What to expect from Martha Stewart’s Homeware Collection, which is now in Manila
MANILA, Philippines – If you’re a home improvement junkie whose idea of a good time is reorganizing your kitchen cabinets or setting a nice dinner table just because, then the arrival of Martha...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: How Filipinos celebrated Easter Sunday 2025
MANILA, Philippines – He is risen! Christians from across the globe rejoice as they remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, April 20. In the Philippines, Catholics kick off the...
View Article[Time Trowel] How Indonesian nutmeg built New York and reshaped the Philippines
A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick – a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock...
View Article‘Wonderful day’ as Dodgers’ Ohtani and wife welcome first child
LOS ANGELES, USA – Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko have welcomed their first child, a girl, the Los Angeles Dodgers star announced via social media on Saturday, April 19. “Welcome to the Ohtani Family!...
View ArticleWATCH: The lapses of Villars’ PrimeWater in Cavite, and why they are an...
MANILA, Philippines – For years now, residents in water districts serviced by utility firm PrimeWater in Cavite have endured constant water interruptions. Some have had enough. Rappler reporter Dwight...
View ArticleUndefeated Charly Suarez leaves for US as underdog vs Mexican foe Navarrete
MANILA, Philippines – After spending Holy Week in training, Charly Suarez will be sparring for six rounds on Monday, April 21, before taking the night flight bound for Los Angeles, California. That’s...
View ArticleGladys Reyes, Barbie Forteza attest to Nora Aunor’s humility, warmth
MANILA, Philippines – For someone who is synonymous with the term “superstar,” Nora Aunor never made the people around her feel that she was one. Those who were privileged to have worked with Aunor...
View ArticleLIST: May 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for May 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. May 2 – Bauan, Batangas,...
View ArticleIt’s time to update confidential funds circular, says ex-COA official Heidi...
MANILA, Philippines –A 10-year-old circular that laid out regulations surrounding the use of confidential funds need to be revisited to better prevent corruption, according to former Commission on...
View Article[Edgewise] Our daily dread in Trump’s America
What’s it like to live in the United States right now? How about waking up every day to despotic actions and orders spewed by the White House. “What??!!,” is one’s reflexive gasp. Every morning....
View ArticleBiblical beatdown: Thunder smite Grizzlies by 51 points in playoffs...
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points off the bench and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-80 home rout in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series. The Thunder had...
View ArticleDirector Andrew Ahn on reimagining Ang Lee’s queer classic ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Filmmaker Andrew Ahn still reels from the standing ovation he got at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for The Wedding Banquet, his nothing-novel yet slick, incredibly heartfelt remake of Ang Lee’s...
View ArticlePope Francis, a Trump critic, meets US VP Vance on Easter morning
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning, April 20, with US Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican said in a statement. Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with...
View ArticlePentagon chief Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal...
WASHINGTON, USA – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, a source...
View ArticleNora Aunor to be honored with state funeral on April 22
MANILA, Philippines – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced that the state funeral for National Artist Nora Aunor will...
View ArticleThomasians recall the impact of Pope Francis in memorabilia exhibit
MANILA, Philippines – Students of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) also mourned the death of Pope Francis, aside from the administrators of this educational institution declared by the Vatican as...
View ArticleComelec division voids 2022 Cotabato poll results, declares Guiani mayor
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared former Cotabato mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi the winner of the city’s 2022 mayoral race. The decision was issued...
View ArticleTrump signs orders on university accreditation, foreign gifts
WASHINGTON, USA – In his latest step pressuring US universities, President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 23, signed an order intended to toughen standards for college accreditation, a requirement...
View ArticleIs Marcos admin’s P20/kilo rice push a response to failed food emergency?
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday, April 23, that it would pilot a P20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region next week. It appears the Marcos...
View ArticleLav Diaz on Cannes-bound ‘Magellan,’ Gael Garcia Bernal, and how he ‘almost...
LOS ANGELES, USA – Lav Diaz’s Magellan (Magalhaes), starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the titular Portuguese explorer, will debut in the Cannes Premiere section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May....
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