Writers Guild of America

Hollywood studios, actors agree to mediation as strike deadline looms

LOS ANGELES — Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors union agreed late Tuesday to call in a federal mediator to try to forge a last-minute agreement...
Cyber attack

Activists fight back as online threats rise

'Digital authoritarianism' seen rising in Southeast Asia Independent news outlets, journalists targeted Rights groups fight back by boosting cybersecurity savvy MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...

Bishops visit Ati village, urge public to help IPs

Catholic bishops have called for public support for the Ati indigenous community who risk losing their land given by the government. The call was made...
Cebu Pacific plane

Social media help athletes affected by canceled flight to Zamboanga PRISAA

Representatives of a private Catholic school are now able to join an annual sports competition after online users supported them following the cancelation of...

Baguio City tourists reminded of parking policy during Night Market

Officials in Baguio City issued an advisory reminding tourists about the parking policy along a road that turns into a popular night market in...
Japanese students

Smart girls don’t marry? Japan rushes to erase stigma for women in science

TOKYO — A third-year student at one of Japan's top engineering universities, Yuna Kato has her sights set on a career in research but...
Dmitry Medvedev

Russia’s Medvedev: NATO’s military aid to Ukraine brings World War Three closer

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said late on Tuesday that the increase in military...

SBJuan9: SB19, The Juans give glimpse of songwriting process for new collab

Filipino boy bands The Juans and SB19, known together as SBJuan9, last Monday announced that they are collaborating on a new song. The P-pop groups...

Filipino fans invited to join NewJeans’ ‘#ImSuperShy’ dance challenge

Kpop group NewJeans invited their Filipino fans, collectively called "Filipino Bunnies," to participate in the #ImSuperShy dance challenge to celebrate their latest summer release,...

Meta’s Instagram to bring branded content tools to Threads —Axios

Meta Platforms's Instagram is planning to bring its branded content tools to Threads, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Such...

Madonna’s North American concerts postponed as singer recovers

LOS ANGELES— Pop superstar Madonna said on Monday that all of the North American dates on her upcoming tour will be postponed while she recovers...

‘Lahat matitiketan’: Photo of EDSA busway violators goes viral

Motorists being ticketed at the EDSA Bus Carousel lane last week earned criticisms on social media for violating the policy despite constant reminders from...

‘Laging etsa-puwera ang writer’: Reactions to MMFF 2023 entries announcement

Kapamilya writer Jerry Gracio highlighted the importance of scriptwriters following a social media post of an entertainment website announcing the initial entries for the...

‘No one left behind’: Senior citizens, PWDs learn survival know-how in natural disasters

Elderly Filipinos and persons with disabilities (PWDs) were taught about storm signals and survival tips in a disaster preparedness event in Pasay City on...
LRT-2 train

LRT-2 management to treat July b-day celebrants with free rides

"Beshy, birthday mo rin ba?" This was what the management of the Light Rail Transit-Line 2 (LRT-2) asked in a social media post where it...