Sex, drugs, tofu: ‘The White Lotus’ goes to Thailand
LOS ANGELES, USA – Many Asian countries, including the Philippines, would have offered the moon and the stars, and the most enticing tax incentives to have Season 3 of HBO’s The White Lotus filmed in...
View ArticleEx-rebels’ new mission: 1M balut a month for Negros Occidental, Bacolod
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – They once moved in the shadows, carrying out deadly missions for the underground. Now, former rebel hitmen in Negros Occidental have taken on a different kind of...
View ArticleRoad to faster internet? Congress moves to ease ISP restrictions
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Rural communities across the country are consistently held back by delayed progress, with the digital divide emerging as one of the major barriers that stifles...
View ArticleSam Milby confirms breakup with Catriona Gray
MANILA, Philippines – Sam Milby confirmed on Tuesday, February 18, that he and his longtime girlfriend and fiancée Catriona Gray have split up. During the media conference for the television airing of...
View Article[OPINION] Punishment over law: The disturbing Figarito decision
Recently, the Supreme Court released a decision ruling that a person who commits bigamy cannot file a case for declaration of nullity of his or her bigamous marriage. Many newspapers and internet news...
View ArticleHamilton steps out in Ferrari red at unprecedented 10-team F1 launch
LONDON, UK – Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton appeared in Ferrari red for the first time outside of Italy as Formula One put on an unprecedented and spectacular 10-team season launch in front...
View ArticleCedrick Juan announces engagement to Kate Alejandrino
MANILA, Philippines – Cedrick Juan shared on Instagram on Wednesday, February 19, that he is now engaged to his girlfriend, Kate Alejandrino. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cedrick Juan...
View ArticleFULL TEXT: Prayer for Pope Francis’ health
MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Church called for prayers for Pope Francis as the pontiff remains in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital due to a respiratory infection, involving the onset of double pneumonia....
View Article[OPINION] Normalizing the normalization of the far right
FRANKFURT – With only a few weeks to go before the federal election on February 23, Germany experienced a political earthquake. For the first time, the main opposition party, the center-right...
View ArticleUS State Dept calls out China for ‘coercive actions’ over Scarbourough Shoal
MANILA, Philippines – The United States State Department on Thursday, February 20, said China’s “reckless actions” in the South China Sea were a “threat to navigation and overflight,” two days after a...
View Article[Pastilan] Impeachment means nothing until it means everything to Sara Duterte
One is almost tempted to admire the sheer audacity of it. Almost. If it weren’t so embarrassingly transparent, Sara Duterte’s sudden turn to the Supreme Court would be a case study in how not to feign...
View ArticlePope Francis, battling pneumonia, shows ‘slight improvement’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in a hospital, is in a stable condition and has shown “slight improvement” in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said on Wednesday,...
View ArticleWhich forms of ‘ayuda’ are allowed, banned during the 2025 elections?
In a bid to fight vote-buying in the upcoming midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a number of resolutions seeking to restrict social aid or “ayuda” during certain...
View ArticleSam Milby and Catriona Gray’s relationship: A timeline
MANILA, Philippines – It’s official: Sam Milby and his then-fiancée Catriona Gray have split up. At a media conference for the television airing of Saving Grace: The Untold Story, Sam confirmed during...
View ArticleBCDA offers legal remedies to CJHDevCo sub-lessees in Camp John Hay
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has stepped up efforts to assist sub-lessees of CJH Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) in Camp John Hay, offering legal...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Harapan sa Diliman senatorial forum on the equality agenda
MANILA, Philippines — Bookmark this page to watch the livestream of the Harapan sa Diliman senatorial forum, which will start at 1:30 pm on Thursday, February 20. During this senatorial forum,...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Johnoy Danao
MANILA, Philippines – Johnoy Danao returns to Live Jam on Thursday, February 20, but this time, as a soloist! Danao was one of the first-ever artists to perform on Rappler Live Jam as a member of the...
View ArticleAdiong rescue vehicle distribution in Lanao del Sur fuels backlash over ‘Zia’...
MANILA, Philippines – The Adiong brothers, powerful political figures in Lanao del Sur, have found themselves at the center of a controversy after images surfaced of emergency rescue vehicles bearing...
View ArticleWhat’s your message for Pope Francis?
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis remains hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, battling a respiratory infection that has developed into double pneumonia. The Catholic Church has requested...
View ArticleStellar Brownlee game not enough as Gilas falls to Chinese Taipei
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas could not have asked Justin Brownlee for a better performance. In the end, though, Chinese Taipei simply proved to be the superior team and handed the Philippines...
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