The proposed 2020 national budget has raised questions and concerns. We listed them out.

The proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 was rife with concerns on possible pork barrel inclusion, priority on intelligence funds and slashing health...
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#EndFRV: Alleged hazing incident at UP prompts fresh calls to end fraternity-related violence

The hashtag "#EndFRV," which stands for "end fraternity violence," gained traction on local Twitter as Filipinos protest against an alleged fraternity-related hazing involving UP...
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Fast food branch retracts ban on studying after online backlash

A branch of a popular fast food chain in Dumaguete retracted its policy on banning people from studying shortly after it received backlash from...

Traffic enforcer on motorcycle spotted without a helmet draws flak

A photo of a traffic supervisor on a highway patrol without a helmet was heavily criticized online as it violates a policy he should...

Reading directories: How defeated party-list nominee Mocha Uson is faring post elections

After losing in the 2019 midterm polls, controversial blogger and former Malacañang official Mocha Uson is once again gaining attention for her recent endeavors...

Siblings from these two Filipino families are all board exam top-notchers

What are the odds? Young graduates from two families are included among the top ten of board exam passers. Children from the Peralta family were...
A garden made out of 30,000 plastic bottles shaped into tulips is created as part of the local government's efforts to raise environment awareness and attract tourism in Lamitan City

Lamitan City turns plastic trash into tulips to fight waste

A city in Basilan has turned discarded plastic bottles into flowers to fill a garden of thousands of colorful tulips, capturing tourists' attention and...
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Yahoo Mail rolls out major upgrade after breach incidents. Will you sign up?

Yahoo is trying to bounce back after suffering from major data breaches in the past years by revamping its Mail app which lets users...
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Wanna be a Greta Thunberg? It’s dangerous to be one in the Philippines

Support for the ongoing global climate strike pioneered by teen activist Greta Thunberg persisted in the Philippines despite being considered the deadliest place in...
16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Teenage climate activist Thunberg takes on Trump’s Twitter taunt

UNITED NATIONS — Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shot back at on Tuesday at U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to mock her on Twitter by changing...
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‘Misleading’: Animation studio in viral post over exploitative practices opens up

The local animation studio tagged in a viral post by an animator who accused them of exploitative practices revealed its side of the story...
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DFA chief Locsin’s claim: Filipinos accepted Marcos and his military rule

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. inaccurately claimed that the Filipino people embraced the entirety of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ rule when he denounced...
Indonesian workers extinguish the fire at a palm oil plantation at the Pampangan district in Ogan Komering Ilir

Palm oil, pineapples threaten Southeast Asia’s indigenous lands

BANGKOK — Palm oil plantations in Indonesia and commercial fruit orchards in the Philippines have uprooted indigenous people and rural communities from their land, despite laws...
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TV audience for Emmy awards dives to all-time low but social media likes it

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. television audience for the Emmy Awards show, celebrating the best of television, slumped to 6.9 million viewers, its lowest ever level, but the show was...
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Deprived of public libraries, Filipino students are running out of study spaces

A tweet of a Filipino teacher about allowing students to stay in restaurants and other similar places to study prompted calls for the establishment...