Cops’ seizing of posters at Quiapo Mass can be considered harassment, robbery
The Manila cops' move to confiscate protest materials from a churchgoer was seen as a form of robbery and harassment by a senator and...
Lopezes, death penalty, China: Filipinos note top three topics tackled by Duterte in 5th...
Filipinos on social media took note of some of the topics that President Rodrigo Duterte had discussed in his penultimate State of the Nation...
Duterte says Philippines cannot confront China over maritime claims
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he had no choice but to treat disputes in the South China Sea as diplomatic endeavors because...
Duterte threatens closure or gov’t takeover of ‘lousy’ telecom firm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday threatened the closure or government expropriation of telecoms firms for what he called "lousy" services, and gave providers...
‘Enough’: Ben&Ben vocalist renews call for Duque resignation on SONA 2020
Vocalist Paolo Benjamin Guico of the Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben renewed his call for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to resign on the day...
How the massive #SONAgkaisa protest vs Duterte gov’t was organized
Online protests which translated into street rallies when the general community quarantine was placed in most parts of the country united groups and personalities in...
Sans local media coverage, here’s where you can access SONA 2020
With only state-run Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang (PBS-RTVM) allowed inside the Batasang Pambansa to cover the fifth State of the Nation Address of...
Asia battles second wave of coronavirus with fresh lockdowns
SYDNEY — Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease,...
Juana Change attends SONAgkaisa protest as Harry Roque during dolphin park visit
Performance activist "Juana Change," also known as Mae Paner, on Monday attended the nationwide protest rally "SONAgkaisa" dressed as presidential spokesperson Harry Roque during his...
Some Filipinos want to ditch SONA 2020 and here’s what they plan to do...
Some Filipinos are laying out their alternative plans instead of watching President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address. The chief executive is expected...
After YouTuber Mika Salamanca arrest, authorities also urged to hold accountable her influencer friends
Days after YouTuber and singer Mika Salamanca was arrested for breaching quarantine rules, some residents of Hawaii are urging law enforcers to also hold accountable her...
From veerus to oligarch: ‘SONA 2020 drinking game’ lists down unofficial words expected in...
A day before Rodrigo Duterte delivers his penultimate State of the Nation Address, a parody social media account prepared a list of topics and words...
Thousands of stranded Filipinos crammed into Rizal stadium amid COVID-19 risks
Thousands of Filipinos were crammed into a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people wanting to...
Family drama depicted on Ben&Ben’s latest music video ‘Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin’
Award-winning Filipino band Ben&Ben explores the complicated dynamics of a fictional family in the official music video of its latest single “Nakikinig Ka Ba...
SONA a report, not a performance. Filipinos remind Joyce Bernal amid her ‘very Pinoy’...
Some Filipinos reminded blockbuster film director Joyce Bernal that a State of the Nation Address is an official report and not "reality television" as...