President Duterte is not backing down from his bloody war on illegal drugs even if he ends up in jail. In his visit to Cagayan do Oro City Friday, the President said he is ready to go to prison over his relentless campaign against illegal drug trade, renewing his resolve to protect and preserve the...
Hang back from the horrors of Covid life and take refuge in the metaphors for our larger fears, such as our fear of death or disease or isolation or life itself. Horror as a genre is built around one truth: that the world is full of fearful things. But the best horror tells us more. It tells us how...
Several Chinese K-pop idols are facing severe criticisms in South Korea after they made online posts to celebrate China’s participation in the Korean War, which lasted from 1950-1953. K-pop boy band EXO member Lay Zhang, f(x)’s Victoria, former Pristin member Kyulkyung (aka Jieqiong) under...
He strode past the wooden walls and tin roofs of dreary houses, decomposing trash and filth on the ground, his tactical boots sloshed through black mud and grease, as he chased after a lanky 13-year-old boy, who wore an oversized, tattered, stained gray shirt, and a pair of old brown jersey shorts....
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied that the government has blocked the entry of goods related to K-pop superstars BTS into the country. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made this statement during a regular press conference on Oct. 21 when he was asked if China’s General...
Alyx Ayn Arumpac wins in the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival IN GRAVE DANGER A scene from Aswang , the documentary on the war against drugs Despite the pandemic, Asia’s largest documentary festival, the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival took place in Goyang,...
We’re all going bananas about crushed dolomite on Manila Bay, but Houston, we have a (bigger) problem There’s a war over sand, do you know it? People die for sand, trying to keep it, protect it, preserve it, steal it, and sell it. Reports have it that “hundreds have been killed in battles...
