Hong Kong students boycott classes after weekend of violence
HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has...
Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil and the world?
BRAZIL — A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest's importance to the global environment and...
Duterte got Jackie Chan to make this political gesture
Chinese actor Jackie Chan is the latest foreign personality to have posed doing the signature hand gesture of President Rodrigo Duterte, the fist bump. Chan...
Pacquiao wants a Russian wrestler naturalized. Here are arguments against it.
Boxing champion and Senator Manny Pacquiao filed a bill that sought for the Congress to grant Philippine citizenship to Russian freestyle wrestling champion Egor...
Comedian Hasan Minhaj bares risks Filipinos are exposed to in luxury cruise ships
A Netflix documentary series bared the plight of Filipino employees in Western cruise ships and how cruise lines—and governments—get away with it. Award-winning host Hasan...
Vlogger Angel Dei warns followers against accepting food from strangers
.YouTube vlogger Angel Dei warned her followers against accepting food or any other item from a stranger after a Twitter post about receiving a...
China’s Xi says ‘bigger step’ possible in offshore oil, gas development with Philippines
SHANGHAI — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the Philippines could take a "bigger step" in the joint development of oil and gas resources in...
Link of BuCor man’s death to Sanchez’s aborted release hazy but speculations keep on
The death of a Bureau of Corrections official in Muntinlupa City was being linked to the release order for convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez. Ruperto Traya...
Lawmakers want a ‘Designated Survivor’ in case of leadership crisis
Lawmakers have introduced legislation based loosely on a popular Netflix political thriller called the "Designated Survivor" to ensure the country has a president in...
Why an LGBTQ member strongly opposes the SOGIE bill
Despite the renewed calls of the LGBTQ community for Congress to pass the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) bill due to...
National Geographic to highlight Filipino photojournalists covering Duterte’s drug war
National Geographic will feature photographers covering the Duterte administration’s bloody drug war in a new documentary film “The Nightcrawlers” to be released later this...
As fires race through Amazon, Brazil’s Bolsonaro weakens environment agency
As the world recoils at the sight of fires ravaging Brazil's Amazon jungle, the nation's far-right government is undermining the agency charged with protecting the rainforest,...
Get to know the new Filipino host of Nickelodeon’s beloved show ‘Blue’s Clues’
Nickelodeon’s trailer of the reboot of the beloved children’s show “Blue’s Clues” with a Filipino-American host made Filipino fans nostalgic and proud. Television channel Nick...
Here’s what’s wrong with Philippine cinema, according to Erik Matti
Acclaimed director Erik Matti once again lambasted the local film industry for rehashing concepts that have long been present in previous local movies days...
Quezon City designated a gender-neutral restroom. Will it end or heat up the debate?
The recent installation of “gender all” signs in public restrooms in Quezon City in accordance to a local ordinance fueled arguments on the idea...