The Italian luxury fashion house signs off from Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter A lot can be speculated when a social media account has been wiped out. Did it get suspended? Hacked, perhaps? Or maybe their social media manager "accidentally" deleted all of its content? Did they get in trouble for...
Over three in ten people who go online in Asia Pacific (APAC) use anonymous accounts - social media profiles without their real names, photos, and personally identifiable information (PII). Half do so to exercise their freedom of speech more but the other half take advantage of the cover for secret...
BTS (Twitter) Billboard has released its annual year-end charts and K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS placed in many rankings including bagging the No. 1 spots. In the overall rankings, BTS grabbed 18th place on the Top Artists for 2020 from 15th in 2019, 8th in 2018 and 10th in 2017. For the...
BTS including Suga at their AMAs performance (Twitter/AMAs) K-pop powerhouse BTS won two awards at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs) held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 22 (Nov. 23 in the Philippines). BTS bagged the Favorite Social Artist award, beating EXO, NCT 127, Billie...
Photos from Charli D'Amelio Instagram Even with an ongoing controversy involving a YouTube episode of Dinner With the D’Amelios , which lost her 1 million followers overnight, 16-year-old American social media influencer Charli D'Amelio finally gains 100 million TikTok followers today, Nov. 22,...
A week since Typhoon Ulysses hit the country, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has allowed miners to re-align their funds for their respective Social Development and Management Programs (SDMP) to bankroll their typhoon relief efforts. “In the interest of public service and for humanitarian...
How scrolling through the comments section restored my faith in humanity (Unsplash/Manila Bulletin Lifestyle) I stumbled upon the comments section of a post online. No, it’s not on Facebook, where comments sections are often riddled with bickering buffoons trying to prove their opinion is better...
(Taylor Weidman / Bloomberg / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) State-run Social Security System (SSS) has extended the validity of Land Bank of the Philippines issued checks to provide members with additional time to encash their benefits and loans. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and...
Healthy soils are the foundation of habitats of living beings. They lay the groundwork, so to speak, in producing food, clean water, and other needs of life on earth. But in the last decade, deterioration and degradation of soil have been a cause of concern and even alarm, since it threatens food...
K-pop boy groups BTS, EXO and NCT 127 bagged nominations at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs), which will be held live at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. EST (Nov. 23, 8 a.m. in the Philippines). The three K-pop groups are vying for the Favorite Social Artist award...
The credit card industry, like many other sectors, is no stranger to the adverse effects of the country’s widespread lockdown. As different types of businesses were forced to stop operations, credit card usage also slumped this year. As economic challenges continue to pile up, unemployment rates...
K-pop superstars BTS bagged the Top Social Artist award again at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) held on Oct. 14 (Oct. 15 in the Philippines) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by Kelly Clarkson. For the fourth straight year, BTS won the fan-voted Top Social Artist award. They...
