For 22 years, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has championed fearless storytelling and nurtured generations of Filipino filmmakers whose works challenge, inspire, and provoke meaningful conversations. This year, the country’s premier independent film festival returns with a...
Television host and comedian Wally Bayola has found himself at the center of online criticism after a video of him giving a shoutout to a teenage content creator sparked malicious speculation on social media, prompting the young influencer to publicly defend him. The controversy stemmed from a...
A playful food exchange between Janella Salvador and Klea Pineda has become one of the latest viral moments online, with fans saying the couple’s chemistry is both adorable and undeniably captivating. The TikTok video, which has gained millions of views, shows Janella and Klea eating together...
The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has unveiled the official lineup of films competing in its 22nd edition, with nine full-length features and 10 short films set to vie for top honors when the festival returns from August 6 to 16. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the...
Quezon City police flagged a colorum tricycle and its unlicensed driver after a viral video showed the vehicle speeding recklessly along Congressional Avenue late Monday night. At around 11 p.m. on July 6, a tricycle bearing Body No. 918 of Luzon TODA with plate number 362TEA was caught on video...
The horrific, fatal school shooting of three children last June 22, 2026, in Tacloban, along with 20 others injured, was all the more shocking when it was revealed that the perpetrators were minors. A 14-year-old boy who was a student at the school teamed up with a 15-year-old friend...
A 23-year-old man caught on video robbing an online seller at gunpoint was arrested three days later after police found him carrying a firearm and a hand grenade in Taguig City. The suspect, identified as alias Joshua, was pinpointed by his victim, alias Andrew, as one of the two men who robbed him...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday, July 3, issued a Show Cause Order (SCO) to the registered owner and driver of a jeepney caught speeding and swerving while carrying passengers along Marcos Highway in Antipolo City. The incident occurred on June 30 in Barangay Mayamot, where the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has relieved a police officer caught in a viral video allegedly mishandling a June 30 confrontation between a motorcycle rider and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants along EDSA near the People Power Monument. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy...
School shootings don’t happen in the Philippines, or so we thought. The San Jose National High School shooting in Tacloban last June 22, 2026, has shaken the country to its core. The inconceivable aftermath of the tragedy has seen three fatalities, 20 injuries, and two arrests. These have all...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is investigating a viral confrontation involving a motorcycle rider, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants, and a police officer along EDSA near the People Power Monument on June 30. Police said the investigation will examine all available evidence and...
Noah Kahan is speaking out against a new and rather disgusting trend among some concertgoers. Best known for his 2022 hit album "Stick Season," the 29-year-old Vermont-born singer-songwriter took to X to ask fans not to defecate on themselves during shows after a graphic TikTok video showing feces...
