‘Philippines, Province of China’: Filipinos urged to mass report ‘offensive’ geotag on Facebook and...
Filipinos called on their fellow citizens to mass report the "offensive" geotag on Facebook and Instagram that identified the Philippines and some parts of...
New Zealand’s Ardern turned away from cafe under coronavirus rules
MELBOURNE— Hailed for her leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner were turned away from a cafe on Saturday because...
Cebu Pacific Air defers plane capex, seeks gov’t support amid COVID-19 crisis
The Philippines' Cebu Air Inc. or Cebu Pacific Air said on Monday it would defer previously planned aircraft capital expenditure and was in talks...
Sanofi says COVID-19 vaccine will be available worldwide simultaneously
PARIS — Sanofi will ensure that a potential vaccine against COVID-19, if approved, reaches all regions of the world at the same time, the chairman of the...
India-based FB page ‘DDS Confessions’ might get taken down due to continued harassment
The handler of the Facebook page from India, which recently made local headlines after being spammed by the president's online supporters, lately informed its followers that...
#WalangPasok trends amid lockdown imposed over typhoon-hit Philippines
The hashtag "#WalangPasok" made it to local Twitter's trending list Friday afternoon as Typhoon "Ambo" batters parts of the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The hashtag,...
Political opinion, support for frontliners, fan-driven mentions, rule Philippine online conversations amid COVID-19 lockdown
Filipinos turned to social media as they power through the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-running lockdown. As they feel the impact of the global health...
Locked down shoppers turn to vegetables, shun ready meals
BRUSSELS — Shoppers cut spending on ready-made meals and bought more fruit and vegetables, turning to healthier eating during coronavirus lockdowns, preliminary results of a research project showed. People forced to stay...
As ‘Mahilig sa Bata’ page surfaces, NBI urged to probe online child sexual exploitation...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros is calling on the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the Facebook pages allegedly exploiting children online, following reports of rising cases of domestic abuse during...
Closure of ABS-CBN broadcast operations affects Filipinos in far-flung areas amid Ambo’s onslaught
Some checkpoint authorities in the border of Aurora Province were hopeful that media giant ABS-CBN will resume its broadcasting operations as the country faces its...
Asia-Pacific drug trade thrives amid the COVID-19 pandemic
BANGKOK — Illicit drug markets in the Asia-Pacific continue to expand and diversify and appear to be largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, the...
#WeBlockAsOne: KathNiel’s fanbase launches ‘report and block’ campaign vs cyber-trolls
The hashtag #WeBlockAsOne dominated the Philippine trends list on Twitter after fans of Kapamilya artists Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla launched a massive report-and-block campaign against a pro-administration...
Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO
DUBAI — Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of Dubai airport...
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon makes landfall
MANILA — Philippine authorities started moving 200,000 people away from their homes in coastal and mountainous areas because of fears of flooding and landslides...
From ECQ to modified ECQ and modified GCQ, what do these phases mean?
The national government recently introduced new phases from the enhanced community quarantine to a modified general version that will be implemented in some areas beginning Saturday...