Some Filipinos want to ditch SONA 2020 and here’s what they plan to do...
Some Filipinos are laying out their alternative plans instead of watching President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address. The chief executive is expected...
After YouTuber Mika Salamanca arrest, authorities also urged to hold accountable her influencer friends
Days after YouTuber and singer Mika Salamanca was arrested for breaching quarantine rules, some residents of Hawaii are urging law enforcers to also hold accountable her...
From veerus to oligarch: ‘SONA 2020 drinking game’ lists down unofficial words expected in...
A day before Rodrigo Duterte delivers his penultimate State of the Nation Address, a parody social media account prepared a list of topics and words...
Thousands of stranded Filipinos crammed into Rizal stadium amid COVID-19 risks
Thousands of Filipinos were crammed into a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people wanting to...
Family drama depicted on Ben&Ben’s latest music video ‘Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin’
Award-winning Filipino band Ben&Ben explores the complicated dynamics of a fictional family in the official music video of its latest single “Nakikinig Ka Ba...
SONA a report, not a performance. Filipinos remind Joyce Bernal amid her ‘very Pinoy’...
Some Filipinos reminded blockbuster film director Joyce Bernal that a State of the Nation Address is an official report and not "reality television" as...
On trial on riot charges, Hong Kong newlyweds prepared for life apart
HONG KONG — For Valentine's Day this year, Henry Tong gave his wife, Elaine To, a photo book. It holds the memories of their life...
Lixil’s SATO TAP, a novel handwashing station, aims to improve hygiene for millions in...
Washing your hands thoroughly with soap reduces the spread of disease and can help prevent COVID-19 infection. But for approximately 3 billion people around...
Artist-lawyer shows handpainted face mask to be worn by solon during SONA 2020
Karapatan lawyer and artist Maria Sol Taule shared images of the handpainted face mask she has created for Rep. Carlos Zarate (Bayan Muna Party-list)...
Jason Abalos appalled after Palace dismissed Duterte’s advice to disinfect mask with gasoline as...
Actor Jason Abalos called out the government after the Palace remarked that President Rodrigo Duterte's dangerous recommendation of disinfecting face masks with gasoline or...
Challenging the Anti-Terrorism Law is a host of lawyers’ groups, Charter framers, retired SC...
(Updated July 24, 11:34 a.m.) More than a dozen petitions have already been filed challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which...
WHO chief denounces ‘unacceptable’ comments questioning his independence
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and...
Ultra-rare Comet Neowise couldn’t be spotted in the Philippines. Is light pollution to blame?
Some Filipinos who wanted a once-in-a-lifetime view of the "comet of the century" complained that they failed in their attempt due to supposed light...
‘My world stopped spinning’ – life on hold for millions of Philippine migrant workers
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — He had a visa and just the job - six months of work at sea and thousands in pay to...
This Filipina is one of the Young Champions of the Earth finalists
A Filipina environment advocate has been shortlisted as one of the 35 regional finalists competing for this year’s Young Champions of the Earth prize, the...