Beyond Harry Styles’ perfect phrases: How foreigners find learning Filipino

Filipino may be a rare language for foreigners to adopt, but what motivates them to learn it?

Endless ‘endo’: An EO prohibiting what is prohibited and a likely alternative

There seems to be no end to the normalized business practice of hiring contractual workers. Do workers see some change with President Duterte's new executive order?

From nuclear weapons to peace: Inside the Korean summit declaration

North and South Korea made ambitious promises for peace on Friday, including to formally end the Korean War this year, but made only a vague commitment to "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" without specifics on how that key goal would be achieved.

The many unrealized attempts to change the Constitution

With 60% of Filipinos disagreeing with the attempt to throw out the 1987 Constitution, will it be the end of the initiative to shift to federalism? A brief history may tell us something.

The unsurprising aftermath of the Labor Union Festival

The loud partying affected locals to resident reptiles in La Union, where a stretch of the beach was littered with trash left behind by party goers.

Science explains why a rotting durian caused an entire university to evacuate

News of a university evacuation in Melbourne, Australia caused by the odor emitted by a rotting Durian fruit has united Asians in defending the region's pungent but prized produce.

How much we can know about Sarah Geronimo’s burnout

They might be living the good life, but performing artists are also exposed to psychological and physical risks we cannot imagine they would.

Why a Kuwait OFW is afraid to come home for graduation of 3 children

An OFW working as a nurse of a military hospital in Kuwait for 10 years is afraid to come to the Philippines for the...

The origins of Labor Day and what it means to Filipino workers

For some, the first day of May is another day off for rest and relaxation. But for many, Labor Day marks a centuries-long struggle...

Kim Jong-un is newest addition to list of leaders Duterte admires

President Rodrigo Duterte does not hide it when he admires other leaders, most of whom do not have a fixed term.

More choices for commuters as LTFRB accredits Grab rivals

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has accredited more TNVS companies since Uber's exit giving commuters more choices for travel. Previously, the government agency...

American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation, sexual harassment

Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.

Why the release of names on ‘narco-list’ can be concerning

These are the three main arguments raised against the releasing of the barangay "narco-list."

Detractors deride Duterte for asking Filipinos to leave Kuwait

A Philippine labour group and a senator accused President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday of gambling with the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Filipinos in Kuwait, after he asked them to come home amid a diplomatic dispute over reported labour abuse.

Prince Harry and Meghan’s love blossomed beneath a baobab in Botswana

In an exclusive Botswana safari camp where Prince Harry took Meghan Markle on a romantic getaway last year, guests wake to the sound of doves cooing in the trees and hippos splashing in the serene waters of the Okavango Delta.