Refresher: Why reviving the Bataan Nuclear Plant is controversial

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has been one of the most controversial construction projects in Philippine history, and plans for it to run have been...
Instagram on smartphone

Nostalgia hits: Filipinos change Instagram icons to classic design as app celebrates 10th anniversary

Filipinos wasted no time customizing their Instagram app icons to their own preference as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform celebrated its 10th anniversary by releasing...

Popular relief brand Katinko partnered with Filipino artists for its new quirky art box...

A popular pain relief brand released quirky packages of its products as part of its project to promote works of Filipino artists. In a post...

‘Hindi matitinag’: Some ABS-CBN shows and movies return to free TV months after franchise...

Some entertainment shows and movies of broadcast giant ABS-CBN are making a comeback on free television as the public can now watch select programs...
Millennial saint: Carlo Acutis

First millennial saint to-be: Tomb shows remains of young programmer in Nike sneakers

ROME (Catholic News Agency via CBCP News) —  The tomb of Venerable Carlo Acutis was opened for public veneration Thursday ahead of the computer-programming...
Alan Peter Cayetano as House speaker

Allan vs Alan, part 3: Trading barbs on Facebook videos over House leadership

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano traded barbs with Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Marinduque) anew, this time, on Facebook amid the looming change of House...
Francisco Duque

Duterte adamant in defending Duque despite mounting calls for resignation

Calls for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's resignation reemerged after President Rodrigo Duterte said in his weekly speech Monday that he does not find...

The road to vaccine roll-out is always bumpy, as 20th-century pandemics show

If you have been following the media coverage of the new vaccines in development for COVID-19, it will be clear that the stakes are...
Duterte on Aug 25 Speech

Skepticism over Pulse Asia survey on Duterte post-lockdown performance, approval rating

(Updated Oct. 26 at 6:10 p.m.) The high approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte from a major poll drew questions on the survey process...
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Cameo alert: Teaser of upcoming Park Seo-joon cameos in ‘Record of Youth’

From Kim Hye-yoon to Seo Hyun-jin, Record of Youth is continuing to impress with its exciting lineup of star cameos. For its 9th episode, streaming...
Risa Hontiveros

Hontiveros to pen letter to Converge, DICT amid complaints against internet service

An internet service provider is once again on hot seat after Sen. Risa Hontiveros shared that she will write a letter to the company...

Duterte scores record high rating, despite virus crisis

MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's approval rating has hit a record high, an opinion poll showed on Monday, despite a stubborn coronavirus crisis that...

Briones declares ‘victory over COVID-19’ as students, teachers continue to struggle in distance learning

Education Secretary Leonor Briones declared that "victory over COVID-19" has been supposedly achieved as the nation officially begins its academic school year through distance...

On World Teachers’ Day, education advocates give spotlight to gaps in the country’s teaching...

A civic society group urged the national government to recognize the struggles of teachers in the new remote learning environment in light of World...

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

VANCOUVER — Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQI+ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the...