Filipino Tiktok influencers dared to team up with Comelec for voter registration campaign
James Jimenez, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections, challenged Filipino content creators on TikTok to partner with the agency in crafting a voter registration campaign...
Eric Yap reminded of ‘anti-epal’ policy as Benguet hospital names molecular lab after solon
Directives against "epal" or grandstanding politicians surfaced after the name of Rep. Eric Yap (ACT-CIS party-list) was seen in a tarpaulin during the unveiling...
DOT’s COVID-19 travel reminder video features the Powerpuff Girls
The Department of Tourism recently partnered with Cartoon Network Asia Pacific for a new tourism campaign promoting the guidelines for the looming reopening of...
How to read coronavirus news and learn what you actually need to know about...
With COVID-19, a news story that may be 100% accurate can still unintentionally mislead readers about the greatest threats of the pandemic. The unintended...
‘A burden on individuals’: Why doctors are against DOTr’s new physical distancing measures
Government agencies were accused of supposedly placing the "burden" on commuters in terms of practicing health and safety protocols after the transportation department announced...
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organization warns this limit...
Prayers pour in for Cardinal Tagle’s recovery
After Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, netizens took to social media to wish his speedy recovery. Within minutes after the...
US lawmakers quiz Disney CEO over Xinjiang connection to ‘Mulan’
A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of...
‘Matter of life and death’: Gas supplier warns public against fake tanks
A local gas supplier recently reminded the public against a thriving market of fake and copycat liquefied petroleum gas tanks. "While the government is doing...
On Marcos’ birth anniversary, #ArawngMagnanakaw trends as critics slam holiday for ousted dictator anew
Calls to oppose the proposal to honor the birth anniversary of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. persisted on Twitterverse on Friday, September 11. Marcos was...
After PCOO budget hearing suspension, Lorraine Badoy sets ‘conditions’ for resignation
Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Friday responded to the Makabayan bloc's calls for her resignation by issuing four conditions for her to quit her post. The...
DOH says no conditions set to access US vaccines
MANILA — The Philippines will have access to potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed by U.S. firms without any strings attached, the health ministry said on Friday,...
Back to school: how to support children as they head into a new class
Pupils in many countries will be returning to the classroom in September after a significant break from being in a typical school environment. They...
Fight against Kaliwa dam a matter of ‘survival,’ says prelate
The local Catholic Church in Quezon province renewed their opposition to the multibillion mega dam project, saying their fight is a matter of survival...
Robredo’s new ‘Bayanihanhanapbuhay’ seeks to help displaced workers recover from pandemic
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay office launched a digital platform to help provide new job opportunities to Filipino workers who lost their jobs...