What is the top tier thing that Filipinos love to do during special occasions? Yes, you guessed it right, Drinking! Inuman sessions with friends, family or even strangers is one of the best moments one can ever think of. Aside from the sharing of fun or maybe sad stories  from your drinking buddies, the best part of every session is the pulutan paired with a cold drink. Of course nothing beats good food! From the fanciest pulutan to the simplest one, anything you can think of can definitely be enjoyed as long as it is shared with the people...

Today marks the 74th day since we all ordered to stay at home. Unfortunately, everything around us became uncertain. All our visions for the future have suddenly gone blurry. The number of positive cases continuously spiking up each day, no curve has been flattened yet, and the plan for mass testing is still far from reality.   Photo courtesy of Alecs Ongcal / Rappler   Metro Manila, the country’s epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, is set for a possible transition under general community quarantine (GCQ) as the majority of the mayors have unanimously voted for it on Tuesday, May 26, 2020....

Horror lovers are in for a treat: Netflix is set to release its local horror feature Outside on October 11th, starring Sid Lucero and Beauty Gonzales. The title was unveiled in the recently concluded Netflix APAC Southeast Asia Showcase in Fairmont Jakarta, where award-winning filmmaker and content director Carlo Ledesma joined a panel alongside other creatives and Netflix content heads from Thailand and Indonesia to discuss the future of storytelling in the region.    Outside follows a family’s quest for refuge amidst a zombie outbreak that has ravaged their community—until old traumas resurface to threaten their very survival.   Outside’s director Carlo Ledesma, a Filipino-Australian filmmaker, earned...

After a unanimous decision from a Virginia jury ruling Amber Heard liable for defaming her ex-husband, $15 million in damages is set to be paid to Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp.  However, in an interview with Heard's legal attorney  Elaine Charlson Bredhoft in the tv program called Today Show, she was asked if Heard will be able to pay, she revealed that her client is 'absolutely, not able' to pay millions of dollars she now owes to Depp. In the said interview she also described the 'heartbreaking' suit loss against Depp, "It's a horrible message, this is a...

OPM hitmaker Mark Carpio drops his highly anticipated new EP, Huling Pag-ibig—released under EMPIRE.PH Music and ONErpm. Marking a milestone in his 10-year career, the 4-track EP weaves themes of love, loss, and emotional closure into one cohesive sonic package. Both introspective and freeing, the project also serves as an ending to a well-loved music era—one that positioned Carpio as both a prominent balladeer of his generation and a gifted songwriter known for his poignant yet earnest storytelling.    With nearly 400 million streams on Spotify and a catalog of hits, Carpio continues to build on his strength as a...