl group Blackpink has announced that they will be hosting "TikTok Stage with Blackpink" event on...

21 quake-damaged Bohol churches restored

Twenty-one of the 25 earthquake-damaged churches in the Diocese of Tagbilaran have already been restored, a church official said. Adding to the list is the...
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Events team clears name of Macoy Dubs in ‘technical glitch’ on Jonvic Remulla’s Facebook...

(UPDATED 2:47 p.m.) An events, public relation and music marketing team on Thursday evening apologized and took the responsibility for the "technical glitch" where Mark...

Almost 2,000 Robinhood accounts infiltrated by hackers – Bloomberg News

Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported. Robinhood was now considering whether to add a phone...

‘RENOhistro na’: Popular liver spread back on shelves as it secures FDA registration

Longtime liver spread product Reno is now back on the grocery shelves after the state health regulatory agency discouraged consumers from buying it due to...

WHO study says remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients

Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients' length of hospital stay or chances of survival, a clinical trial by...
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#DefendLizaSoberano: Netizens launch report spree vs ‘red-tagger’ of Liza Soberano

Filipinos expressed their support to Kapamilya actress Liza Soberano through the hashtag "#DefendLizaSoberano" after a Duterte supporter questioned if she was a "member" of...

Filipinos stoked as Lee Min Ho, Kathryn Bernardo named ambassadors of 11.11 shopping fest

Korean actor Lee Min Ho has joined Kathryn Bernardo as one of the new ambassadors of an annual shopping festival. Lazada's annual 11.11 shopping festival is considered the largest...

‘Appreciate the efforts’: Concerned mother calls out ‘module shaming’

A Filipino mother made an appeal to stop "module shaming" in a post which made rounds on Facebook amid the string of reports about...
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Did Karla Estrada ‘victim-blame’ Xyriel Manabat over viral photos?

Television host Karla Estrada was accused of "victim-blaming" when she shared her comments about the viral Instagram photos of former child actress Xyriel Manabat...

YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Wednesday it would remove videos from YouTube containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, expanding its current rules against falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the...

Here’s how to boost your fan experience amid the pandemic

Microblogging platform Twitter recently shared tips on how fans of celebrities could boost their fandom experience despite the continued ban on fan events due...