Filipino five-member boyband SB19 reaches even greater heights as their new single “WYAT” continues to gain foothold in the Philippines and abroad.   In less than a week, the disco-pop track has peaked at No. 1 on iTunes Chart in several countries and territories, including the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar, and UAE. It has also charted in 9 countries outside the country: No. 2 in Bahrain and Antigua & Barbuda, No. 4 in Saudi Arabia, No. 8 in New Zealand, No. 20 in Canada and Cambodia, No. 54 in Azerbaijan, No. 55 in Malaysia, No. 70 in the US,...

  It’s been three years.    Three years of canceled plans, wasted opportunities and time spent walking on our memories before all of this happened. Luckily, we’re slowly making our own way into making this “new normal setting” a better place to live in. Malls and theme parks are re-opening, progressive face-to-face classes, kids on playgrounds. Goodness, right when it should feel like it's a good day to live. But it wasn’t easy, right? Yesterday’s happening won’t disappear just because we were given a tomorrow, like a coffee stain on your white shirt the moment you heard you’ll be stuck...

Are you one of those ecstatic humans who roamed around the malls and roads last weekend and tend to forget the risk of getting infected with the virus? You’ve got a wrong move pal! Many have freely gone outside and depicted a ‘feast-alike’ scenario after Metro Manila has shifted to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from a two-month strict measure under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). As quarantine rules were relaxed beginning Saturday, May 16, 2020, it partially reopened malls and allowed operations of some business industries. People who badly missed the outside world have rushed to shopping malls and kept everything...

  The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Second Division denied the only petition filed by Martial Law victims seeking to cancel presidential aspirant’s Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s Certificate of Candidacy (COC). This gives Marcos Jr. a freedom from numerous cases filed to block his presidential bid in elections 2022. In a statement, the lawyers said the Comelec’s Second Division denied their petition and they received the resolution 9:50 a.m. on Monday. "In essence, the Comelec agreed with the petitioners that the representations made in Item 11 and Box 22 of the COC of Marcos Jr. are material but disagreed that they...

Filipino singer-songwriter Clara Benin will be releasing her sophomore album, befriending my tears (and then some), on vinyl for the first time this August 17, 2025, in partnership with independent vinyl retailer Backspacer Records.   First released digitally in August 2023 under OFFMUTE (a pan-regional label under Sony Music Entertainment), befriending my tears received widespread acclaim for its emotionally resonant songwriting and intimate production. The release marked a significant milestone in Benin’s artistic evolution, highlighting her growth not only as a vocalist and songwriter but also as a producer and creative collaborator.   The album explores themes of vulnerability, self-acceptance,...