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How millennials protested on Sept 21 – from streets to social media
MANILA, Philippines – While thousands of Filipinos went on the streets on Thursday, September 21, to mark the declaration of Martial Law 45 years ago, some millennials chose to make noise on social...
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WATCH: #MoveSessions featuring KontraGaPi
MANILA, Philippines – For the second episode of #MoveSessions, we are privileged to have musical and cultural group KontraGaPi or Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino. #MoveSessions is a regular online...
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VIRAL: New modus to stop motorists on the road
MANILA, Philippines - A Facebook post showing a new modus operandi on the road has been making the rounds online.Kristine Dela Cruz, who posted about the new tactic on Facebook, said she was driving...
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Nuns and priests to Duterte: 'Magpo-protesta kami hangga't kailangan'
MANILA, Philippines – Among the crowd full of placards and protesters, nuns and priests clad in their religious garb showed strength in numbers at the rally in Rizal Park on Thursday, September...
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NDRRMC reschedules postponed earthquake drill to September 27
MANILA, Philippines – The 3rd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill will be held on Wednesday, September 27, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced on...
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Heavy rain triggers floods in Bacolod
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon hit Bacolod City on Friday night, September 22.While there are no rainfall warnings over the city, state weather bureau PAGASA...
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WATCH: Songs of protest to remember horrors of Martial Law
MANILA, Philippines – On Thursday, September 21, a day dubbed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the "National Day of Protest," Filipinos expressed their frustration and stood up for their rights in...
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VIRAL: UP student studying biology while in rally
MANILA, Philippines – Who says it's impossible to join a protest and study at the same time? Going viral online is the photo of a student holding a biology reviewer while attending a rally in Quezon...
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Filipino minorities showcase culture in 'Hugpungan'
MANILA, Philippines – Red-clad tribal children were waiting for the cue to engage. This time, they were not in a rally or a dialogue. They were on the stage of the University of the Philippines (UP)...
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Thousands flock UPLB for 'promised cash' from Marcos wealth
LAGUNA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Thousands of people flocked to the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on Saturday, September 23, for "promised cash" from the ill-gotten wealth of the...
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Turning the Pinoy almusal into halal
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – When we think of Filipino breakfast, what’s usually in the minds of many is a platter of steamed rice, sunny-side up egg, and tocino. Yet we forget that our seemingly harmless...
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Xavier Ateneo community remembers victims of martial law
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – On the national day of protest on Thursday, September 21, members of the Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan community gathered in solidarity for a mass and a prayer...
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Atio Castillo was living 'second life,' says firefighter who rescued him in 2005
MANILA, Philippines– On December 7, 2005, firefighters, including Lords Hernandez, rescued the Castillo family during a fire in Paco, Manila, including a 10-year-old boy named Horacio "Atio" Castillo...
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WATCH: What are millennials fighting for?
MANILA, Philippines – What are the millennials fighting for?On Thursday, September 21, thousands trooped to Rizal Park in Manila to remember the 45th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. Many...
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'Oust Mocha' Uson petition circulates online again
MANILA, Philippines – After the #FireMocha campaign, a new petition is now circulating online to call for the removal of entertainer-turned-blogger Margaux "Mocha" Uson as Presidential Communications...
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Palace endorses DBM resolution on pay hike for police, soldiers
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has already endorsed the draft resolution for military and uniformed personnel salary hike, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Tuesday,...
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Hundreds stranded amid jeepney transport strike
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds are stranded on the streets on Tuesday evening, September 26, due to the two-day transport strike in protest of the government's jeepney modernization program.Earlier...
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A sad reunion: Firefighter who rescued Atio Castillo visits wake
MANILA, Philippines – It was not the reunion Lords Hernandez had hoped for.Hernandez, a firefighter, reunited with the family whom he and his teammates rescued during a fire in Paco, Manila on December...
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DSWD to test new equipment for rapid emergency communications
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will demonstrate its new emergency telecommunications equipment during the 3rd quarter nationwide earthquake drill on...
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Thousands participate in the 3rd nationwide earthquake drill
MANILA, Philippines – How ready is Southern Luzon in case of a strong earthquake?At exactly 2 pm, representatives from the Office of Civil Defense and the local government of Bacoor, Cavite pressed...
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