Shamcey Supsup, Ara Mina join ticket of Vico Sotto’s rival in 2025 polls
Two showbiz personalities joined the ticket of a construction firm executive running against Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto in the 2025 midterm elections. Reports said...
‘No VIP treatment’: Concertgoer says Andrea Brillantes refused early access to Olivia Rodrigo’s concert
A concertgoer debunked claims that actress Andrea Brillantes had received VIP treatment during Filipino-American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo's “GUTS” world tour concert on Saturday, October...
Explainer: What Middle East conflict means for the global economy
Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it...
‘New favorite’: Carlos Yulo endorses marketing company’s chocolate drink
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo is now the face of a chocolate barley drink. Multi-level marketing company IAM Worldwide on Friday, October 4, launched...
Philippines foreign reserves reach new record of $112 billion at end-Sept
MANILA — The Philippines' gross international reserves PHFXR=ECI reached an all-time high of $112 billion at end-September, the central bank said on Monday, citing preliminary data.
The latest forex reserves,...
Philippines fully awards P20 billion T-bill offer
MANILA — Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury's (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:
*BTr fully awards 20 billion pesos ($353...
Louis Partridge reacts to boodle fight spread by Pinoy chef
British actor Louis Partridge, the beau of pop singer Olivia Rodrigo, dropped shocking face emojis to a boodle fight spread he encountered. The "Enola Holmes"...
Sarrat parish opens 300th Jubilee celebrations
Despite heavy rains brought by a typhoon, the three-century-old Parish of Santa Mónica in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, pushed through with its jubilee events. The period...
Philippines, South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday his country and South Korea have upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, as he met...
Global Cat Day event to focus on feline health, well-being
Looking for some paw-sitively exciting event? Chain restaurant Hard Rock Cafe Manila will host a cat awareness, behavior, adoption and welfare seminar on Octpber 16...
ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say
TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies HWT.UL, said three people familiar with the...
Crowd-sourcing data could help Philippines tackle deadly floods
Typhoon Gaemi floods killed 48 in Philippines
Crowd-sourced data could improve flood models
Citizen science could hold key to disaster mitigation MANILA (Thomson Reuters...
Bishop David named among 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday appointed Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan among the new cardinals of the Catholic Church. The pope named 21 new “princes” of the...
Fil-Am YouTuber’s Philippine cinema roast ruffles Pinoys’ feathers
A video essay made by a Filipino-American Youtuber One Down criticizing Philippine cinema has earned the irk of some Pinoys online. The 14-minute cultural analysis...
‘Titanic’ director James Cameron joins Stability AI board
Stability AI said James Cameron, the director of "Titanic" and "The Terminator" movies, had joined the artificial intelligence startup's board.
The meteoric rise of generative...