Netizens jeer at Harry Roque’s comparison of Philippines with New Zealand’s zero COVID-19 case
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque based his comparison of the novel coronavirus situation between the Philippines and New Zealand on population instead of the differences in government response. New...
Contact tracing: how physicians used it 500 years ago to control the bubonic plague
Contact tracing has been remarkably successful at helping contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Australia and Germany, as well as some smaller places....
Turn your homes into Parks’ mansion or Kims’ bathroom with these newly-released Parasite Zoom...
Filipinos were hyped up for the newly-launched Zoom virtual backgrounds released by the Japanese Twitter account of the Oscar award-winning movie "Parasite" that made...
Issue on POGOs’ P50-B unpaid dues resurface as BIR turns to online sellers for...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue came under fire on social media on Thursday for issuing a memorandum that seeks to tax online sellers despite the billions of...
Groups to ‘party responsibly’ during ‘Grand Mañanita’ vs anti-terror bill on nation’s 122nd birthday
(UPDATED 10:06 p.m.) Some Filipinos are set to commemorate the nation's 122nd birthday, marking the country's independence, by employing creative demonstration strategies in an...
Rowling reveals past abuse and defends right to speak on trans issues
LONDON — Author J.K. Rowling defended her right to speak about trans issues without fear of abuse in an intensely personal essay in which she...
Coachella, Stagecoach music festivals canceled for 2020 on virus concerns
The 2020 editions of the Coachella music festival and its country music counterpart Stagecoach have been canceled due to concerns over a possible autumn...
‘Watch out!’ Sotto warns anti-terror bill critics days after assuring them they wouldn’t be...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Wednesday tweeted a warning to the critics of the proposed anti-terror bill after it was passed to Malacañang on...
‘Are we aspiring to top global terrorism index?’: Here’s how Lacson is defending anti-terror...
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson defended the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 which he principally authored, arguing that the provisions are constitutional. Since the widespread opposition against the...
Bon Appetit editor Adam Rapoport resigns after racially offensive photo resurfaces
Bon Appetit's editor-in-chief, Adam Rapoport, resigned late Monday after a 16-year-old picture of him with brownface resurfaced online and drew harsh criticism, coupled with a...
‘Welcome to China’ roaming alerts on Pag-asa Island caused by mixed cellular signals, says...
The "Welcome to China" and "Welcome to Vietnam" messages received by reporters and officials who visited Pag-asa island on Tuesday were a matter of mixed...
#ArtistsFightBack: Ely Buendia, Saab Magalona and other artists urge performers to oppose anti-terror bill
Ely Buendia, Saab Magalona, Agot Isidro, and some of the country's filmmakers and workers in the creative industry recently expressed their support to junk the anti-terrorism...
#JusticeForMichelleSilvertino: Calls for justice mount for woman who died waiting for bus ride to...
Some personalities and Filipino users took to social media to demand for justice for a mother who died at a footbridge in Pasay City...
Colleagues, fans remember ‘seven legendary decades’ of Anita Linda in Philippine cinema
Tributes poured in for veteran performer Anita Linda, considered the oldest active actress in the entertainment industry, as reports of her passing on Wednesday...
Philippine students face distance learning until COVID-19 vaccine found
MANILA — With schools in the Philippines only due to reopen when a vaccine for COVID-19 has been found, educational authorities are racing to devise a distance...