These inspiring shadow art and timelapse painting videos honor COVID-19 frontliners on Independence Day

In time for Philippine Independence Day, a number of artists created inspirational shadow art and timelapse painting videos to pay tribute to the nation’s...
Bonifacio and Aguinaldo

On Independence Day, state-run PTV mistakenly airs Emilio Aguinaldo’s image in Andres Bonifacio feature

State-run network People's Television Network or PTV-4 in its latest string of errors mistakenly used the picture of former President Emilio Aguinaldo in a...

#GrandMañanita spotlight goes to Aling Marie and Sinas-dressed Juana Change

Viral sari-sari store owner Marie Dinglasan also known as “Aling Marie” and actress-activist Mae Paner also known as "Juana Change" were among the scene-stealers...
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Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation pushing COVID-19 messages

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter on Thursday said it removed more than 170,000 accounts tied to a Beijing-backed influence operation that deceptively spread messages favorable to the Chinese...
Police in DLSU Taft

Questions raised as large group of cops arrived to disperse ‘few’ anti-terror bill protesters...

A large group of police personnel was deployed around the main campus of De La Salle University in Manila in a supposed attempt "to...

Private sector, citizens step up anew: Donations pour in for stranded passengers near NAIA

Several private individuals, non-government and a local government unit sent in their donations for the hundreds of passengers stranded near the Ninoy Aquino International...
Ben&Ben in Susi

Ben&Ben getting ready to serenade a mañanita celebrant is this year’s #RP612FIC entry of...

The official street team of the award-winning folk-pop band Ben&Ben contributed to the annual #RP612FIC trend on local Twitter which becomes relevant every 12th...

Jo Koy celebrates his Philippine heritage in new comedy special ‘In his Elements’

On Philippine Independence Day, Filipino-American stand-up comedian Jo Koy, whose real name is Joseph Glenn Herbert, will debut his new special that celebrates his...

‘My husband, my partner, my best friend’: Wife mourns death of ex-DFA chief Yasay

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto “Jun” Yasay Jr. passed away on Friday morning. He was 73. “My husband, my partner, my best friend — left us...
Man with smartphone

Facebook says no proof of malicious acts by fake accounts in Philippines

MANILA — Facebook has yet to find evidence that user-reported accounts that proliferated in the Philippines at the weekend had engaged in malicious and coordinated acts,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto

Pasig City to send-off COVID-19 recovered patients in time for Independence Day, says Vico...

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto shared that the city has many patients who have recently recovered from COVID-19. These survivors will finally go home on the same...
Leni Robredo

‘Sana all’: Robredo’s initiative to help education sector in distance learning gains praises

The latest initiative of Vice President Leni Robredo to help the education sector in matters of distance learning as the nation battles the COVID-19...

Netizens jeer at Harry Roque’s comparison of Philippines with New Zealand’s zero COVID-19 case

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque based his comparison of the novel coronavirus situation between the Philippines and New Zealand on population instead of the differences in government response.  New...

Contact tracing: how physicians used it 500 years ago to control the bubonic plague

Contact tracing has been remarkably successful at helping contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Australia and Germany, as well as some smaller places....
Parasite movie poster

Turn your homes into Parks’ mansion or Kims’ bathroom with these newly-released Parasite Zoom...

Filipinos were hyped up for the newly-launched Zoom virtual backgrounds released by the Japanese Twitter account of the Oscar award-winning movie "Parasite" that made...