Participants, organizer of CONQuest 2023 issue apology over ‘overcrowding’ at event
In a latest development, CONQuest Festival 2023 organizers offered refunds for Day 2 and 3 pass holders. Read that story here.
Some participants and the...
Cardinal Advincula receives honorary doctorate from La Salle
Cardinal Jose Advincula of the Archdiocese of Manila has joined his former school, the De La Salle University (DLSU), to receive an honorary degree. The...
Gabe Vincent helps Heat beat Nuggets, level Finals at 1-1
Gabe Vincent scored 23 points to help the visiting Miami Heat record a 111-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, leveling the NBA Finals...
Scores detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
HONG KONG/TAIPEI— Hong Kong police searched and detained scores of people on Sunday, including four arrested for "seditious" intent, as authorities tightened security for the 34th anniversary of the...
India rescue work ends as focus turns to cause of worst train crash in...
BAHANAGA, India— Indian rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after the country's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, with signal failure emerging as the likely cause of an accident...
US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter’s icy moon
WASHINGTON— When U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon was asked to write a poem for inscription on a NASA spacecraft headed to Jupiter's icy moon Europa,...
‘Breaking my silence’: Theater actor pokes fun at FB post amid Moira-Jason issue
A Facebook post poked fun at an online post concerning multi-platinum recording artist Moira Dela Torre and her estranged husband, Jason Marvin Hernandez, by...
Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada
Meta Platforms Inc on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and...
‘A glimpse of the Philippines’: DOT expresses support for new Malacañang heritage mansions
The newly-opened heritage mansions in Malacañang will provide local and foreign tourists a "glimpse" of Philippine history. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed this in...
NASA UFO panel in first public meeting says better data needed
WASHINGTON — Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for "unidentified anomalous phenomena," said in their...
Anne Curtis, Gary Valenciano ‘excited’ to help children with UNICEF roles
Veteran performer Gary Valenciano and actress-host Anne Curtis expressed excitement over the prospect of supporting and empowering vulnerable children by partnering with an organization. The...
‘Love ko all’: McDo Philippines’ LGBT-story ad earns praise among Pinoy, foreign netizens
A commercial for a fast-food giant gained praise among social media users in other countries. McDonald's Philippines released an advertisement involving queer people on May...
Maharlika Investment Fund: What it is and how it can affect Filipinos
An investment of hard-earned savings with uncertain benefits. This was how some personalities described the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) following its recent passage at the...
Signing off: Viral security cat officer of Mandaluyong building dies
"Run free, Mingming." This was what cat lovers and fans of Mingming (or Ming Ming), a cat who became viral for being a mall security...
Young artist saddened as client burned painting, initially refused to pay
A young portrait artist expressed disappointment after an adult client allegedly burned his artwork and initially refused to pay him since the latter thought...