‘Not promoting toxic positivity’: Moira dela Torre defends Mental Health Awareness Month message

Singer-songwriter Moira dela Torre described depression and anxiety as "passing seasons" in her message as Mental Health Awareness Month ends. Mental Health Awareness Month was...

California’s Coachella music festival to return in April 2022

LOS ANGELES — The Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert will return for the first time in two years in April 2022, the organizer announced...

Thailand’s first AstraZeneca vaccine exports to Philippines delayed, government adviser says

MANILA — Delivery to the Philippines of the first batches of a promised 17 million doses of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccines has been delayed by several weeks...

WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, paving the way...
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Southeast Asia’s coronavirus surge prompts shutdowns and alarm

A sharp rise in coronavirus cases from new variants in parts of Southeast Asia that had been less affected by the pandemic has prompted...
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‘Marunong na mag-lower angle’: MJ Lastimosa turns beauty queen friends to instant Instagram photographers

Miss Universe Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa is turning her beauty queen friends into amateur photographers as she enjoys her visit to the United States...

Where’s aid for health workers? Govt asked as Bayanihan 3 chunk benefits military, police

Some Filipinos urged the government to prioritize healthcare workers, the foremost frontliners in the country's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, after a preview of...

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

WHO gives new, simpler names to variants Gods, invented names were also considered Geographical names lead to stigma, WHO says GENEVA — Coronavirus variants with...
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Fans can now ‘summon’ Alexandra Trese to tweets by using these phrases

Twitterverse can now "summon" Alexandra Trese, the occult investigator from the Philippine-made anime series to be shown on Netflix, by tweeting certain phrases on...

American priest who arrived with MacArthur at end of World War II dies

Maryknoll priest James Jay Timothy Thomas Patrick Paul Ferry, vicar for the religious of the Archdiocese of Manila, died on May 28, 2021, due...
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Netizens revive #PulisAngTerorista to condemn killing of grandmother by off-duty cop

The hashtag "#PulisAngTerorista" landed on local Twitter's trending list on Tuesday morning after Filipino online users learned another incident of police brutality when an...
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How internet users can prevent being victimized by doxing

As Filipinos spend majority of their time on social media, a global cybersecurity company shared tips on how they can protect themselves from an...

Monde Nissin debuts 0.14% lower after $1B Philippine IPO

IPO was biggest-ever locally; SE Asia's second-biggest this year Priced conservatively in region's worst-performing market Fresh funding will "supercharge" growth -CEO MANILA — Monde Nissin...

Philippines extends COVID-19 curbs in NCR, ban on inbound travel from several countries

MANILA — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday prolonged partial coronavirus curbs in the capital and nearby provinces until mid-June to contain infections that have been decreasing...
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‘God’ responds to Duterte’s ‘divine intervention’ comment on VP bid

President Rodrigo Duterte is leaving it up divine intervention when it comes to a possible plan on running for vice president in the next...