Why celebrating Christmas is good for your mental health
From birthdays to weddings and graduations, this year has seen many personal celebrations cancelled, while communal festivities such as Bonfire Night, Eid and Diwali...
Aspiring ‘Iskolars’ prepare as UP announces start of applications in 2021
Social media users are wishing future "iskolars ng bayan" luck as they prepare for the reopening of the country's premier state university's college applications...
How Valenzuela tried to fix the RFID mess with a toll operator
The city government of Valenzuela will continue to be vigilant after striking a deal with NLEX Corp. over issues with the radio-frequency identification (RFID)...
Sharing pandemic woes, rising local artists hope for live gigs in 2021
Rising local musicians Elha Nympha, Sud Ballecer of the rock band SUD, J-Nine and members of hip hop group VVS Collective are hoping to...
Face shields mandated in Philippines: Do they really protect vs SARS-CoV-2?
Malacañang and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases required Filipinos to wear face shields over their face masks outside...
Twitter drags Justin Dizon of ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ for ‘bullying’
Twitter users called out Justin Dizon, a housemate of "Pinoy Big Brother: Connect" for displaying what they perceived to be a "bullying" behavior when...
Thai researcher wonders if chicken feathers on the menu might fly
BANGKOK/NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand — When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle, the then London-based student was drawn to the millions...
Twitter reverts to old retweet function after U.S. election
Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said. The...
Singapore’s foodie ‘hawker’ culture given UNESCO recognition
SINGAPORE — Singapore's tradition of communal dining at hawker centers, open air food courts popularized by celebrity chefs and hit films such as 'Crazy Rich Asians',...
Reading Harry Potter in a new light during the coronavirus pandemic
This has not been the best year for the Harry Potter franchise, assailed as it has been by the fallout from transphobic comments by...
Tabloid tagged as ‘misleading’ for juxtaposing Eric Quizon’s photo with dead brother
Social media users called out a local news outlet for using a picture of actor-director Eric Quizon in its article that reported about the...
Arrests as a joke: Concerns as uniformed personnel nab people in Christmas prank
Concerns prevailed over the so-called "arrestoguinaldo" prank done by the Cebu City Police Office and the Philippine Air Force to unsuspecting citizens who initially...
Local DepEd official called out for lighthearted mention of suicide reports
A local official from the education department was called out for laughing at an interview when she mentioned students reportedly taking their own life...
Who dropped the ball? Locsin’s intriguing tweet on Philippines’ vaccine plan
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. has yet to reveal the official whom he claimed foiled the plan to secure a vaccine to prevent...
Coronavirus mutation – not as scary as it sounds
A new strain of the coronavirus may be responsible for the faster spread of the virus in London and south-east England, it has been...