K-dramas, local movies, old American sitcoms top Filipinos’ viewing habits during quarantine
What are Filipinos watching during the pandemic? With streaming of movies and shows entertaining Filipinos during the COVID-19 quarantine, a meta-search website recently took a...
Can you visit your dad safely on Father’s Day? A doctor gives you a...
As a physician, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Father’s Day to be complicated for me this year, as it is for millions....
Filipino SFX artist seeks to ward off virus with horror-inspired face masks
LAGUNA — With film and television productions halted in the Philippines due to lockdown, one special effects artist is maximizing his skills by making scary face masks...
FEU, PUP community told to protect online privacy after recent portal hacking
Two universities recently announced that their respective student portals were hacked more than a week after the massive emergence of empty "clone" accounts on...
Amid #HijaAko movement, Xander Ford and Vhong Navarro trend on local Twitter over sexual...
Xander Ford and Vhong Navarro, both personalities in the local showbiz industry, on Thursday gained traction on Twitter Philippines after they were accused of...
Robredo’s supporters clap back at Roque with list of OVP’s COVID-19 initiatives
Vice President Leni Robredo's contributions to fight the COVID-19 health crisis were recalled after the Palace took a swipe at her criticisms against the government's...
To mark Pride Month, these Filipino artists illustrated their favorite Netflix LGBTQIA+ characters
Two talented Filipino artists recently illustrated their favorite Netflix LGBTQIA+ characters in time for the Pride Month. Jethro Ian and Pandesaii used their signature style in...
Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness
SAN FRANCISCO — A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters,...
As Cubao’s Today x Future closes, patrons recall how it became a safe space...
(UPDATED June 19, 2020; 11:07 a.m.) Patrons of the well-loved restaurant-bar Today x Future on Thursday recalled how this popular Cubao hangout place became...
Here’s why there are Chinese help desks in local police stations nationwide
Some police stations recently set up assistant centers dedicated to helping monitor and receive complaints of kidnapping and other crimes involving Chinese nationals. Photos of...
In a tribute to frontliners slammed as ’empty,’ Lapu-Lapu city hall doused with blood-colored...
Some Filipinos clamored for COVID-19 frontliners to be "properly honored" after the Lapu-Lapu City Hall in Central Visayas drenched its grounds with blood-colored water...
Dating over Zoom? Don’t be surprised if those online sparks fizzle in person
For those dipping their toes into the dating pool during stay-at-home orders, it’s been like swimming in a version of Netflix’s reality series “Love...
A look at the online posts that led Leachon to leave as COVID-19 adviser
Dr. Tony Leachon was eased out of his position as special adviser to the National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) after he bared some issues involving the public health...
From mañanita to despedida: How some gov’t employees breached quarantine protocols
After mañanita, Filipino online users are now criticizing the "despedida party" involving some personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection Region VI that was held...
‘Relax, guys’: GMA reporter Joseph Morong explains now-deleted tweet that became talk of the...
GMA News reporter and Palace correspondent Joseph Morong on Wednesday thanked the people who offered him messages of support after one of his now-deleted tweets...