Captured: These photos show how social distancing rules were broken in queues for gov’t...

Stringent physical distancing measures were not observed in some circumstances over the weekend during the distribution of cash aids and in queues in food...

South Korea scrambles to contain Seoul nightclub coronavirus outbreak

SEOUL — South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a...
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Gov’t task force: Communist rebels used ABS-CBN to spread propaganda

Government agencies recently released contradicting responses in a now-deleted Facebook post which linked local terrorism to ABS-CBN's closure.  The National Task Force to End Local Communist...
A media crew cab enters the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, the office of the country's top broadcast network, following a move by the Philippine government to scrap its franchises, in Quezon City

‘Disinformation alert’: Media outlets disown altered social media posts on ABS-CBN shutdown

Fake social media cards are once again gaining traction online as fake news purveyors spread false quotes of the artists of embattled media giant...

‘The Last Dance’ and ‘After The Last Dance’: Spotify drops music and podcast playlists...

Streaming giant Spotify recently launched two curated playlists tied to the wildly popular docu-series, “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98...

Men have high levels of enzyme key to COVID-19 infection, study finds

LONDON — Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of...
Mom with smartphone

From news updates to grocery shopping: How Filipino moms are maximizing Twitter experience

Moms take the spotlight as microblogging platform Twitter celebrates the upcoming Mother's Day by highlighting the topics that matter to them the most as...

‘My mandate was to slay’: Korina Sanchez says viral ‘savage’ reply meant to...

As several personalities denounced ABS-CBN shutdown on their respective social media accounts, veteran journalist and magazine show host Korina Sanchez stood out after she expressed her witty...
Duterte with House Speaker Cayetano

Blame game at the House of Representatives as ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills remain pending

There's a blame game among some members of the House of Representatives amid pending bills to renew the franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN. House Speaker Alan Peter...
Sarangani Reefs

When spelling goes wrong: PTV airs report on Sarangani reefs with grammar mistakes

State-run television network People's Television Network or PTV-4 recently aired a report about a fishing vessel causing damage to coral reefs off Sarangani Bay but...

‘This too shall pass’: Rico Blanco’s new song seeks to bring light and love...

After a four-year hiatus in making songs of his own, Rico Blanco returns with a rousing new anthem titled “This Too Shall Pass.” The new...

Explainer: What do studies on new coronavirus mutations tell us?

LONDON— A series of studies of the genomes of thousands of samples of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 show that it is mutating and evolving...
ABS-CBN

TV Patrol makes surprise comeback via ABS-CBN’s units, subsidiaries

Embattled broadcast giant ABS-CBN on Thursday announced that its flagship news program, "TV Patrol" can now be streamed on its online platforms and other properties not...
Media workers

#ThankAJournalist: How Twitter commemorates World Press Freedom Day

Microblogging platform Twitter recently commemorated the World Press Freedom Day by initiating the #ThankAJournalist movement which aims to recognize the efforts of the press working...

Defining ‘dura lex, sed lex’ in the context of ABS-CBN shutdown

The Latin phrase and legal term "dura lex, sed lex," which translates to "it is harsh, but it is the law," was used by some Filipinos who expressed...