Child reading

Because Facebook shouldn’t be the one ‘book’ Filipino children are reading

(Sponsored post.) National Children's Month is an occasion to call for upholding children's right to grow up in environments that support their holistic development. One of...
Jones Bridge

Fully restored Jones Bridge in Manila cost only P20 million

The newly restored Jones Bridge which cost around P20 million to complete was a refreshing piece of news after reports of alleged overspending for...
Staff members of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong university siege winds down as hunt for protesters comes up empty

HONG KONG — As the final searches for any pro-democracy protesters still hiding in Hong Kong's Polytechnic University came up empty on Wednesday, academic authorities prepared for the...
World Trade Center for SEA Games

Reporter receives hateful comments for covering unfinished SEA Games venue

Facebook users berated a GMA senior news correspondent when she uploaded a live video coverage of a venue to be used for the 30th...
Chairs are stacked inside an unfinished structure, formerly the media centre for soccer at the Southeast Asian Games, in Rizal Memorial Stadium

Sleeping on the floor: SEA Games off to horror-show start for soccer players

Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and handwritten fixture lists, not enough drinking water and food unfit...
Gazini Ganados

Filipinos wish Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados luck as she journeys to US

The hashtag "#MissUniversePhilippines" and "#GaziniGanado5" trended on Twitter as Filipinos express their support and well-wishes to the country's bet in the most prestigious beauty...
Risa Hontiveros

Senator urges probe into Chinese ‘threat’ to power grid

MANILA — A senator urged lawmakers on Tuesday to investigate China's access to its power grid, warning of a security threat and possible sabotage due to...
Kiddo Trinidad

Another Filipino athlete removed from official roster of SEA Games

Arianne Mae Trinidad or "Kiddo" is the latest athlete to have been allegedly removed from the official roster of Filipino players in the 30th...
View of SEA Games cauldron

Why Twitter users liken the 2019 SEA Games to the 2017 Fyre Festival

Some Filipinos online are finding similarities between the Philippines' hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games and a 2017 luxury music festival in the...
2019 American Music Awards - Show - Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Taylor Swift puts rancor aside, smashes all-time American Music Award record

Taylor Swift took the high road as she won six American Music Awards on Sunday to surpass Michael Jackson's all-time record, avoiding any direct mention of a bitter...
Philippine Army soldiers

British hostages safe after local troops clash with Islamist rebels

MANILA — Soldiers in Mindanao rescued a British man and woman from members of an Islamist militant group, the army said on Monday, after their captors...
2019 SEA Games Cauldron design

SEA Games cauldron looks like a scaled down version of Mañosa’s 1996 Centennial Tower...

The SEA Games cauldron in Tarlac has been questioned over the past weeks for its P50-million price tag. Now, social media identified its design...
Jeepney encounters Interaksyon

Delayed anew with no deadline: Jeepney modernization no longer mandatory by 2020

It is delayed once again. The Department of Transportation will not push through is the complete phase-out of old public utility vehicles by July...
Winning candidate Kelvin Lam and activist Joshua Wong greet people and thank them for their support, outside South Horizons Station, in Hong Kong

What people in Hong Kong are saying about district council elections

HONG KONG — Here are comments from voters, politicians, activists and academics on Hong Kong's district council elections, where pro-democracy candidates romped to a landslide and symbolic majority...
US Navy

U.S. warships sail in disputed South China Sea, angering China

WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy warships twice sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea in the past few days, the U.S. military...