Say good bye to your “Will delete later” tweets, because Twitter launches its new feature called Fleets; a story-like new update which lets you post a photo or video that will end after 24 hours. With Twitter’s new feature, any mobile Twitter user, will have access to the disappearing messaging feature, which just like Snapchat Snaps, Facebook My Day, and Instagram Stories — positioned right at the top of the timeline in a row of bubbles. Fleets starts rolling out on Tuesday, November 17, on Android and iOS and should become available for everyone in the next days, the...

As to writing, November 17, 2020, more than 290,000 people have already signed a petition urging the Duterte administration to stop the P10.37-billion China-funded Kaliwa Dam project in Quezon province. The Kaliwa Dam project which is located at Gen. Nakar and Infanta towns,  projects a serious threat to people and the environment, according to priest Pete Montallana, head of environmentalist groups “Save Sierra Madre Alliance” and “Stop Kaliwa Dam” network. According to Green Convergence Philippines, the group who started the petition, halting the Kaliwa Dam project would save more than 100,000 lives in danger. “While Manila is now preparing for...

After a series of disasters for the past weeks, yes, we maybe need a BREAK! Students, youth groups, and netizens have stepped up and urged educational institutions to declare an “academic break” as educators and students try to recover from the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses. PHOTO Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) have taken the call, and starting this week, classes will be suspended to allow affected students and teachers to recover from the impact of recent calamities that hit the country. On Facebook, ADMU announced that all...

In this time of calamity, Filipino "Bayanihan" is evident amongst us! Typhoon Ulysses has shocked Metro Manila residents particularly in Marikina and nearby areas with massive rainfall and severe flooding. The river’s water level has risen and surpassed Ondoy’s record 11 years ago. As of now, hundreds are stranded and many are still waiting to be rescued. A power outage is currently being experienced and houses are now submerged and certainly want to seek out a temporary shelter, and if you know someone who’s looking for it, these Metro Manila malls opened their doors for the typhoon victims.   SM...

Oh no, this is really devastating and it seems like 2020 curses are endless and unbeatable! We didn’t see it coming, and now typhoon Ulysses has brought back the horrors of typhoon Ondoy in 2009 as massive rainfall and severe flooding continue to ravage the Metro and nearby towns. As of 11 a.m., the water level in Marikina River rose to 22 meters—a meter away from the 23 meters above sea level reached when Ondoy ravaged the city and nearby towns 11 years ago. Marikina residents have been used to flooding for years, but still tropical storm Ulysses managed to...