Indignation rally denouncing Marcos

On Marcos’ birth anniversary, #ArawngMagnanakaw trends as critics slam holiday for ousted dictator anew

Calls to oppose the proposal to honor the birth anniversary of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. persisted on Twitterverse on Friday, September 11. Marcos was...
Lorraine Badoy

After PCOO budget hearing suspension, Lorraine Badoy sets ‘conditions’ for resignation

Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Friday responded to the Makabayan bloc's calls for her resignation by issuing four conditions for her to quit her post. The...

DOH says no conditions set to access US vaccines

MANILA — The Philippines will have access to potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed by U.S. firms without any strings attached, the health ministry said on Friday,...

Back to school: how to support children as they head into a new class

Pupils in many countries will be returning to the classroom in September after a significant break from being in a typical school environment. They...

Fight against Kaliwa dam a matter of ‘survival,’ says prelate

The local Catholic Church in Quezon province renewed their opposition to the multibillion mega dam project, saying their fight is a matter of survival...

Robredo’s new ‘Bayanihanhanapbuhay’ seeks to help displaced workers recover from pandemic

Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay office launched a digital platform to help provide new job opportunities to Filipino workers who lost their jobs...
Climate change rally in Denver, Colorado

Fridays for Future: how the young climate movement has grown since Greta Thunberg’s lone...

At the end of her first week on strike in August 2018, Greta Thunberg handed out flyers that said: “You grownups don’t give a...

China bars media coverage of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash – sources

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co's release of "Mulan", in an order issued after controversy erupted...

Filipino students, too, can be targets of cyber crime. How to keep crooks at...

More than 2,000 students in Metro Manila were warned of cybercriminals lurking in the conduct of their online classes amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The...

A deep dive into #CancelKorea trend and why it could be problematic

What started as a mistake of a Filipino-American TikTok user turned into a word war between some Koreans and Filipinos that dominated Twitter since...
MayWard voters

‘Mas marami tayo’: Support for MayWard pours out as they register as voters

Filipinos expressed their support for the MayWard tandem of the Kapamilya network after they were spotted registering as voters in time for the next Philippine...

A gamer and a foodie? Food delivery app’s ‘Gamer Chow’ recommends Alodia Gosiengfiao’s fave...

A food delivery app recently launched a section featuring the favorite restaurants of cosplay royalty and gamer Alodia Gosiengfiao to cater to gamers and...
Joseph Scott Pemberton

‘Justice not apology’: Critics cry amid Pemberton camp’s plan to send sorry letter to...

After being granted absolute pardon, the lawyer of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton on Wednesday divulged that her client will write an apology...

Pope Francis: Promote the common good to heal wounds of coronavirus crisis

VATICAN— The wounds inflicted by the coronavirus crisis will only be healed if we put the common good first, Pope Francis said at his...
Salvador Panelo

Panelo slammed for allegedly downplaying Laude’s death with his ‘homicide only’ remark

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo drew the ire of some Filipinos over his remark that was perceived to downplay transwoman Jennifer Laude's death when...