Don Kevin Hapal
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'Mayon Volcano' trends after 2gether’s BrightWin holds first global fanmeet
The hit TV pair also turned emotional as they looked back on their journey to global success → Read More
SarawaTine helped keep myself '2gether' during the lockdown
One gay man writes about what the hit Thai BL show meant to him during the pandemic → Read More
Coronavirus response: Online outrage drowns out Duterte propaganda machine
After President Rodrigo Duterte orders soldiers and cops to 'shoot dead' quarantine violators, Filipinos' frustrations reach a tipping point on social media → Read More
IN CHARTS: PH lags behind other countries in COVID-19 testing
Laid against population data, numbers as of March 20, 2020 show that the Philippines has been conducting only around 12 tests for every million people → Read More
How gay seafarer Dyosa Makinista proved she's 'queen of the seas'
Dyosa talks about what it's like to be a gay seafarer in the Philippines → Read More
Mocha Uson: Fake news victim or fake news peddler?
These are the types of news that PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson likes to share → Read More
OFW Jennifer Dalquez coming home to PH
Jennifer Dalquez, who was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for murder but later acquitted, is expected to arrive in the Philippines on Friday, November 2 → Read More
#BayaniSquad: Which Filipino heroes would be in your barkada?
What if our valiant heroes were alive today? Would you be friends with them? → Read More
From vegetable vendor to Bicol's salon magnate
While walking through a flooded market in Manila, a young Yco Tan decided that he was going to change his life. And he did. → Read More
QUIZ: What kind of cat lover are you?
Are you a stage mom? Or maybe you're a cat supremacist? Take this quiz to find out! → Read More
Filipinos from these countries remit more money for Valentine’s Day
For Valentine's Day, these overseas Filipinos send to their relatives in the Philippines $12.5 to $32.5 more than usual → Read More
8 things we learned about Sandara, Nam Joo-hyuk during their PH visit
From Dara’s fashion style to the secret behind Nam Joo-hyuk’s fitness, here’s what learned from the two Korean stars when they visited the country → Read More
Nam Joo-Hyuk's dream role: A 'couch potato'
The 'Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo' star also said that he'd like to work with Sandara Park for a romantic comedy → Read More
Filipino fans called out for 'inappropriately' touching Nam Joo-Hyuk at FanCon
Joo-Hyuk looked visibly uncomfortable as fans touched, hugged, and pulled him onstage → Read More
PH leads Asia Pacific on gender equality in work
By reinforcing opportunities for higher-income women and extending them to poorer women, the Philippines could add $40 billion to its annual GDP in 2025 → Read More
Remains of Filipina student slain in Ireland arrive in PH
Jastine Valdez had just left her home in Wicklow County when she was abducted and murdered by a 40-year-old Irish man on the evening of May 19 → Read More
Cash remittance of Filipino seafarers may exceed $6B this year – lawmaker
'We expect the enlistment of Filipino sailors to increase along with international ship traffic, as the global economy continues to expand,' says ACTS-OFW Representative Aniceto 'John' Bertiz → Read More
WATCH: UAE vlogger defends OFWs against Kuwaiti influencer
'How would you feel if you worked for someone that didn't only not give you a day off but disagrees with the very ideology that you deserve a day-off?' Khalid Al Ameri asks Sondos Al Qattan → Read More
Kuwaiti blogger loses sponsors after rant against OFWs
After her comments slamming a new policy giving OFWs rest days and barring employers from holding their passports, several brands cut ties with Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan → Read More
Hip-hop artist, OFW advocate: RJ Señeres' rhyme and reason
RJ Señeres' journey started way before his career in music – in their 3-bedroom apartment in Abu Dhabi, when he was just 11 years old. This is his story. → Read More