ESPN commentator refers to Duterte as ‘trash’ after Canada garbage issue
ESPN sports and political commentator Keith Olbermann tweeted that President Rodrigo Duterte was "shipping himself to Canada" after reading a report mentioning the controversy...
Two years after siege, no return to normal for Philippine city
BANGKOK — Two years after pro-Islamic State militants laid siege to the Philippine city of Marawi, tens of thousands of people remain uprooted and...
Students involved in voyeurism but allowed to graduate has parents in uproar
PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy denounced the board of trustees of a state secondary school for allowing some students to graduate despite being involved in cases of...
Game of Thrones fans attacked by malware during final season
A top cybersecurity firm saw a sharp increase of malware attacks against users who were attempting to download the final season of acclaimed Game...
Huawei unwanted: Asian shops shun phone trade-ins on Google suspension worries
SINGAPORE/MANILA — Mobile phone retailers in some Asian countries are refusing to accept Huawei devices for trade-ins, as more consumers look to offload their device...
Sangguniang Kabataan project exchanges plastic bottles for school supplies
A youth council in Laguna encouraged people in their community to donate plastic bottles in exchange for school supplies. The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay...
Duterte’s ‘youth’ representative Ronald Cardema: Questions, issues, controversies
Ronald Cardema, a staunch and controversial supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, is pushing to become a party-list representative despite several questionable issues against him. The...
Former UK army officer jailed for online child sex abuse
LONDON — A former British Army officer who spent thousands of pounds on directing and viewing live-streamed child sexual abuse from the Philippines was sentenced to...
Popular life simulation game Sims 4 goes free for a limited time
Life simulation game "Sims 4" trended on local Twitter after it announced that it is giving away the game's standard edition for free for...
Philippines exempts gold sales to c.bank from taxes to boost foreign reserves
A law has been passed exempting gold sales by small-scale miners to the central bank from excise and income taxes to beef up the...
Female tourists report sexual harrasment by bus driver, conductor
A Filipino tourist shared how a bus driver and conductor mistreated her and the people she’s with when they were about to return home...
#PaWoke: How smart-shaming is affecting social media conversations
Comedian Vice Ganda’s post against his critics whom he described as “pa-woke” raised arguments on the smart-shaming culture among Filipinos again. The Kapamilya host aired...
Concerns over Congress’ online poll on legalization of same-sex unions
Congress released an online poll about legalizing same-sex union but critics claim the initiative reduces the concerns of the LGBTQ community to something to...
Dengue fever numbers soar on La Reunion — WHO
GENEVA — Tens of thousands of people are thought to have caught dengue fever in an unprecedented outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on the...
Restaurant accused of invasion of privacy for having ‘peeping holes’ in bathroom
A popular restaurant dismissed allegations that its branch in Quezon City is not safe for diners following a viral complaint alleging the bathrooms had...