‘It’s like you’re running a marathon’: Juan Karlos on songwriting and...
MANILA, Philippines – Juan Karlos’ songwriting process for his latest album, Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 2, flowed almost naturally. “During the time that I wrote the songs, it was automatic. It was...
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[REFLECTION] Mary, Mother of the West Philippine Sea
Archbishop Socrates Villegas delivered this homily on Tuesday, July 16, ahead of the Marian voyage for peace in the West Philippine Sea, a fluvial procession held in Infanta, Pangasinan. Villegas...
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Global tech outage eases after widespread disruption, new focus seen on risks
Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday, July 19, after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages,...
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What makes ‘BINIverse’ in Cebu extra special?
CEBU, Philippines – The BINIverse had arrived sa islang pantropiko (in a tropic island) – literally. BINI brought their first solo concert BINIverse to Cebu, the island province famed for its beaches,...
View Article[Blue Zones] To Botox or not. That is (often) the question.
That’s it. I’ve become one of the wrinklies. Back in the day when Botox was not readily available in just about every facial salon, a friend called and asked if I wanted to try it. She had a vial and...
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‘Zenless Zone Zero’ review: Free-to-play gacha with fun combat, charming cast
Part-life simulator, part-dungeon crawler, and part-action-RPG, Zenless Zone Zero combines different genres to create an engaging gameplay loop that works incredibly well with the gacha mechanics of...
View ArticleMarcos signs New Government Procurement Act, anti-scam law
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) and the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) just days before his 3rd State of...
View Article[HOMESTRETCH] Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski: What the Paris Olympics means to...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines commemorates 100 years of participating in the Olympic Games – since 1924 – when David Nepomuceno, a sprinter from Albay, became the first Filipino to qualify and...
View Article‘Unrequited Love’: Why Filipinos should hold Duterte accountable for his...
MANILA, Philippines – Two years after Rodrigo Duterte exited Malacañang, former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio, the Philippines’ leading legal expert on the West Philippine Sea, is the...
View ArticleShorthanded Creamline averts disastrous start to PVL Reinforced tilt; PLDT,...
MANILA, Philippines – Perennial PVL contender Creamline averted a disastrous start to its 2024 Reinforced Conference campaign after powering past upstart Farm Fresh in a four-set breakthrough, 24-26,...
View ArticleEvery sTEP counts: The E-waste Project’s Twelfth Year in Environmental Service
With ever-advancing technology come the mounting piles of waste thrown out for each electronic upgrade we buy. Electronic waste (e-waste) has increasingly grown at an alarming rate reaching thrice the...
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Tropical Storm Carina slightly intensifies over Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Carina (Gaemi) slightly strengthened over the Philippine Sea before dawn on Sunday, July 21, with its maximum sustained winds increasing from 65 kilometers per...
View ArticleTrump mocks Democrats, insults Nancy Pelosi, in first campaign rally since...
Donald Trump held his first campaign rally on Saturday, July 20, since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt one week ago, mocking Democrats and comparing former Democratic House Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleAlex Eala bags doubles crown, reaches singles final of W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala and Estelle Cascino showed their partnership has become even more lethal as the Filipino-French partners captured their second doubles crown in the ITF W100...
View Article[OPINION] Rodrigo Duterte and his ‘unconditional love’ for China
Senator Risa Hontiveros delivered the following speech at the book launch of “Unrequited Love: Duterte’s China Embrace,” authored by Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug and former Rappler reporter...
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The making of Kat Sumagaysay and Richard Salvadico’s Cinemalaya entry...
After making the laureled short film Dribol for Cinemaybank, a film festival of Maybank Philippines, in 2018, filmmakers Kat Sumagaysay and Richard Salvadico, also romantic partners in real life, have...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei-Blue – Jones Cup 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Strong Group-Pilipinas goes for gold in its highly productive 2024 William Jones Cup campaign as it stakes its undefeated 7-0 record against fellow top squad Chinese Taipei-Blue...
View ArticleTrump campaign files complaint against Harris taking over Biden war chest
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, July 23, arguing that US Vice President Kamala Harris could not legally...
View ArticleElon Musk launches poll asking if Tesla should invest $5 billion in xAI
Billionaire Elon Musk launched a poll on social media platform X on Tuesday, July 23, asking users whether Tesla should invest $5 billion in his artificial intelligence startup xAI. Board approval and...
View ArticleTaiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi, suspends work, cancels flights
YILAN, Taiwan – Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled, and the military put...
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