Fresh off a historic Best Actor win at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 for "Call Me Mother," Vice Ganda is already stirring excitement hinting that his planned entry for this year’s iteration of the f estival will be unlike anything he has done before. During a recent encounter, the...
Xbox is lowering its Game Pass prices. Locally, it is P59 for the first 14 days, followed by P225 per month. It used to be P320 per month. The rollback came with a message from new Xbox head, Asha Sharma, that prices have become too expensive for many players. This also comes after an announcement...
Dingdong Dantes and Steve Harvey shared a fun crossover moment on "Family Feud" Philippines during a surprise video call aired on Friday’s episode. Steve, host of the US version of the hit game show, personally congratulated Dingdong on the success of the Philippine edition, which is now...
Environmental and health groups on Monday, April 20, called for an expanded investigation into air quality ahead of Earth Day 2026, observed every April 22, warning that toxic smoke from the Navotas landfill fire continues to worsen and pose a threat to public health. The 40-hectare Navotas...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating a call center agent who recently went viral on social media for blocking the right-of-way of a responding firetruck in this highly-urbanized city. A video circulating online showed a motorcycle...
Press F to pay respects. Vince Zampella, known to the gaming community as the co-creator of the "Call of Duty" franchise, has passed on at the age of 55 after dying in a single-car accident. Based on reports, he was driving his Ferrari along Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway when the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Nov. 17, addressed renewed controversy over a resurfaced 2024 video call involving then House Speaker Martin Romualdez, then House Appropriations Chair Rep. Zaldy Co, and military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. According to the AFP, an old clip...
Warning that graft continues to weaken institutions and harm the poor, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Monday, September 8, denounced widespread corruption in the country and called for stronger accountability measures in government. In a statement, the national...
The Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector is bracing for the potential impact of a bill in the United States (US) Senate that seeks to end the practice of offshoring among American call centers. The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines...
BACOLOD CITY – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group–Negros Island Region (CIDG-NIR) arrested a 39-year-old taxi driver in Barangay III, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Thursday, six months after allegedly killing and raping a 31-year-old call center agent in Talisay City, Negros...
As public schools across the country prepare to open their doors for a new school year, teacher groups on Sunday, June 15, sounded the alarm over the persistent and worsening education crisis and called for urgent, concrete government action to resolve systemic shortages. The Alliance of Concerned...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old call center agent was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Tuesday, June 10. Police identified the fatality as Tricia Ann, a resident of Barangay Pahanocoy here. Police Executive Master Sgt. Rodney Tiania, deputy chief of the Traffic...
