Did your fave series make it on the list for an Emmy award this year? The 2021 Emmy Nominations was announced on Tuesday, July 13, by Emmy-winning actors Ron Cephas Jones of 'This Is Us' along with his daughter Jasmine Cephas ones of '#FreeRayshawn, and streaming platform shows receive more nods compared to their broadcast TV counterparts. Among streamers, HBO/HBO Max got the most nods with a total of 130, closely followed by streaming giant Netflix, who garnered 129 nominations. Other streamers who made it to top 5 are Disney+ (with 71), NBC (46) and Apple TV+ (34). Meanwhile,...

  The new set of Pinay beauty queens that will represent the country in international pageants were crowned yesterday during the 57th edition of Binibining Pilipinas at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. They are: - Masbate’s Hannah Arnold won the Binibining Pilipinas International title - Cavite’s Samantha Panlilio got the Binibining Grand International crown - Cagayan de Oro’s Cinderella Obenita bagged Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental - Batangas’ Maureen Montagne won Binibining Pilipinas Globe - Eastern Samar’s Gabrielle Basiano is the 1st runner-up - Valenzuela’s Meiji Cruz is the 2nd runner-up    The queens who made it to Top 13 are: - Manila’s Patrizia...

The agreement with Robinsons comes as the Comelec aims to set up more satellite registration hubs before the September 30 voter registration deadline The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will sign a memorandum of agreement with mall and retail giant Robinsons to establish more satellite voter registration booths for the upcoming 2022 elections. In Comelec's statement, the poll body said the MOA signing ceremony is scheduled on July 12. “Our aim is to give the public an accessible and efficient registration experience and provide alternative satellite registration sites by opening registration booths in malls,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said. “We are...

Taal Volcano in the province of Batangas was placed under Alert Level 3 on Thursday, July 1, after a phreatomagmatic eruption. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced in a bulletin on Thursday afternoon that Taal Volcano's main crater "generated a short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume one kilometer high" at 3:16 pm. Phreatomagmatic refers to "an eruption that involves both magma and water, which typically interact explosively," according to the United States Geological Survey. The eruption prompted the Alert Level 3 announcement. "This means that there is magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions," Phivolcs said, referring...

  Trigger warning: Suicide After a glimpse with international fame as perhaps one the young biggest global pop stars to emerge from the Philippines, the Filipino pop singer Jake Zyrus, formerly known as Charice Pempengco, shared about his journey in the latest vlog of Toni Gonzaga. During the interview, Jake shared how he got depressed and committed suicide as he was afraid of coming out. “I tried to kill myself a few times.” Jake said. “I think I was 18, 19?” He answered when Toni asked him how old was he when he tried to kill himself. He also explained...