Chadwick Boseman, Trump and pop group BTS dominate Twitter in 2020
LOS ANGELES —The announcement of the death of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman was the most shared on Twitter worldwide in 2020, and got...
In Baguio, a movement formed at a parish isn’t actually Catholic
Bishop Victor Bendico of Baguio admonished the faithful against a group that sprouted in one of the diocese’s parishes espousing “sedevacantist” views claiming the...
Filipino nurse May Parsons cheered for administering first COVID-19 vaccine in UK
The nurse who made history for being the first health care worker to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a Filipino migrant. May Parsons administered...
QC government’s free bus service for residents, non-residents
The Quezon City government launched its own bus service that will ferry residents around the city for free on Monday, December 7. In a statement...
Duterte realizes importance of tests, wants them cheaper
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to having realized the importance of accessible and affordable testing to detect the virus which causes COVID-19 nearly nine months...
Explainer: When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?
NEW YORK, — Britain became the first Western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe after its...
‘Nag-manifest’: Macoy Dubs makes ‘you’ll see me on TV’ post come true after 2...
Social media personality Macoy Dubs or Mark Arevilla urged his followers not to give up on their dreams as he re-shared an online post...
‘System failure’: RFID users refute NLEX official’s remark on toll traffic attributed to low...
Filipinos opposed the remarks of a traffic operations manager who attributed the traffic congestion on the toll gates at the North Luzon Expressway to users'...
Netflix declines to flag up to viewers that ‘The Crown’ is fiction, UK media...
LONDON — U.S. streaming platform Netflix has rejected a call from Britain's culture minister to add disclaimers at the start of episodes of its hit...
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly through workplaces – here’s what is needed to make them...
The small town of Watton, Norfolk recently held the unfortunate title of having England’s highest rate of infection with COVID-19 relative to population size,...
Niana Guerrero, Andrea Brillantes named top TikTok creator, celeb for 2020
Video-sharing service TikTok last Thursday unveiled the top 100 accounts and trends that stood out on its platform this year. The top 100 roster include...
LRT-1 train gets ‘Christmask’ look
The Light Rail Manila Corporation dresses up the Light Rail Transit-1 trains with Christmas-themed decorations yearly to spread holiday cheers to its passengers. This year,...
As officials quell nationwide lockdown rumors, some favor ECQ to curb COVID-19 surge
As several officials deny rumors of a supposed upcoming nationwide lockdown this holiday season, concerns on the possible surge of coronavirus disease cases continue...
Dangers of a sedentary COVID-19 lockdown: Inactivity can take a toll on health in...
As the world digs in for the second wave of COVID-19, flu season and winter, people also face a serious risk from reduced physical...
PNP threatens social distancing violators with caning
MANILA — Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the...