Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs as coronavirus hits home rentals
Airbnb Inc is laying off 25% of its workforce, or nearly 1,900 employees, the home rental startup said on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic brings...
Rizal Monument lights up in blue to honor COVID-19 frontliners
The national monument of Dr. Jose Rizal, recently lit up in blue as tribute to COVID-19 frontliners. The National Parks Development Committee posted a video of...
Lawmakers vow to get ABS-CBN back on air
MANILA— Philippine legislators pushed on Wednesday to get the country's biggest broadcaster back on air, amid widespread shock and dismay over an order by...
This stop motion film on relief goods reveals the political issues during the COVID-19...
A film student from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde recently shared a short stop motion film about the concerns faced by Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mariane Ylagan uploaded the...
‘Lahat kwalipikado’: Vico Sotto’s COVID-19 financial aid for Pasig residents include LGBTQ+ couples
The Pasig City government included LGBTQ+ couples with children in its emergency cash subsidy program initiated by the national government to financially support Filipinos...
Does Calida have a hand in ABS-CBN shutdown?
Solicitor General Jose Calida's threat to regulators against allowing broadcast giant ABS-CBN to operate beyond the lapse of its legislative franchise on May 4 earned the expected outcome. ABS-CBN's radio...
Welcoming new baby, Elon Musk and Grimes back gender-neutral parenting
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and Canadian singer Grimes, who announced on Tuesday the birth of their first child...
Did ‘Dead Kids’ stars throw shade at Alex Gonzaga’s remark on ABS-CBN shutdown?
The cast of Netflix film "Dead Kids" replied to Kapamilya actress Alex Gonzaga's tweets with emojis in an attempt to edit her response on...
Before COVID-19, Philippine jails already a death trap
MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism) — AN AVERAGE of 50 to 60 prisoners have died in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) every...
Discovery of ‘Murder Hornet’ in U.S. Pacific Northwest worries agriculture officials
Hundreds of Asian giant hornets, an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the "murder hornet," have turned up in Washington state near the Canadian border, where they pose...
Hontiveros bared the possibility of alleged troll farms in favor of POGOs amid resumption...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros raised the possibility of the existence of trolls defending the Philippine offshore gaming industry or POGOs days after the national government authorized the partial resumption of their...
#NoToABSCBNShutdown plea launched anew after NTC issues cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN
(UPDATED May 5; 5:54 p.m.) Calls opposing the shutdown of broadcast giant ABS-CBN were once again launched online on Tuesday after the National Telecommunications...
Amid continued clamor for mass testing, need for COVID-19 detection was raised anew during...
The issues on mass testing and isolation were once again tackled during President Rodrigo Duterte's late-night briefing on Monday, almost two months since the community quarantine...
‘Twilight’ prequel book coming, written from vampire Edward’s perspective
LOS ANGELES — Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores...
Philippines inflation eases to 5-month low in April
MANILA — Philippine annual inflation eased to a five-month low in April, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, reflecting the drop in global oil...