On his birthday, Sotto asked for donations while Pasig City gave away 3K food...
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday encouraged his supporters to donate grocery food packs instead of organizing a surprise birthday party amid the general community quarantine in place. President Rodrigo Duterte early...
US concerned by libel verdicts against Philippine journalists
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it is concerned about court verdicts against two journalists in the Philippines and called for the case...
Graphics in the time of pandemic: Sagada and Capiz’s ‘festive-looking’ Facebook posts on COVID-19...
A graphic on COVID-19 results posted by a rural health unit of Sagada on Facebook recently caught the attention of some Filipinos for its "lively" design and...
Screenwriter shares ‘poetry of incoherence’ titled ‘The Pill’ using words from Duterte’s nation address
Screenwriter Jerry Gracio on Tuesday shared a poem with words taken from parts of President Rodrigo Duterte's latest national address. The short poem was similar to the popular "The Kit" released by...
Longtime chairman of SMC Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco dies aged 85
MANILA — Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, the chairman and chief executive of Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp, has died at the age of 85, the...
As economy slumps, Philippines lets eateries reopen to recoup job losses
MANILA — The Philippines is getting back to business after one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns spanning nearly three months, allowing restaurants to reopen this...
How logistics industry experts plan to ‘move forward’ after COVID-19
As the nation eases into a modified community quarantine status, the logistics industry—including transportation, storage, and packaging businesses— is taking several steps to cope...
The future of media: more digital and more economic pain, Reuters Institute says
LONDON — The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to accelerate their move...
Did this science org throw shade at Duterte in its trivia on ‘dugong’?
A science organization recently shared a trivia about sea cows, also known as "dugong," on Facebook which some Filipinos perceived to be a "shade"...
Amid backlash on uniform policy, Valenzuela-based private school says guidelines ‘self-imposed,’ not meant to...
A private school in Valenzuela City on Tuesday issued a clarification on its post about a school uniform requirement after it received criticisms online. The Children...
‘Disgusting’: Director Darryl Yap’s new digitial series ‘The Cousins’ draws flak for tackling incest
Controversial director Darryl Yap was once again criticized for his upcoming digital series titled "The Cousins" which supposedly downplays the consequences of incest or sexual...
DLSU fires faculty member after insinuating that Risa Hontiveros should be raped by Bilibid...
De La Salle University will not be renewing the contract of a longtime faculty member after the Lasallian community called him out for insinuating...
‘Freelipiniana’: UP Creative Writing department shares online library of Philippine literature to public
The University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing (UP-ICW) recently offered its Philippine Literature collection for free online browsing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. On June...
‘Inamin?’ Did this Twitter user admit to committing rape in reply to Frankie Pangilinan?
Teen singer-songwriter Frankie "Kakie" Pangilinan on Sunday shared a screenshot of a tweet that might have been an accidental admission of rape amid the debate on rape...
Calls for health-oriented solutions renewed amid DILG’s plan to boost cop presence in ECQ-run...
The call for mass testing and more health-oriented solutions were once again renewed after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that he would deploy more...