Hong Kong students

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...
A fire burns a tract of the Amazon jungle as a truck goes by, in Areoes, Mato Grosso state

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...
Fist bump

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...
Senator Manny Pacquiao

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...
Cruise ship

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...
Angel Dei

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...
Crime scene tape

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...
Anti-SOGIE Bill

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...
Activists wear hoods depicting families of victims killed in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war as Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address in Quezon city, Metro Manila

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...
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a news conference with Chile's President Sebastian Pinera (not pictured) at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia

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,...
Blue's Clues

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...
Erik Matti gestures with hands

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...
All-gender restroom in Quezon City

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...