‘Hold them accountable’: NBI asked to probe Joey Salceda, Teddy Locsin for sharing old...
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. over the weekend shared videos supposedly showing how crowded Divisoria is during the enhanced community quarantine. Divisoria is...
Viral audio clip of Duterte allegedly declaring ‘total lockdown’ not true
At least two organizations disowned the audio clip being passed around in group chats warning the public against President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of "total lockdown"...
Anne Frank’s diary in 2020: vlogging from the annex hideout
THE HAGUE— A series of video diaries based on the writings of Jewish teenager Anne Frank during her years hiding from the Nazis during...
Explainer: Who’s WHO? The World Health Organization under scrutiny
LONDON— The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the spotlight as it champions the global fight against the new coronavirus but faces a funding...
Facebook to notify users who have engaged with harmful COVID-19 posts
SINGAPORE/BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO— Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19 which could cause physical...
‘Bounce back together’: Lazada, Airbnb launch financial, housing aid for COVID-19 frontliners
Lazada, one of the largest online shopping platforms in Asia, and Airbnb, an international home-sharing portal, are among the two private firms that extended...
Why Alodia and Wil apologized for their controversial TikTok video
Vloggers Alodia Gosiengfiao and Wil Dasovich released a video explaining the intention behind their TikTok clip that went viral for supposedly perpetuating notions of...
A new king: Lee Min-Ho’s comeback series ‘The King: Eternal Monarch’ to stream on...
South Korean actor Lee Min-ho’s latest romantic fantasy drama series titled “The King: Eternal Monarch” is set to stream on Netflix on Friday evening. The...
Finding it hard to access your bank account online? Here’s when you should try...
Banco de Oro, one of the largest private banks in the country, on Friday advised its clients of difficulty in accessing its online and...
Virus-hit Asian nations brace for double disasters as extreme weather looms
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation)— Countries from India to the Philippines, already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to also battle weather-related crises, from heat...
‘Ano ambag mo?’: Duterte lashes out at critics of gov’t measures vs COVID-19
President Rodrigo Duterte in his latest national address, aired Thursday evening, asked Filipinos of their contributions concerning the novel coronavirus pandemic despite being granted emergency...
NEDA chief resigns over ‘differences’ with Cabinet
MANILA— Philippine Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said on Friday that he had resigned, citing personal reasons and "differences" with some cabinet officials. His resignation...
#EndtheSem calls continue despite UP Board of Regents’ decision to end semester on April...
The students of the University of the Philippines continued their call to end the current semester amid the COVID-19 enhanced community quarantine despite the university administration's...
China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus...
L’Oreal eyes post-confinement rush to hair salons
PARIS/BERLIN— L'Oreal is counting on consumers rushing back to hair salons to help its business recover quickly once European and U.S. coronavirus lockdowns are lifted, it...