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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know by now that IKEA is opening their first store in the Philippines in 2021 at the SM Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City—in fact, you're probably counting down the days. We recently ...

Unfortunately, the shortage of Easytrip RFIDs—the tags used along expressways operated by the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC)—isn’t the only unpleasant news for motorists this week. It has come to our knowledge that these Easytrip tags are now being resold across the ...

The jeepney has practically become synonymous with the Philippines, as closely associated with it as pristine beaches and wide-eyed tarsiers. It has become a cultural symbol with its loud splashes of color, intricate paintings adorning the sides, and figures of horses galloping ...

Aside from students, teachers are also having a hard time adjusting to the new system. A lot of them have to prioritize their students first before anything else, even themselves, just for the students to have the best education that they can ...

The Haunting of Bly Manor has been making it difficult for viewers to sleep without the lights on since it started streaming on Netflix last October 9. The new spine-chilling series, which may or may not involve creepy faceless ladies who abduct kids ...

The World Health Organization chief warned Monday against just allowing the new coronavirus to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity, saying it was "unethical".Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned against calls in some countries to let COVID-19 run its course until enough people develop the immunity ...

It’s not even 60 seconds into Hubie Halloween when Ben Stiller enters the frame. He might as well have walked in from 2004, sporting an XL version of his Dodgeball mustache. In that tee hee, heh heh villain voice Stiller does, he quips at some psych hospital patient, buried ...

Gal Gadot is officially entering the biopic arena. Earlier today, Deadline reported that the Israeli star will portray the legendary Egyptian queen in a historical drama directed by her "Wonder Woman" pal Patty Jenkins. Laeta Kalogridis, who wrote "Alexander" and "Shutter Island," will pen ...

Two guys walk into a junk shop. It’s a lazy Sunday, after church, and they aren’t looking for anything in particular. Just looking. Past used armchairs, paintings, kitschy trinkets—and then one of them spots a small box of black-and-white photos, maybe 10 ...

In the midst of a global pandemic and chaotic presidential election, any escape from reality is welcome. Though it's been blasted by critics, the French, and pizza store owners, Netflix’s Emily in Paris remains a distraction from reality, picking up legions of ...

Remembering the lifetime of hard work, and groundbreaking shredding of the Van Halen guitarist who died today at 65.The first thing I noticed about Eddie Van Halen was the smile. A goofy, guileless, Spicoli smile and a candy apple red guitar that ...

The strongman stood on the balcony of the presidential mansion, hopped up on steroids and exhaling droplets of pandemic disease from his maskless gob in between occasional gasps for breath, saluting the screaming machinery of military force as the presidential helicopter's motors ground into motion ...

Some things in life are coincidences. Others are fate. I wrote about the Great Crocs Renaissance we are living in mere days ago, and today, my fellow Canadian homeboy Justin Bieber just so happens to hint at an upcoming Crocs collab. Hmmm. (Please just let me ...

If 2020 has taught me anything, it’s that things can change permanently—and somewhat paradoxically with the times.At the very beginning of the Great Quarantine, I, like most sane people, was feeling stressed out, anxious, and more than a little uncertain about the ...

Milk tea fans, we bet quite a bit of your weekly budget goes to ordering your favorite milky, boba-filled beverage. If your wallet's feeling a little strained at the moment, but you just can't kill your cravings, you'll want to mark your ...

The global crisis that hit 2020 didn't spare anybody. Non-essential businesses had to either transition to a work-from-home setup or even completely shut down. This also means that to stay afloat, companies had to make the difficult decision of letting some people ...

There’s always a need for a higher salary regardless of your age, status, or level as our responsibilities progress as well. An increase in salary is typically given to an employee upon regularization, during annual merit increase, or a promotion. Asking for a raise outside ...

ABS-CBN is going to uphold its commitment to serving the Filipino people, despite losing its franchise to broadcast. This was the promise of Carlo Katigbak, president and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation, during the virtual stockholders meeting on September 24. “Now more than ever, ...

WE can imagine the planning meeting for this shoe. German shoe giant adidas goes, “Okay, how many colors do you want?” And then Danish toy company LEGO replies, “All of them.”We can’t argue with the end result, though. The adidas Originals ZX ...

The science department on Monday said 13 hospitals in the Philippines would join the World Health Organization-led solidarity trials for a COVID-19 vaccine as quarantines passed the six-month mark.Nine of the 13 are in Metro Manila and encompass eight trial zones, Department ...