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Entertainment
Filipino couple Power Duo swing their way into ‘America’s Got Talent’ grand finals
Filipino aerial dance couple Power Duo have secured a spot in the “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” grand finale thanks to fan voting. On M...
Ines Shin
Economy
Filipino bride walks down the aisle with onion bouquet
As the prices of onions have soared in recent months in the Philippines, a Filipino bride chose practicality over traditional aesthetics by ...
Michelle De Pacina
Crime
Manila vows justice for pregnant Filipino worker murdered in Kuwait
The Philippine government has condemned the grisly murder of a pregnant overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait and has vowed to work close...
Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion charges
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and Filipino online news site Rappler have been cleared of tax evasion charges. In its ruling on Wedne...
Ryan General
News
Here’s why Filipino expats are flying home with suitcases full of onions
Filipino expats who visited the Philippines from the Middle East during the recent holiday season replaced traditional pasalubong (homecomin...
Philippines
Filipino couple shares video of their budget-friendly gender reveal in a toilet
A Filipino couple shared a video of their budget-friendly gender reveal in a toilet. Unlike the extravagant gender reveal parties that make ...
Beauty
Look: Miss Universe 2022 candidates show off stunning Filipino-made gowns
Several 2022 Miss Universe candidates showed off gowns made by Filipino designers in the pageant’s preliminary competition. On Wednesday nig...
History
History professor makes surprisingly cute discovery on lost roll of film labeled ‘The Philippines 1942’
An assistant ecclesiastical history professor discovered footage of puppies playing around on a silent 8mm roll of film labeled “The Philipp...
Jo Koy donates concrete road, facilities to a high school in the Philippines
Filipino American comedian Jo Koy visited the Philippine city of Bacolod last week for the inauguration of a road he donated. Koy, who was b...
Epic 5-minute trailer drops for Philippines’ live-action series ‘Voltes V: Legacy’
GMA Network recently released the first trailer for the upcoming Filipino live-action series “Voltes V: Legacy.” On Sunday, the Filipino TV ...
Isa Peralta
Food
Twitter users criticize list of top food destinations for ranking US over China, Thailand
Before you read: Gordon Ramsay names Laos and Vietnam as world’s top food destinations In food travel guide TasteAtlas’ most recent ra...
Chandler Treon
H.E.R. discusses Filipino elements in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ anniversary special
Before you read: H.E.R. set to play Belle in new ABC special celebrating 30-year anniversary of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Photo preview: H.E.R....
Culture
’Hentai,’ ‘Japanese’ are most-searched terms on Pornhub in 2022
Popular porn-streaming website Pornhub’s ninth Year-in-Review revealed that “hentai” is the site’s most-searched term for the second year in...
Bryan Ke
Events
Hidilyn Diaz dominates World Weightlifting Championships with gold medal sweep
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is bringing home three gold medals from the World Weightlifting Championships. Diaz won her first...
Viral ‘bayanihan’ video shows Filipinos carrying old man’s house in heartwarming gesture
A TikTok video has gone viral for showing “bayanihan” in San Roque in the Philippines’ Zamboanga del Norte province. The video, shared by ...
High-flying drag queen performance has netizens wondering ‘how there are straight Filipinos’
Thai drag queen Pangina Heals praised the drag performers of the Philippines after a two-day fundraising concert in the city of Makati last...
Khier Casino
Australia
‘Australia’s worst pedophile’ sentenced to 129 years in prison for child sex abuse in Philippines
On Nov. 3, Peter Gerard Scully, known as “Australia’s worst pedophile,” was sentenced to 129 years in prison in the Philippines for chil...
Woman filmed berating Philippines airport employee after her flight is cancelled due to typhoons
A video of a woman in the Philippines berating an airport employee after typhoons in the country caused numerous flights to be canceled went...
Man gets Jollibee tomb in memory of his love for Chicken Joy
The Relleve family commissioned two local artists in the Philippines to paint their late father’s tomb with the logo and mascot of Jollibee...
Miss Universe Spain wins netizens’ hearts with fluency in Filipino
Miss Universe Spain 2022 Alicia Faubel posted an Instagram video on Thursday showcasing her fluency in Filipino during a trip to the Philip...
Opinion
Rally at United Nations decries Filipino president’s arrival and demands human rights be upheld
Filipino activists will rally both outside the United Nations headquarters and nationwide on Sept. 20 while the Philippines’ current preside...
Rohan Zhou-Lee
Art
A BTS-inspired exhibit is now open at the oldest museum in the Philippines
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum – the oldest museum in the Philippines – has launched an exhibit inspired by K-pop boy group BTS...
Daniel Anderson
China
Philippines to allow US access to military bases if China-Taiwan tensions escalate
Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the United States, told Nikkei Asia that the Philippines will allow U.S. forces to acce...
Filipino sports icon Lydia De Vega, once known as ‘Asia’s fastest woman,’ dies of cancer
The Philippines’ track and field legend Lydia De Vega, who was once dubbed “Asia's fastest woman,” has died at age 57 after a four-yea...
‘Everyone gives so much love’: Fil-Am NBA player Jalen Green reconnects with Filipino roots in Manila
Jalen Green, the 20-year-old Filipino American NBA player, arrived in Manila on Wednesday for his “JG4 Manila Tour” with sports brand Adida...
Feature
Danny Trejo to play Ferdinand Magellan in love story set in Philippines’ pre-colonial period
“Machete” star Danny Trejo has been cast to play the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in an upcoming historical action film set in th...
Single people in the Philippines to receive scholarships, subsidies and other perks in proposed bill
Filipino lawmaker Margarita Ignacia Nograles recently proposed the “Single Persons' Welfare Act,” which would grant unmarried Filipino...
Environmental
7.0-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 5 dead and 130 injured in northern Philippines
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Luzon, the Philippines’ most populous island, on Wednesday morning, killing at least five and injur...
Philippines lawmaker submits bill to make ‘ghosting’ a punishable criminal offense
Filipino lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. proposed that the act of “ghosting” be declared a punishable emotional offense. Teves, the Negros Orien...
Study
Philippines is most stressed, Cambodia is saddest in Southeast Asia, says new Gallup survey
The global analytics and advice firm Gallup found the Philippines to be the most stressed, Laos to be the angriest and Cambodia to be the s...
Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. inaugurated as 17th president of the Philippines
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., was sworn in as the Philippines’ 17th president on ...
Carl Samson
Philippines orders news site Rappler to shut down, says founder Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa, the Filipino American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (PSEC)...
Historic campaign rally of Philippine presidential candidate gets nods from Bretman Rock, Ariana Grande
American pop star Ariana Grande took to her official Instagram story to repost two videos of the People’s Rally for Philippine presidential...
Online cockfighting surge in the Philippines sees billions wagered monthly
Cockfighting, the bloodsport that pits two roosters to fight to the death, is generating over a billion dollars in revenue for licensed ope...
Former Radio 1 DJ who preyed on Filipino children called ‘very embodiment of depravity’ by judge
Mark Page, 63, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for arranging sexual encounters with Filipino children as young as 12 in the Philip...
Filipino dictator’s son, Marcos Jr., was inspired to run for president while watching ‘Ant-Man’
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., a 2022 Philippine presidential candidate, was allegedly inspired to run while watching the 2015 Marvel fil...