#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...
Palace’s latest pronouncement to self-employed Pinoys that they can make own IDs can be...
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that self-employed workers under industries that will be allowed to have onsite operations amid community quarantine can create their own...
UN warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON — A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety...
Scrubb’s songs on 2gether soundtrack dominate Philippine streaming platforms
Amid the hype surrounding Thai Boys Love (BL), “2gether: The Series,” its official soundtrack featuring the music of Thai crossover sensation Scrubb, continue to...
#LabanKapamilya: KathNiel stresses importance of speaking up amid ABS-CBN shutdown
Celebrity couple and love team Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, who are normally silent on national affairs, expressed their opposition against the ABS-CBN shutdown to...
‘Ang bongga!’: NCRPO chief’s birthday gathering earns global attention
The controversial birthday gathering of the chief of the National Capital Region Police Office amid an imposed lockdown to mitigate the spread of the...
How COVID-19 cleared Southeast Asia’s traffic jams
Strict lockdowns, school closures and restrictions on commerce to curb the novel coronavirus in Southeast Asian countries brought a rare respite from the transport...
‘This virus may never go away,’ WHO says
GENEVA —The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would...
Facebook flags 50 million misleading COVID-19-related content in April
Around 50 million pieces of COVID-19-related content were flagged by social network giant Facebook’s detection team last April as part of its efforts to detect...
Virtual Cheers! Japan’s ‘nomikai’ goes online for coronavirus time
TOKYO — Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus, a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in...
How not to do it: NCRPO’s birthday gathering showed the risks of social interaction...
The birthday celebration of the head of the National Capital Region Police Office is an example of a scenario that experts have previously warned when...
In less than a minute, Angelica Panganiban enumerates COVID-19 issues that gov’t should prioritize...
Actress Angelica Panganiban is the latest Kapamilya artist who voiced out her sentiments about her home network's shutdown. This time, she reminded the public of the ongoing battle against novel...