Best Picture: Parasite

History is made: ‘Parasite’ is first non-English film to win Oscars Best Picture

South Korean social satire "Parasite" won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language...

‘Out of this Universe’: Sam Smith, Kelly Clarkson wowed by Filipino singer’s karaoke number

Personalities joined in chorus to praise a young Filipino singer for his rendition of Sam Smith’s “Too Good at Goodbyes” after his video made rounds...
Jollibee wedding

Moira Dela Torre’s high school BBF gets married inside a homegrown fast-food chain

Just in time for the love month, the high school best friend of OPM singer-songwriter Moira Dela Torre made waves on social media as...
Brad Pitt at the Oscars 2020

Highlights: What to watch for at the Oscars 2020

LOS ANGELES — The 2020 Oscars ceremony takes place on Sunday in Los Angeles, the climax of Hollywood's awards season. Here's what to watch for...
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Billie Eilish, Billy Porter help kick off rain-hit Oscar red carpet

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain marred the start of the Oscars on Sunday, sending workers scurrying to hold off leaks on the red carpet...
Wuhan billboard

‘Pray for Wuhan’: LED billboard ad on EDSA amid nCoV stirs conversations

(Updated 9:33 p.m.) A huge LED billboard along EDSA with the message "Pray for Wuhan" against a backdrop of the color and elements of...

Revival of GMRC subject brewing in Congress. Is it necessary?

The House of Representatives recently passed the proposed legislation on February 4 with 225 votes in favor of House Bill 5829, which introduces the good morals...
Christina Koch

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record mission

WASHINGTON — American astronaut Christina Koch, who led the first all-female spacewalk in 2019, landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after a record stay on the International Space...
Chinese doctor's lungs

Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies; Beijing declares ‘people’s war’

SHANGHAI/BEIJING — One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died on Friday from the illness, prompting an outpouring of...

One canceled event after another in Philippines, no thanks to COVID-19 scare

(Updated March 4, 2020) Major events, including visits of international celebrities to the Philippines, have been canceled over the threat of the 2019 novel...
Novel coronavirus in the Philippines

Should we thank China for face mask donation when Filipinos donated first?

This is a tale of two face masks donations. The Chinese government donated thousands of medical masks to the Philippines amid a shortage of supply...
A long queue is formed outside a medical supply store that sells face masks, a day after Philippine government confirmed first novel coronavirus case, in Manila, Philippines

What we don’t know about the novel coronavirus situation in the Philippines

The novel coronavirus is a newly discovered communicable illness that has been taking the lives of hundreds of people in China and has recently reached...
Drag queens at Nectar

Drag shows and politics mix: Nightclub speaks up on performance criticisms

A popular night hangout for members of the LGBTQ+ community at Bonifacio Global City released a statement following online criticisms against its recent drag...
Nadine Lustre

A fan’s tweet of Nadine Lustre’s cover shoot earned mixed reactions

A tweet of a video clip of Nadine Lustre’s cover shoot for a popular local fashion magazine sparked debate on social media after some...
High demand for surgical masks in Manila

For ‘praning’ or protection? Not everyone should wear medical face masks

Health organizations advised the public that wearing face masks is not needed if they are not exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus following the...