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TikTok artists and advertisers to stay with app until ‘door slams shut’

Ban or no ban, TikTok's partners in the music and advertising world plan to stick with the massively popular short-form video platform until the...
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Pinoys resurface ’80s milk commercial associated with ‘ghost urban legend’

An old television commercial for a popular milk brand resurfaced as Filipinos recalled an "urban legend" that it supposedly featured a ghost in the...

Alzheimer’s drug adoption in US slowed by doctors’ skepticism

CHICAGO — Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is facing an...

Spotted in Seoul: 5-story cafe dedicated to online game Genshin Impact

Ad Astra Abyssosque! Many Teyvat Travelers would be happy to know that there’s a Genshin Impact-themed cafe in Seoul, South Korea – and it’s not...

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and the art of melodrama

Taylor Swift album drops have become cultural moments – whether or not you are a fan of her music. Each album in the Swift...
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Philippines’ budget deficit at $3.41 billion in March

MANILA — The Philippine government posted a 195.9 billion pesos ($3.41 billion) budget deficit PHBUD=ECI in March, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Wednesday. It brought year-to-date budget...
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Gay’s can’t lift? Bretman Rock cheered for clap back at fitness coach’s remark

Filipino-American influencer Bretman Rock was cheered for responding to a fitness coach, whose now-deleted TikTok content implied that gays cannot lift in gyms. A video...

Boeing expects slower increase in 787 production rate and deliveries, memo says

Boeing BA.N expects a slower increase in the production rate and deliveries of its 787 widebody jets as the U.S. planemaker wrestles with supplier shortages "on...

First COVID, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines

Filipino schools send children home due to heatwaves Switch to online classes hits low-income families hardest Teachers call for heat measures, climate change...
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Marikina’s bike parking with facilities lauded online

The construction of a bike parking with facilities for bicycle users in Marikina City earned praise from the local online community. A social media account...

Microsoft introduces smaller AI model

Microsoft MSFT.O on Tuesday announced a cost-effective, small language artificial intelligence model that can perform tasks such as content creation and create social media posts while...
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‘Severely scalded paws’: Pet owners urged to keep animals safe from heatwave

A non-profit animal organization reminded pet owners to be considerate of their four-legged companions as the country experiences an intense heatwave brought by the...

Explainer: Why is the US government trying to ban TikTok?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to divest the U.S. assets...

SM Investments, SM Prime to create maiden $3 billion notes program

Largest EMTN program by a Philippine firm Conglomerate creates Singapore unit for notes issuance SM Investments, SM Prime, investing aggressively in the country MANILA — Philippine...

Olympics: USADA wants investigation into China swimming, welcomes WADA lawsuit

The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency demanded on Monday an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) handling of 23 positive tests...
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Banksy Universe? Social media abuzz by teasers with secretive artist’s name

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila intrigued social media users after it posted teasers with the name of Banksy, an England-based street artist and political activist. Since...

BPI plans at least P20.3 billion bond sale in second half

MANILA — The Bank of the Philippine Islands BPI.PS is looking to refinance P20.3 billion ($353.54 million) and raise fresh capital through bonds in the second half of...

The world’s oldest conjoined twins have died – what we know about this rare...

The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, recently died, aged 62. Doctors predicted that the twins (who were joined at the skull and...

SM Prime delays REIT listing due to market conditions

MANILA — SM Prime Holdings Inc SMPH.PS is pushing back the timing of its plan to raise at least $1 billion through a listing of its real estate...

Taiwan rattled by more than 200 quakes, but no major damage

TAIPEI — Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported...