Bureau of Immigration

Philippine government’s order to deport travelers from Wuhan: Was it too late?

More than a hundred tourists arrived in Aklan from Wuhan province in China, the ground zero for a novel strain of the infectious coronavirus,...
A Soldier's Heart

Representation of Butuan City in ABS-CBN’s fictional ‘A Soldier’s Heart’ irked this lawmaker

ABS-CBN was called out for its perceived misrepresentation again, this time, by a lawmaker over the scene in the pilot episode of its show. Agusan...

Eyebrows raised over use of funds and logistics for Congress session in Batangas

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano held a plenary session in Batangas despite the imminent hazardous eruption of the Taal Volcano. State seismologists still retains the Alert...
Angkas driver

Potential conflict of interest seen in Koko Pimentel’s barrage against Angkas

Sen. Koko Pimentel’s petition to declare Angkas CEO Angeline Tham a "persona non grata" could present a conflict of interest since he was the...
Angkas riders in protest

Sudden change in policy for motorcycle taxis raised some suspicions

Motorcycle taxi services such as Angkas were suddenly allowed to operate at least temporarily after President Rodrigo Duterte and his former presidential aide stepped...
Medical staff carry a box as they walk at the Jinyintan hospital, where the patients with pneumonia caused by the new strain of coronavirus are being treated, in Wuhan

Pinoys, don’t panic! Coronavirus is a common term for a variety of illnesses

It’s not yet certain whether a Filipino child confirmed to be afflicted with coronavirus has the same strain as that found in patients in...
Lea Salonga in a gallery

Lea Salonga, other talents back 1-million signature campaign for ABS-CBN

Kapamilya talents showed their support for a signature campaign backing ABS-CBN's franchise renewal launched by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. Lea Salonga,...
Volunteers at a makeshift shelter help dogs rescued from the exclusion zone surrounding Taal Volcano in Nasugbu

Nasugbu farm shelters pets rescued from volcano

A small farm in Nasugbu, Batangas is providing a safe haven for pets rescued from an exclusion zone around an active volcano. Taal began spewing...
Taal Volcano

Profit over safety? Two politicians’ decisions for Cavite to return to normal draw flak...

Two politicians sought to continue daily operations in Cavite despite advisories from state seismologists on the Taal Volcano eruption. Vice Mayor Charlie Natanauan of Talisay,...
Jadine

Celebrity couple James Reid and Nadine Lustre’s breakup sends social media to a frenzy

The confirmed breakup of celebrity couple James Reid and Nadine Lustre broke the hearts of fans online. Their names and the name of their love...
donnalyn bartolome life swap

Donnalyn Bartolome did a Freaky Friday switch with a poor family

A video showing Filipino singer Donnalyn Bartolome switching lives with a poor family was not completely welcomed by those who point out how people's...
Taal Volcano's crater

Taal Volcano recharging, scientist says, as shops, hotels told to keep shut

MANILA — A restive volcano has a high risk of eruption as it is "recharging" with fresh magma and rising emissions of toxic gas,...
A ferris wheel is covered with volcanic ash in a park in Tagaytay City

Reopening of Tagaytay businesses despite possible Taal eruption is worrying some people

Many commercial establishments in Tagaytay City recently reopened despite their proximity to the Taal Volcano, over which an Alert Level 4 or ongoing explosions...
Photographer

Filipino slang word ‘layogenic’ is the BBC’s ‘Word of the Day’

A rather recent Filipino coinage "layogenic" was featured on BBC Two, the second flagship channel of British Broadcasting Corporation, as its "Word of the...
A woman displaced by Taal Volcano's eruption becomes emotional as she prays during a Catholic mass in an evacuation center

Evacuees pray for safety at Sunday mass amid Taal Volcano threat

Hundreds of people who have fled their homes near Taal volcano attended a Catholic mass at a temporary shelter on Sunday, praying for safety amid...