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At first glance, Php200 might seem like a modest sum, just a small fraction of your monthly paycheck. Yet, as the saying goes, "Little drops of water make a mighty ocean." Imagine redirecting that same Php200 towards a significant goal – your savings. This perspective aligns perfectly with the Home …
READ: SB19, Mimiyuuuh: #MasMasarapMaiba
PEPSI ushers in a new era for SB19, Mimiyuuuh, and the next generation of Filipinos who are taking a bold stand to celebrate self-expression and authenticity. It starts with a single pulse, that living, vibrant rhythm that beats inside you. It serves as an internal compass that guides you towards …
READ: Live out your k-drama moment with soju
It's an all-too-familiar scene for an adult who is a K-drama fan: a green bottle of soju on the table as our favorite characters eat out after work or maybe shared between two college friends stealing glances at each other. If you can call out ‘geonbae!’ (which means cheers! or …
Finding strength in softness
Be proud of your softness, to be the kind of person who is open to their feelings and wears their heart on their sleeve. In a world that gives you reasons to be hard and heartless, being soft means you choose to be kind to others, to forgive rather than …
READ: Give your kids extra protection against COVID-19
Last May 2021, 15-year-old Alwin and his entire family tested positive for COVID-19, including his 8-year-old and 1-year-old siblings. His mom, Icel, was beside herself with worry. “Ako po at yung asawa ko pareho po kaming may symptoms. Buti na lang po yung tatlong anak ko asymptomatic silang lahat.” Icel …
GAME REVIEW: ‘Child of Light' is a soaring tale of childhood
Few games have sought to explore, let alone express the quiet melancholy that presides over one of life’s most pivotal transformations. But this is exactly what “Child of Light”, a side-scrolling RPG from “Assassin’s Creed” developer Ubisoft Montreal, accomplishes. “Child of Light” embodies this most intimate and delicate of sorrows, …
READ: Build your international career today
Emjee, a nurse from the Philippines, is living her childhood dream. She works as a Community Nurse for the Holland Park National Health Service (NHS) District Nursing Team in the United Kingdom. In between her visits to patients, she gets to walk around the community and see the beautiful sights …
WATCH: Sarah G’s SUPREME cooking discovery
Ah, married life! Any married person will tell that it’s normal to wonder whether you're doing things right. Newlyweds might experience this a little more than others. For the newly married Sarah Geronimo, her moments of uncertainties come from cooking. As a wife, Sarah wants her husband to enjoy the …
LOOK: Team Bolzico shares their best parenting resource
A universal guidebook on parenting does not exist, but the collective advice from parents and medical experts is the next best thing. For first-time mom and dad Solenn and Nico Bolzico, it’s exactly what they needed when little Thylane Katana came into their life. It takes great teamwork to raise …
LOOK: This Laguna restaurant uses handcrafted, eco-friendly pizza boxes that support local weavers
A fledgling restaurant in Barangay Labuin, Pila, Laguna is making rounds on social media, and it's not just for their mouthwatering pizzas.
Janelle Frayna: The Young Queen
AT JUST 23 YEARS OLD, Janelle Mae Frayna is a force to be reckoned with. Witness: she is the first female chess grandmaster of the Philippines, earning the coveted title when she was just 20.
Heart Evangelista talks to one-legged cancer patient who walked from Masinag to checkpoint to get to PGH
Cynthia Espiritu, who posted her experience on Facebook, couldn't contain her joy when the Kapuso actress and style icon talked to her via Messenger video chat on Thursday.
Some fast food chains to go to for drive-thru, delivery during quarantine
Local fast food chains Jollibee, McDonald's and KFC have recently released their new schedule of operations in light of the recent enhanced community quarantine in the metro.
A Pinoy-developed app that helps people assess whether they are at risk for COVID-19 is in the works
FIGHTCOVID is a locally developed app that aims to address the overcrowding in hospitals by helping Filipinos determine whether or not they should get tested for COVID-19.
Here's how you can help stranded students in UP Los Baños
In an advisory posted in its Facebook page, the university set the schedule and drop-off points for receiving in-kind donations.
Former Sampaguita Pictures star Liberty Ilagan passes away at 76
Former Sampaguita Pictures actress Liberty Ilagan has died at 76 after battling a chronic lung disease.
Gospel singer Sandi Patty tests positive for COVID-19
Gospel singer Sandi Patty announced that she has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Celebrity moms homeschool kids amid enhanced community quarantine
Celebrity moms have started homeschooling their children as classes were suspended amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
Paulina Sotto slams bashers who shamed her for eating chips during pregnancy
Paulina Sotto-Llanes took to Instagram to respond to bashers who criticized her for eating chips during her pregnancy.
Cancer patient from Marikina asks for help to get chemo meds, ends up walking all the way to Quezon City
A leukemia patient based in Marikina City ended up walking all the way to Quezon City to get his chemotherapy medicine due to the lack of public transportation on Tuesday.
DOST seeks production of 26,000 COVID-19 test kits, 500,000 masks
Attached agencies to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) were seeing to the production of 26,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits and 500,000 face masks as infections across the country rose to 187.
UPLB asks for financial aid, food for students stranded in dorms due to enhanced community quarantine
The University of the Philippines Los Baños has asked for financial support and food donations for its students who are currently stranded in their dorms.
Miss Multinational 2020 postponed amid COVID-19 scare
The Miss Multinational 2020 pageant has been moved to a later date, following the rise in the global number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections.
'Kambal, Karibal' is back on GMA Primetime
Viewers can relive the hit suspense-drama between warring siblings Criselda and Crisanta starting Wednesday, March 18 at 8:35 pm.
DOH launches COVID-19 emergency hotlines
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday launched emergency hotlines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns.
Sarah Lahbati and Richard Gutierrez tie the knot in surprise ceremony
Against all odds, the wedding of Sarah Lahbati and Richard Gutierrez pushed through despite the COVID-19 threat in the Philippines.
Belo Medical Group to donate all PPEs to hospitals and health centers
The Belo Medical Group is donating its supply of personal protective equipment (PPEs) to health facilities amid the rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country.
WATCH: What are the chances of recovery from COVID-19?
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients are likely to recover, an official from the World Health Organization said, citing current statistics.
SB19 postpones concert tours in Pampanga and Iloilo amid COVID-19 scare
Pinoy pop boy group SB19 has postponed its concert tours in Luzon and Visayas, following the rise in confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country.
No COVID-19 case in Diliman campus – University of the Philippines
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Saturday denied that the state university was hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), contrary to circulating reports.