Friday the 13th in the Philippines

‘Friday the 13th’ searches spike in Philippines amid mishaps, Israel’s strike

Search interest in “Friday the 13th” spiked in the Philippines on Friday, June 13, according to Google Trends. The day, after all, has long been...

‘Tongue energy’: Alden Richards strikes viral pose while rating Pinoy dishes

Actor Alden Richards joined the viral "Tongue Pose" challenge on TikTok. In a TikTok video posted on Thursday, June 12, titled “Rating Pinoy food,” Alden...

‘This is a mission of love’: Archbishop calls youth to deeper faith at NYD...

“Life’s journey is not simply travel. It is a pilgrimage — a journey with Jesus. And that pilgrimage, we call discipleship.” With these words, Archbishop...

Duterte seeks interim release from ICC

Duterte requests interim release citing age and humanitarian reasons Counsel claims Duterte not a flight risk, lacks former influence Drug war victims oppose...

Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms

Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify SPOT.N and instant messaging...
Air India plane crash

‘Many killed’ as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes

AHMEDABAD, India — An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city...
Koko Pimentel hugs Grace Poe

‘Character developments’ observed in Senate sessions on impeach trial

Senators gather with the graduating members of the upper chamber — Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, Nancy Binay, Bong Revilla Jr., Grace Poe, and Cynthia Villar — following the final session of the 19th Congress on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (The STAR/Jesse Bustos)
Islamic State comeback

Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq

DAMASCUS — Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to...
Katrina Ermino wedding gown

Kat Ermino’s Divisoria-made wedding gown? It’s not what you think

Newly-wed content creator Katrina Ermino has sparked conversation online after it was revealed that her intricately designed wedding gown came from Divisoria — a...

What makes somebody a narcissist? Mounting evidence suggests links to insecure attachment styles

Narcissism has become the armchair diagnosis of the decade. Social media is awash with people flinging the label around. Everyone’s ex seems to be...
Robe-less senators at impeachment

Symbol or a slip? When Marcos, Padilla, Villar went robe-less at impeach trial kickoff

Three senators stood out as senators convened to open Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial toward the end of the Senate session on Tuesday,...

Why light makeup is not cheaper, according to artist Paul Unating

Makeup artist Elmery Paul Unating has set the record straight on pricing for light and fresh makeup. In a post on Threads, Paul explained why clients...
Donald Trump watching Les Miserables

Trump met with cheers, boos at Kennedy Center as he attends ‘Les Miserables’

WASHINGTON, Philippines — U.S. President Donald Trump was greeted with a high-volume mix of boos and cheers on Wednesday as he took his seat...

‘Apology not accepted’: Dizon rejects bus company’s statement on viral ‘racing’ video

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon did not accept the apology from the bus company whose units were allegedly seen racing each other in Nueva Vizcaya. In...

Pope Leo XIV: The Church ‘will always defend the sacred right to believe in...

VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV received papal representatives at the Vatican on Tuesday, reminding them that the Church “will always defend the sacrosanct right to...