A strange and hilarious trend has been circulating across Philippine social media, with the names Sharmaine, Vanessa, and Melanie popping up in memes, captions, and short-form videos. At first glance, it might look like a real-life group of people involved in some viral drama or inside joke. But...
It’s easy to see why “Backrooms” is often compared to “Blair Witch Project.” Both rely on ambiguity, audience imagination, and the disturbing strength of implication over spectacle. “Blair Witch Project” emerged in the 1990s from film students who broke away from traditional horror...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe learned firsthand on Saturday, May 30, the students ' and local residents ' struggle with poor Internet connectivity in Oriental Mindoro, which prompted him to demand accountability from the (DICT) and push for faster rollout of the Free...
Globe Telecom 's Globe At Home GFiber Prepaid has reached 1 million subscribers, establishing itself as the leading prepaid fiber internet service in the Philippines. The milestone reflects a 15% quarter-on-quarter subscriber growth and signals a decisive shift in how Filipino families...
On a Sunday afternoon, I was scrolling through my feed, looking for a few ideas for writing. Then I came across a crowdsourcing question: “If given a chance, would you allow your children to become a content creator?” It piqued my interest as I am a mom to four children. Although young adults...
One of my managers has been gently nudging me to write an opinion piece, and I knew that it’s also part and parcel of the job. So I’ve been sending myself ideas that I could work on, until it was right in front of me. As I was working on the layout for the April 6, 2026 (feel free to get...
Where were you on 29 March 1994? On that day, the Philippines officially connected to the global Internet for the first time, a historic milestone made possible by Filipino engineer Benjamin Tan and the efforts of the Philippine Network Foundation. The event was marked not only at a PLDT facility...
President Marcos was back to doing public engagements outside Malacañan Palace two weeks after being diagnosed with diverticulitis. After attending only meetings and events inside Malacañan Palace for two weeks, President Marcos graced two consecutive events in Metro Manila on Thursday, February...
Thousands of students now have reliable high-speed internet for the first time through Bitget’s Blockchain4Youth Program, which connects six schools in Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, and Negros Oriental, transforming their online learning opportunities. Bitget, the world’s largest Universal...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reported that Metro Manila has regained full network connectivity, while restoration work continues in Bicol and Northern Luzon where power outages and damaged fiber lines persist following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan....
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, November 5, announced that it has officially signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Konektadong Pinoy Act — marking a historic step toward ensuring that every Filipino has access to fast,...
LONDON (AP) — Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial...
