‘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...
Tupperware files for bankruptcy as its colorful containers lose relevance
Tupperware Brands Corp. TUP.N and some of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, giving in to dwindling demand for its once-iconic food storage containers and mounting financial losses.
The...
Why EJ Obiena will ‘never ever’ endorse alcohol, gambling services
"Never ever." Asia's top pole vaulter EJ Obiena revealed that he will never endorse any kind of alcoholic products and gambling businesses. The Olympian posted a...
Why do fewer people vote in midterm elections? Prof explains
Midterm elections have longed struggled to engage voters enough to make them take the trip to polling centers and cast their choices. This might...
Currencies rise, ringgit at 19-month high ahead of Fed decision
Malaysia's ringgit at highest since Feb 2023
Indonesian rupiah, stocks muted
Bank Indonesia to keep rates unchanged - Reuters poll
U.S. Federal Reserve...
BSP eyes substantial cut in banks’ reserve requirement ratio this year
MANILA — The Philippine central bank is planning a substantial cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks this year, its governor said on Wednesday.
The RRR...
‘Ba’t bumaba?’: SCTEX toll gate barrier slams down on vehicle’s hood
A driver approaching a toll gate on the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) in Concepcion, Tarlac, was surprised when the barrier suddenly fell as they drove...
New bishop installed in Baguio
Bishop Rafael Cruz officially assumed leadership over Benguet province’s Catholics on Tuesday, speaking during his installation Mass of the need to ‘purify the modern...