Few days after NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance touched down on Mars's surface, the US space agency has released its “first-of-its-kind” footage from the “Red Planet”. Perseverance, the most developed astrobiology lab at any point that was shipped off to a different planet, streaked through the Martian atmosphere last Thursday and landed securely inside a tremendous pit, the main stop on a quest for hints of ancient microbial life on the red planet. The six-wheeled vehicle stopped about 2km from transcending precipices at the foot of a remnant stream delta that is viewed as an excellent spot for geobiological study...

  Fans of Britney Spears have been using the hashtag #FreeBritney to demand that the singer is given control over her career and personal affairs for a couple of years of her career. Recently, the hashtag is once again has been becoming a trend on the social media after the release of her documentary called “Framing Britney Spears”, that unfolds story about her life and the “vice-like grip of her father.” Spears, 38, remains under a “legal conservatorship” which renders the singer unable to make independent decisions concerning her personal life and career. A conservatorship is granted when a person...

An online group that supports people with anxiety and depression has released its own version of the poster for the movie "Tililing," which has been criticized by many for showing mental illness stereotypes. In a Facebook post on Monday night, Anxiety and Depression Support Philippines (ADSP) said it describes the original poster of the upcoming film "problematic." In the original poster launched on Feb. 6, actors Baron Geisler, Gine Pareño, Chad Kinis, Donnalyn Bartolome, Candy Pangilinan, and Yumi Lacsama are photographed with contorted/wacky faces and their tongues sticking out. Meanwhile, ADSP’s remake of the poster uploaded on Feb. 8 shows...

Finally, no more nasopharyngeal swabs or inserting a wooden or plastic stick to the patient’s nose for virus testing as saliva RT-PCR is now available in the country. On Tuesday, February 2, SM Supermalls has partnered with the Philippine Red Cross to launch drive-through COVID-19 saliva-based testing at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City and SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. A ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement was held and attended by PRC Chairman and CEO Sen. Richard Gordon, PRC Secretary General Elizabeth Zavalla, SM Supermalls President Steven Tan, Senior Vice President for Operations Mr. Bien Mateo, and other executives to formally launch the...

  Two TikTok influencers have been criticized by members of the local restaurant community who call themselves Restaurant Owners of the Philippines (RestoPH) over their viral TikTok prank, which also receives backlash from the online users. TikTok duo Chuck Aquino and Joe Abad filmed themselves for a TikTok content while repeatedly asking for additional servings of togarashi at the Japanese restaurant, which turns out they were hoarding the Japanese spice blend. One of them took out a jar and filled it with togarashi, placed it in his bag, and walked out of the restaurant. “We are deeply concerned and saddened...