Trump says China should treat Hong Kong ‘humanely’ before trade deal can be agreed
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China wants to make a trade deal but it should treat Hong Kong "humanely" first, explicitly tying...
Transgender women should not be feared by other women. Screenwriter Suzette Doctolero lists the...
Filipino screenwriter Suzette Doctolero shared a list of reasons for accepting transgender women in public restrooms amid the alleged harassment incident of a transwoman...
Viral photos of ‘Spider-Man’ conductor spur calls for ‘dignified commuting’
A viral Facebook post that featured a bus conductor collecting fares while crawling on its handrails recalled the purpose of the Magna Carta for...
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio —Bloomberg
Facebook Inc has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the...
VP Leni Robredo’s camp slams Bato dela Rosa for receiving gifts as a cop
The spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo recalled laws that explicitly prohibit public officials from receiving gifts following neophyte Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's...
How a viral video stressed the importance of respecting the rights of the Philippine...
A transgender woman got arrested at a mall in Quezon City after she was prohibited from using the women’s bathroom despite a standing anti-discrimination...
Many Sri Lankans want a strongman leader, and that favours Gotabaya Rajapaksa
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans, angered by the government's inability to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed more than 250 people, want a...
UP outranked prominent world universities in a prestigious list. Here are some interesting reactions.
The University of the Philippines topping other prestigious universities in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings was seen as evidence that its...
Solving Chinese worker’s death is crucial for the Philippine government. Foreign Affairs chief Teddy...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. stressed it is important to bring justice to the Chinese worker who was allegedly killed in Metro Manila...
Hong Kong’s airport reopens on Tuesday after unprecedented closure
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's airport reopened on Tuesday but its administrator warned that flight movements would still be affected, after China said widespread anti-government protests that...
Taytay, Rizal’s Facebook misinforms constituents on the new Safe Spaces Act or Bawal Bastos...
A recent post from the Facebook page of Taytay, Rizal misinterpreted a provision in the Safe Spaces Act on prohibiting cursing as a form...
Mayor Vico Sotto claims MMDA’s failed traffic policies along EDSA made matters worse in...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto cited the Metro Manila Development Authority’s recent traffic schemes as the reasons that made finding traffic solutions in Pasig...
Filipino beauty vlogger Anna Cay tops list of digital influencers
Beauty vlogger Anna Cay was named the top digitial influencer in the second half of 2018 by a media intelligence firm. This was part of Meltwater’s...
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia — Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil to atone for their sins,...
Mistaken identity? Ex-journalist Jay Sonza poked fun at a stranger who he thought was...
Former journalist Jay Sonza mistook a photo of a random female Facebook user for Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago in a post that was...