Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
Imagine it’s Friday evening. You’re about to watch a new Netflix drama, trying to unwind after a long week. Suddenly, your phone pings with a work email marked “urgent.” Your heart sinks; your stress...
View Article#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Monday, September 16, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Monday, September 16, due to rain from the southwest monsoon or habagat. This list will be updated once local or national authorities make...
View ArticleDebunking common food myths to create tasty, balanced meals for your family
A lot of mothers and homemakers will agree that it’s a tough task to decide what food to serve for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Nutritional value, variety, budget, individual...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: ‘Duterte!’ chants fabricated in video of Pope Francis’ East Timor...
Claim: A huge crowd is shown in a video chanting “Duterte!” Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found on a Facebook video posted on September 13 by user Antoniano Evelyn....
View ArticlePiastri wins in Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren take over at the top
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren went top of the constructors’ standings in a race that finished with a virtual safety car after a penultimate lap collision...
View ArticleFrom Pampanga to Cebu: How foreigners hid POGO hub and nearly got away with it
A rescue operation on August 31 was all it took for state operatives to unmask a hotel compound as an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub — but before that could happen, two...
View ArticleTV’s Emmy Awards devote time to honoring diverse actors and series
At the Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 15, Hollywood celebrated a diverse line-up of nominees and winners at television’s highest honors and feted the success of Latino, LGBTQ+, and Japanese talent...
View ArticleOver 3,000 evacuate on Negros Island due to heavy rain, Kanlaon Volcano threat
BACOLOD, Philippines – More than 3,000 residents on Negros Island evacuated to temporary shelters following continuous rain and fears of a possible re-eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. Local officials said...
View ArticleOpenAI’s stunning $150 billion valuation hinges on upending corporate...
OpenAI’s new financing round is expected to come in the form of convertible notes, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter, who said its $150 billion valuation will be contingent on...
View ArticleEU break-up order to Google unlikely for now, sources say
EU antitrust officials are considering ordering Alphabet’s Google to end anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, but will not order a breakup as they had previously warned, people with...
View ArticleMeta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI
Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months, the company said, after it had paused the training in...
View ArticleLacoste loses trademark fight vs Crocodile in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – After 20 years of legal disputes that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, Lacoste has lost its trademark case against Crocodile over the use of what it claimed to be a...
View ArticleChina’s PLA conducts first public test launch of intercontinental ballistic...
China publicly acknowledged for the first time that it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, September 25, in a move likely to raise...
View ArticleCayetano, Zubiri clash over Senate resolution on EMBO barangays
MANILA, Philippines – Tensions rose at the Senate session hall on Tuesday night, September 24, as senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Migz Zubiri clashed over a resolution seeking to include the 10...
View ArticleBankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison gets 2-year sentence over...
NEW YORK, USA – Former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison was sentenced on Tuesday, September 24, to two years in prison for her role in her former boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried’s theft of $8...
View ArticleLocal officials, groups condemn killing of anti-mining advocate in Surigao...
MANILA, Philippines – A number of non-government organizations plus local officials of the town of Carmen, Surigao del Sur province in southern Philippines are seeking justice for the killing of...
View ArticleSK chairman files complaint vs Manila Vice Mayor Servo, councilors over ouster
MANILA, Philippines – Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Chairman Juliana “Yanyan” Ibay has filed a complaint against Manila Vice Mayor Yul Servo and other councilors, contesting the council’s decision to...
View ArticleAutonomous, deregulated private universities and colleges increase to 92 —CHED
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said Tuesday, September 24, that there are now 92 private colleges and universities in the country which have an “autonomous and...
View ArticleThe Maine’s ‘The Sweet Sixteen Tour’ in Manila: What to expect
MANILA, Philippines – American band The Maine is returning to Manila for its “The Sweet Sixteen Tour” on September 27 and 28 at the Skydome in SM North EDSA, Quezon City. The show is meant to be a...
View ArticlePhilippines says its aircraft was shadowed by Chinese navy helicopter during...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said on Wednesday, September 25, its fisheries bureau aircraft was shadowed and approached by a Chinese navy helicopter while on patrol near the disputed...
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