Political opinion, support for frontliners, fan-driven mentions, rule Philippine online conversations amid COVID-19 lockdown
Filipinos turned to social media as they power through the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-running lockdown. As they feel the impact of the global health...
Locked down shoppers turn to vegetables, shun ready meals
BRUSSELS — Shoppers cut spending on ready-made meals and bought more fruit and vegetables, turning to healthier eating during coronavirus lockdowns, preliminary results of a research project showed. People forced to stay...
As ‘Mahilig sa Bata’ page surfaces, NBI urged to probe online child sexual exploitation...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros is calling on the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the Facebook pages allegedly exploiting children online, following reports of rising cases of domestic abuse during...
Closure of ABS-CBN broadcast operations affects Filipinos in far-flung areas amid Ambo’s onslaught
Some checkpoint authorities in the border of Aurora Province were hopeful that media giant ABS-CBN will resume its broadcasting operations as the country faces its...
Asia-Pacific drug trade thrives amid the COVID-19 pandemic
BANGKOK — Illicit drug markets in the Asia-Pacific continue to expand and diversify and appear to be largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, the...
#WeBlockAsOne: KathNiel’s fanbase launches ‘report and block’ campaign vs cyber-trolls
The hashtag #WeBlockAsOne dominated the Philippine trends list on Twitter after fans of Kapamilya artists Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla launched a massive report-and-block campaign against a pro-administration...
Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO
DUBAI — Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of Dubai airport...
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon makes landfall
MANILA — Philippine authorities started moving 200,000 people away from their homes in coastal and mountainous areas because of fears of flooding and landslides...
From ECQ to modified ECQ and modified GCQ, what do these phases mean?
The national government recently introduced new phases from the enhanced community quarantine to a modified general version that will be implemented in some areas beginning Saturday...
Palace’s latest pronouncement to self-employed Pinoys that they can make own IDs can be...
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that self-employed workers under industries that will be allowed to have onsite operations amid community quarantine can create their own...
UN warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON — A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety...
Scrubb’s songs on 2gether soundtrack dominate Philippine streaming platforms
Amid the hype surrounding Thai Boys Love (BL), “2gether: The Series,” its official soundtrack featuring the music of Thai crossover sensation Scrubb, continue to...
#LabanKapamilya: KathNiel stresses importance of speaking up amid ABS-CBN shutdown
Celebrity couple and love team Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, who are normally silent on national affairs, expressed their opposition against the ABS-CBN shutdown to...
‘Ang bongga!’: NCRPO chief’s birthday gathering earns global attention
The controversial birthday gathering of the chief of the National Capital Region Police Office amid an imposed lockdown to mitigate the spread of the...
How COVID-19 cleared Southeast Asia’s traffic jams
Strict lockdowns, school closures and restrictions on commerce to curb the novel coronavirus in Southeast Asian countries brought a rare respite from the transport...