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When you jog around the few parks in Metro Manila, look up at the trees. There's a fair chance you’ll spot a squirrel jumping from branch to branch on the treetops.Startled pedestrians often mistake them for rats, until they see their tufty ...

KFC Philippines, the official Philippine franchise of U.S.-based Kentucky Fried Chicken, is now opening its doors to Filipino entrepreneurs interested in being part of KFC Philippines’ first batch of pioneer franchisees.After signing the franchising deal with KFC Asia in November last year, ...

Some of the country’s top celebrities stand to lose a lot of money if ABS-CBN’s franchise expires, not only because of the threat of their shows’ closing. That’s because the network’s stars are also among its top 100 stockholders, according to the disclosure on ...

In commemoration of the 75th year of World War II in the Philippines, one of its heroes returned. Richard “Dick” Adams visited Corregidor once again, but this time, he did not parachute out of a C-47 plane to land on the towering ...

“Is history a lie,” asked the stony-faced girls of the Debate Club when I applied for membership back in high school. I fumbled: Yes. I mean, no. I mean, kind of. There are parts of history that probably don’t get the airtime they ...

Gaming and fashion normally go together like oil and water. But somehow, Xbox and Jordan have succeeded in changing that. Following a long string of collaborations, the two brands just put their heads together on a collab that'll have your media shelf and your feet looking slick as ...

As men constantly in the spotlight, actors need to look good and smell good at all times. Though scent is a personal thing that depends on your taste, it's safe to say that the country's leading men know a thing or two about fragrances. So, ...

You can always count on A.P.C. for elevated basics. The label's shirts, sweaters, and denim are like no other and it's all because of those minimal tweaks and details that update an otherwise dull silhouette. Casual days call for a different kind ...

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) organizes an international hackathon annually to challenge people to use its free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space. First held in 2012, it’s a prestigious competition that ...

Don’t shoot the messenger, but we have some news for you: It looks like majority of UP students are single.After surveying 1,200 UP students across UP’s seven campuses as part of a two-year mental health study called “Diwa Mental Health Survey,” UP ...

The Philippines’ natural wonders and heritage sites are in danger of disappearing because of climate change and irresponsible tourists, which is why these celebrities banded together to enlighten Filipino and foreign tourists on how to practice sustainable and responsible tourism as they ...

Let us set the scene: It is 6:00 p.m. on a Thursday night and Metro Manila is alive—as it always is. The usual rush hour means people everywhere are hurrying to get elsewhere, but as you walk along the busy street of ...

As the spread of COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down, it’s time to bookmark the Department of Health’s online tracker for COVID-19 if you want to stay up to date on what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls “public enemy number ...

Sixteen pages into the recently leaked script for Duel of the Fates—which may or may not be completely fake—an alien is executed by a lightsaber guillotine. Five pages after that, Kylo Ren's face is violently mutilated by a surge of red lightning. ...

After the 14 years that was January 2020, it feels like it’s time for a break. With 12 long weekends in the pipeline this year (excluding still-to-be-announced holidays), it seems a crying shame to spend those long weekends on an accidental staycation at ...

"What do you want to watch?" you ask, staring at the blank TV."I don't know," says whoever you're in the room with. Your partner, probably, or your flatmate. "What do you want to watch?"Hours pass. You scream yourselves hoarse. "WHAT—," you shriek, ...

On February 17, 1872, three priests—Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora—were killed in Bagumbayan on charges of leading a mutiny of arsenal workers in Cavite with the aim of overthrowing the colonial government.The three priests were not involved in the mutiny; they hardly ...

Because of its designated bus stops and strict policies on pedestrian crossings, you have no choice but to walk more than you're used to in the city of Makati. Most of us who are keen on achieving several thousand steps a day ...

Set in the suburbs of 1990s Manila, just before the catastrophic Mount Pinatubo eruption, Death of Nintendo follows the misadventures of four video game-crazed 13-year-old friends as they navigate the challenges of adolescence, including first love and circumcision. This month, the movie ...

First came The Den, a Chinese-themed pop-up speakeasy that lived for a few months in one of the function rooms of Shang Palace in Makati Shangri-La. On Wednesday, February 12, the hotel unveiled a new pop-up bar in a previously unused space ...