‘Pray for Wuhan’: LED billboard ad on EDSA amid nCoV stirs conversations
(Updated 9:33 p.m.) A huge LED billboard along EDSA with the message "Pray for Wuhan" against a backdrop of the color and elements of...
Revival of GMRC subject brewing in Congress. Is it necessary?
The House of Representatives recently passed the proposed legislation on February 4 with 225 votes in favor of House Bill 5829, which introduces the good morals...
NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record mission
WASHINGTON — American astronaut Christina Koch, who led the first all-female spacewalk in 2019, landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after a record stay on the International Space...
Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies; Beijing declares ‘people’s war’
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died on Friday from the illness, prompting an outpouring of...
One canceled event after another in Philippines, no thanks to COVID-19 scare
(Updated March 4, 2020) Major events, including visits of international celebrities to the Philippines, have been canceled over the threat of the 2019 novel...
Should we thank China for face mask donation when Filipinos donated first?
This is a tale of two face masks donations.
The Chinese government donated thousands of medical masks to the Philippines amid a shortage of supply...
What we don’t know about the novel coronavirus situation in the Philippines
The novel coronavirus is a newly discovered communicable illness that has been taking the lives of hundreds of people in China and has recently reached...
Drag shows and politics mix: Nightclub speaks up on performance criticisms
A popular night hangout for members of the LGBTQ+ community at Bonifacio Global City released a statement following online criticisms against its recent drag...
A fan’s tweet of Nadine Lustre’s cover shoot earned mixed reactions
A tweet of a video clip of Nadine Lustre’s cover shoot for a popular local fashion magazine sparked debate on social media after some...
For ‘praning’ or protection? Not everyone should wear medical face masks
Health organizations advised the public that wearing face masks is not needed if they are not exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus following the...
China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus
GENEVA/BEIJING — Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine for China's coronavirus on Wednesday as...
Philippines keeps ports open to all ships despite virus fears
MANILA — The Philippines said on Wednesday its ports remain open to all ships, even those from China, in order not to disrupt the cargo supply chain,...
Let’s talk about Tito Sotto’s endorsement of a conspiracy theory on nCoV being a...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III at a hearing yesterday shared a video alleging that the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease is a...
Trolling the trolls: Filipinos put own twist to dubious ‘copy-paste stories’
There has been a wave of alleged troll posts in the past couple of weeks seen as a response to fears of a possible...
WHO working on recommendations for resuming flights to China
GENEVA — The World Health Organization will work with travel and tourism industry representatives on Wednesday to draw up further recommendations to protect their...