Sen. Manny Pacquiao urged President Duterte on Monday, May 3, not to “buckle” in the face of China’s repeated intrusions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as his allegedly defeatist remarks could weaken the country to defend the Philippines’ sovereign rights. Pacquiao recalled that during his electoral campaign in 2016, Duterte vowed to ride a jet ski and plant the Philippine flag in the WPS to confront China’s intrusions that made him as well as many Filipinos voted for him. “Nakakapanghina kasi iba sa simula. Narinig natin bago mag-eleksyon, sa kampanya, nung sinabi niya na mag-jet ski siya dala ang...

Iwagayway ang watawat! SAKALAM! P-pop boy group phenomenon SB19 marks another history for receiving a nomination for Top Social Artist category for the Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) 2021, they are the very first Filipino act to do so. The list of artists who bagged the same nomination were released last night via livestream, with Filipino-American social media star Bretman Rock announcing the artists for their category. The Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist is one of three fan-voted categories in the award show. It is awarded based on major fan interactions with the artist's music including streaming and social...

  All 17 mayors of the National Capital Region have agreed on new curfew hours for their respective cities and municipality effective May 1. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) made the announcement on its Facebook page on Wednesday, April 28. "Metro Manila mayors, through Resolution 21-09 Series of 2021, have unanimously agreed to adjust curfew hours starting May 1. New unified curfew hours will be from 10 pm to 4 am," the announcement said. Meanwhile, MMDA chairman Benhur Abalos said the Metro Manila Council would depend the decision to the President when it comes to the new quarantine status...

  The Liter of Light movement aims to connect people and encourage them to build solar lights for communities without the use of electricity. To celebrate 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, SM Supermalls installed a solar-lights of the Santo Niño de Cebu on display display at SM Seaside City Cebu on April 26 and 27. Hand-crafted solar lights brightened the sky as the Liter of Light, a Filipino-born global grassroots solar-lighting movement, unveiled the largest solar to give a tribute to Santo Niño de Cebu in commemorating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. “SM Seaside City Cebu...

  The community pantry which produced similar initiatives around the country will halt its operations and receiving of goods for those affected by the quarantines following what it called 'red-tagging' in some government social media pages. Anna Patricia Non, the person who started the concept of Community Pantry in Maginhawa, said that the operations will be temporarily unavailable for the safety of its volunteers. "Malungkot po dahil hindi muna maipapamahagi ang goods na inihanda namin buong maghapon dahil po sa #RedTagging na nagaganap. Magbigat sa pakirandam ko kasi maganda po ang intentions ko noong binuo ko ang #CommunityPantry at ilang...