‘Bakwit:’ Street artist dedicates tallest mural in the country to Lumads
A community-based school for Lumads praised a mural created by a street artist for capturing the plight of indigenous Filipino students in Mindanao being...
How a dispute over Indonesia’s election is likely to unfold
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably won last month's presidential poll, an official count showed, but the refusal of his opponent Prabowo Subianto to...
Nasaan (na naman) ang pangulo? Looking into Duterte’s many proofs of life
President Rodrigo Duterte’s perceived absence throughout the election season is the latest of his prolonged periods of being out the public eye, prompting Filipinos...
Here’s what happens when you cancel an order on food delivery apps
Stories of customers canceling on their food delivery orders and what happens after have prompted some Filipinos to call for the removal of the...
Marawi’s ruins a reminder of Islamic State’s devastating reach
MARAWI CITY — It had only been a week since Mohammad Ali Acampong finished renovating his house when bombs and bullets struck Marawi City. Two...
Dingdong Dantes calls out Ronald Cardema’s last-minute substitution request
Dingdong Dantes, former commissioner of the National Youth Commission, criticized his successor Ronald Cardema for his last-minute substitution appeal as nominee of the Duterte...
Huawei will continue security support for Android smartphones
LONDON — Huawei said on Monday it would continue to provide security updates and services for its smartphones and tablets after being barred from Google updates to its Android...
Text message scam from ‘Office of Wowowin’ backfires on scammer
A Twitter user shared a screenshot of his reply to a spam text message that purportedly came from the "Office of Wowowin" with the...
How online propaganda, trolls affected results of midterm elections
President Rodrigo Duterte’s “cult image” on social media may have helped the candidates he endorsed win in the midterm elections. As of press time, the...
Agot Isidro debunks report claiming she could not accept Florin Hilbay’s loss
Actress Agot Isidro debunked a local news report claiming that she did not accept the loss of her boyfriend, senatorial aspirant Florin Hilbay, in...
Hasan Minhaj pokes fun at Duterte, admin bets, drug war in Netflix show
American comedian Hasan Minhaj made witty reactions to reports about the Palace’s accusations of him working for the opposition due to his commentaries in...
Post-election vote-shaming: Why it is not right and does not work
Sen. Risa Hontiveros appealed for Filipinos to stop vote shaming each other following the emergence of social media posts condemning voters as Comelec releases...
As rains fall short, Manila trickles into a water crisis
On Block 37, the city water supply starts flowing around 7 am. Two or three hours later, it stops. Evelyn Angeles and her partner make...
‘Bring it on’ — Drug war commander invites probes into killings
MANILA — The top enforcer of a brutal war on drugs on Friday dared prosecutors to go after him for the deaths of thousands of...
All issues surrounding Ronald Cardema’s partylist nominee substitution
Sarah Elago of the Kabataan Partylist claimed that Ronald Cardema of the National Youth Commission (NYC) is seeking to replace his wife as nominee...