UAE jails Filipino for 10 years for joining Islamic State-media
DUBAI — A man from the Philippines has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the United Arab Emirates for being a member of Islamic...
Mayor Isko Moreno’s reasons for a major Manila makeover
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno launched massive cleanup operations in his first month on the job, organizing informal hawkers that used to crowd the streets...
Publishing house decodes language in impersonation video of ‘Kadenang Ginto’
A publishing house attempted to decode what the girl who famously impersonated a scene from “Kadenang Ginto” was trying to say in her viral...
Yeng Constantino is latest celebrity to have medical emergency in Siargao
Testimonies from the colleagues of the doctor whom pop diva Yeng Constantino accused of medical malpractice showed the overall need to improve the health...
#PrayForHongKong trends as Filipinos express solidarity with protesters
The hashtag #PrayForHongKong trended on Twitter in the Philippines as Filipinos offer their solidarity to citizens of the special administrative region of China amid...
Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc said that new rules and product changes aimed at protecting users' privacy would slow its revenue growth into next year...
China warns of war in case of move towards Taiwan independence
BEIJING — China warned on Wednesday it was ready for war if there was any move toward Taiwan's independence, accusing the United States of...
Viral picture of men promoting ROTC with perceived innuendo
A viral picture of young men seemingly promoting the Reserve Officers Training Corps program on a blackboard concerned some Filipinos who perceived their message...
Leila de Lima just penned a New York Times op-ed while in detention
She just keeps on writing. Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, was able to publish her thoughts to...
Meaningful or a distraction? Debate on the backdrop for Duterte’s SONA
The background design for the State of the Nation Address is undoubted of cultural significance, but was it the most appropriate for the setting? A...
The Filipino chauffeur with a British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II honored a Filipino driver with the British Empire Medal for his long service chauffering British ambassadors to Manila and some members...
Jollibee buying US firm Coffee Bean for $100 million
MANILA — Jollibee Foods Corp said on Wednesday it is buying U.S. brand Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for $100 million. Jollibee said in a stock...
Duterte on ‘Filipino time’: Scant reason given for 1-hour SONA delay
The State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, started nearly an hour after the scheduled time.
No trolling this time on Nancy Binay’s SONA outfit
Where have all the trolls gone? Nancy Binay went through a successful rebranding from being a subject of ridicule online to becoming a social...
Swift, Grande lead VMA nominations but K-pop fans unhappy
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande dominated nominations on Tuesday for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) with 10 apiece, but some...