How Philippine flora, fauna resemble Taylor Swift’s albums
A group of conservation experts uploaded illustrations of Philippine flora and fauna that represent Taylor Swift’s albums amid the release of her latest re-recording. The...
Viral TikTok video highlights similarities between Filipino, Malaysian, Indonesian words
A Twitter user highlighted striking similarities between the Filipino, Indonesian and Malaysian languages in a viral TikTok video. The video showed three people of different nationalities stating...
What’s new in Ikea? Promo festival, new food, storage products await customers
Discounts, raffle prizes and new food await Filipino patrons of the Swedish furniture brand Ikea this month. Ikea Philippines is holding a month-long celebration exclusive...
Yay or nay?: What Pinoys think of fee policies for public restroom use
The maintenance fees of restrooms in shopping malls were discussed online following the Manila City government's order to probe this practice. A report said Manila...
Britney Spears says she was slapped by Victor Wembanyama’s security
Britney Spears knows what it's like to be the subject of fans' affection. And when she turned the tables on Wednesday night and approached...
Recovering pope will go to Mongolia, Vatican confirms
VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis will travel to Mongolia at the end of August, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday, indicating that his health is improving well enough after surgery to...
Viral: Food delivery rider’s heartwarming cat adoption story
A food delivery rider decided to take home a stray kitten who approached him while he was waiting for a booking for nearly two...
South Korean market tests fish, seafood to dispel Fukushima radiation fears
SEOUL— The largest fisheries market in the South Korean capital is stepping up testing to show its offerings are safe, aiming to allay consumer concerns...
‘Insidious: The Red Door’s’ opening hits two records in one go
In just a day, "Insidious: The Red Door" broke not just one, but two records in the Philippines. Following its opening day last July 5,...
June was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS— Last month was the hottest June globally on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union's Copernicus Climate...
‘My two cents…’: Bela Padilla has suggestions amid Philippine tourism campaign controversy
The tourism department should have done a contest or crowdsourcing on locals for the content of the rebranded tourism campaign. Bela Padilla expressed this in...
‘Swiftervention’: World leaders appeal to bring Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ to their country
It appears that not only Asian Swifties are disappointed that they will not be able to watch Taylor Swift in their countries. Several world leaders...
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads —Semafor
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms META.O over its new Threads platform, news website Semafor reported on Thursday, citing a letter sent to the Facebook...
Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don’t make it a cruel summer and come to Canada
OTTAWA— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to try to convince American pop star Taylor Swift to add some stops on her "Eras Tour"...
Warner Bros defends ‘Barbie’ film’s world map as ‘child-like’
LOS ANGELES— Warner Bros WBD.O studio on Thursday said a map in its upcoming "Barbie" movie of the South China Sea is a "child-like" drawing with no...