A step back? Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ new logo does not look modern to...

The new logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas was perceived to be a "step back" from some of today's logos deemed modern with...

Amid pandemic, BTS’ hopeful ‘Life Goes On’ track brings warmth to fans around the...

South Korean group BTS released their much-anticipated album "BE" on Friday, November 20 along with a main track "Life Goes On," which brought comfort...
COVID-19 Dashboard

Govt’s unified COVID-19 dashboard posts ‘zero’ figures. Netizens ask if that’s possible.

Filipinos noticed that the national government's "Laging Handa" unified website meant to be an official platform for all coronavirus-related matters showed zero data in terms...

K-Pop’s BTS marks year of the pandemic with ‘BE’ album, and single ‘Life Goes...

SEOUL — South Korean megaband BTS released their latest album "BE" on Friday and will perform the new single "Life Goes On" remotely for the 2020 American...

Hashtag war? Looking into the battle of hashtags between admin supporters, critics

Hashtag war between supporters and critics of the current administration dominated Twitter last Thursday, November 19. Vocal supporters tried to make a campaign against Vice President...

Can first COVID-19 vaccines bring herd immunity? Experts have doubts

FRANKFURT/LONDON — Governments and officials are voicing hopes that COVID-19 vaccines could bring "herd immunity", with some calculating that immunizing just two-thirds of a population...
Macoy and Heart

Heart Evangelista joins Macoy Dubs’ ‘Aunt Julie’ TikTok skit on ‘tita’ struggling with video...

Social media personality "Macoy Dubs" or Mark Averilla shared a TikTok collaboration with Heart Evangelista where he did a spoof on a Filipina "tita"...

Hashtags may not be words, grammatically speaking, but they help spread a message

Hashtags are a pervasive feature of social media posts and used widely in search engines. Anything with the intent of attracting a wide audience usually...

Ukay, okay! Secondhand clothing sales are booming – and may help solve sustainability woes...

A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to more...

Calls to preserve Sierra Madre mountain range renewed after ‘Ulysses’ onslaught

(Updated Nov. 20, 2020; 10:08 a.m.) Calls to protect the Sierra Madre mountain range and suspend the construction of the Kaliwa Dam project were...
Catriona Gray with San Miguel Light

Did Catriona Gray throw shade after appearing as judge in Miss Universe Colombia?

A caption of Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray in her Instagram post was perceived by her fans to be a "shade" as to how...

Archbishop urges gov’t leaders to ‘set aside politics’ to help disaster victims

A Catholic bishop in the southern Philippines called on the country’s political leaders to “set aside politics” and help those most affected by the...

Protesting the Thai way: with pork barbecue

BANGKOK — In the midst of thousands of Thai anti-government protesters, one man made his own statement - with barbecued pork. Joined by onlookers, he made...

‘Meron akong boses’: Miss Trans Global Mela Habijan hits back at bashers dissing her...

Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Franco Habijan responded to her bashers after she aired her comments about chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo's apology...

This fictional comic strip helps readers identify misinformation, disinformation

A non-profit organization recently partnered with a local artist to help the public learn how to identify false information online. The Foundation for Media Alternatives,...