Timeline: Tupperware – from a US household brand to an indebted kitchenware maker
Tupperware Brands TUP.N filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, after years of struggling with poor demand for its food storage containers and rising financial losses.
READ: Tupperware files for...
Valentine’s Date: A1 to serenade fans in Manila in February 2025
Calling all '90s pop fans! British-Norwegian pop boy band A1 announced their return to Manila, promising to make their Filipino fans' Valentine’s Day extra special. Save...
Small Laude’s grocery vlog resurfaces amid viral customer rant on packaging
Socialite and content creator Small Laude's grocery shopping vlog with her sister Alice Eduardo resurfaced amid a customer's viral complaint about a grocery shop's...
TikTok users dive into Holiday shopping as early as September — insights
The Philippines is known for celebrating the holiday season the longest, with festivities beginning as early as September. The -Ber months (those ending in...
Marbel diocese declares state of climate emergency
A southern Catholic diocese has joined the ranks of church institutions declaring a climate emergency in all its parishes, saying that urgent and long-lasting...
Chloe San Jose, Carlos Yulo receive gift bags from ‘Toni Talks’ team
"Heart to heart." This was how content creator Chloe San Jose described her interview for the online talk show of host Toni Gonzaga, along with...
Asian currencies weaken, Malaysian ringgit falls most
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0205 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
143.720
142.27
-1.01 Sing dlr
1.299
1.295
-0.31 Taiwan dlr
32.042
31.94
-0.32 Korean won
1334.400
1329.6
-0.36 Baht
33.450
33.325
-0.37 Peso
55.840
55.715
-0.22 Rupiah
15340.000
15330
-0.07 Rupee
83.750
83.75
+0.00 Ringgit
4.270
4.242
-0.66 Yuan
7.103
7.078
-0.36 Change...
‘Another mother’: Bea Binene hangs out with Robredo in Naga City
Actress Bea Binene met with former vice president Leni Robredo whom she considered her "another mother." The "Safe Skies, Archer" actress posted pictures of her...
Inside the US push to steer Vietnam’s subsea cable plans away from China
US officials held meetings over Vietnam cables, sources say
US shared intel with Hanoi over possible cable sabotage, sources say
Vietnam open to...
9 in 10 Filipinos watch YouTube, draws higher ad returns than TV – Google
Nine in 10 Filipinos use video-sharing platform, YouTube, nationwide, increasing its viewership on televisions by more than double over the past three years, Google Philippines...
‘Distinct’ and ‘extinct’: Report on two water buffalos being distinct species goes viral
Reading comprehension left the group? Online Filipinos were baffled by the thousands of sad reactions a news report received which was about the distinctness of...
Filipino Catholics connect faith and heritage in first bilingual Mass
Last year, during the Simbang Gabi celebrations – a Filipino devotion that occurs each year during Advent – the Filipino communities at different Charlottesville...
BSP has no plans for longer-tenor securities, governor says
MANILA — The Philippine central bank has no plans to issue longer-term securities beyond the existing 28- and 56-day tenors, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor...
‘Sabi na eh’: Buzz as Joshua Garcia dubs character in ‘Inside Out 2’
"Sabi na eh." This was what some online Filipinos commented after Disney+ Philippines announced that Kapamilya heartthrob Joshua Garcia will voice the Filipino dub of...
Lea Salonga pitches Sarah Geronimo as next Filipino star at Madame Tussauds
Broadway icon Lea Salonga has another singer in mind when asked who should be the next Filipino wax legend immortalized with a wax figure and...