Judges, fracking and a fly: Six takeaways from the U.S. vice presidential debate

Wednesday night's matchup between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Senator Kamala Harris opened without the fireworks that marred last week's chaotic debate between President Donald...

UN to step up rights work in Philippines after drug war killings

GENEVA — The Philippines pledged on Wednesday to cooperate with the United Nations on human rights issues after U.N. investigators documented tens of thousands of killings...
Harry Roque meme

Harry Roque could see viral memes inspired by his Boracay video

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday acknowledged memes going around social media based on his pose when he invited Filipinos to visit Boracay for...
Lito Atienza muted

More House drama: Atienza decries being ‘muted’ but deputy speaker denies it

Rep. Lito Atienza (BUHAY party-list) was opposing the second reading of the national budget at a plenary session of the lower house over Zoom,...
Bus commuters

Commuters as guinea pigs? DOTr hit for ‘urong-sulong’ policies after Beep card mess

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade expressed surprise upon seeing the costs of the Beep cards, but the operator of the card for carousel buses along...
Bea Alonzo in house tour

Virtual house tour: Celebrities offer inside look at their private sanctuaries during lockdown

As Filipinos spend majority of the year in their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic, local celebrities are giving the public a peek of...

Refresher: Why reviving the Bataan Nuclear Plant is controversial

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has been one of the most controversial construction projects in Philippine history, and plans for it to run have been...
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Nostalgia hits: Filipinos change Instagram icons to classic design as app celebrates 10th anniversary

Filipinos wasted no time customizing their Instagram app icons to their own preference as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform celebrated its 10th anniversary by releasing...

Popular relief brand Katinko partnered with Filipino artists for its new quirky art box...

A popular pain relief brand released quirky packages of its products as part of its project to promote works of Filipino artists. In a post...

‘Hindi matitinag’: Some ABS-CBN shows and movies return to free TV months after franchise...

Some entertainment shows and movies of broadcast giant ABS-CBN are making a comeback on free television as the public can now watch select programs...
Millennial saint: Carlo Acutis

First millennial saint to-be: Tomb shows remains of young programmer in Nike sneakers

ROME (Catholic News Agency via CBCP News) —  The tomb of Venerable Carlo Acutis was opened for public veneration Thursday ahead of the computer-programming...
Alan Peter Cayetano as House speaker

Allan vs Alan, part 3: Trading barbs on Facebook videos over House leadership

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano traded barbs with Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Marinduque) anew, this time, on Facebook amid the looming change of House...
Francisco Duque

Duterte adamant in defending Duque despite mounting calls for resignation

Calls for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's resignation reemerged after President Rodrigo Duterte said in his weekly speech Monday that he does not find...

The road to vaccine roll-out is always bumpy, as 20th-century pandemics show

If you have been following the media coverage of the new vaccines in development for COVID-19, it will be clear that the stakes are...
Duterte on Aug 25 Speech

Skepticism over Pulse Asia survey on Duterte post-lockdown performance, approval rating

(Updated Oct. 26 at 6:10 p.m.) The high approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte from a major poll drew questions on the survey process...