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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED 7:00 p.m.) — The National Library of the Philippines head on Thursday issued a statement addressing the criticisms hounding his name, including his controversial appointment to the highest post of the organization. Cesar Gilbert Adriano, was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the executive director of the …

These songs, all released during the Luzon lockdown, have challenged me with their newness. It would have been easier for me to dig into my library and content myself with tried-and-tested favorites. I’m glad I didn’t.

Life After Lockdown: Restos pivot to delivery as Filipinos’ social life moves away from dining Philstar.com's Life After Lockdown is a compendium of references on Filipinos' shift to a new normalcy during a coronavirus pandemic. MANILA, Philippines — Food and beverage businesses were buzzing with walk-in guests offered with culinary …

MANILA, Philippines - A Makati City call center agent was robbed of her shoulder bag containing cash and valuables by two men on a motorcycle as she was waiting for a ride home early Tuesday. Makati Police said 28-year old Maria Shiena Gerodias was standing at the corner of Dian …

'Left with nothing': Aeta community in Batangas among affected during Taal eruption TAGAYTAY CITY (UPDATED August 10, 2020; 9:46 p.m.) — An Aeta community of around 69 families in San Luis, Batangas were among the residents who were forced to relocate when the Taal Volcano erupted last January 12. This …

MANILA, Philippines — The “gentle giants” of southern Cebu have placed the small village of Tanawan in Oslob on the world map. Local and foreign tourists are flocking its shores to watch and swim with the endangered, harmless whale sharks more than a dozen times their size. Tourists travel for …

‘If you look at them, it’s just cloth and paint. Our job is to tell people its history.’ MANILA, Philippines — For its upcoming “Important Philippine Art” auction, Salcedo Auctions will be shaking up the Filipino art world again with three monumental pieces, two of which recently surfaced in Europe. …

MANILA, Philippines — It is unclear where a bridge symbolizing the fusion of two cultures—or ties of two states—is leading, as its construction faces opposition from local and international organizations and from some government agencies. The construction of China-funded Binondo-Intramuros "Friendship" Bridge last year made headlines as the proposed project …

BANGKOK, Thailand (Update 4 11:36 a.m.) — Two years after landing the top five of the Miss World 2016 pageant, Catriona Gray now conquered the universe as she has been named this year’s Miss Universe title-holder. Catriona made the Philippines’ Christmas wish come true as she bested out 93 other …

Show must go on: How Boracay's closure created the Calamity Survival Band AKLAN, Philippines — Before April 26, musicians were performing to full-house crowds in the different business establishments on Boracay . When the island was closed to tourists, they found themselves performing to an audience of a few to …

"In the team, we are all women, and I think telling the story of Jabidah has a different effect on people when women like us tell it. Our men were killed, and for every man there was a mother or a sister or a wife or a daughter who mourned …

In the heart of Tondo, cramped betweeen the busy streets of Manila, sits a walled city. However, unlike its noble counterpart, Intramuros, this one is surrounded not with cold, hard...

MANILA, Philippines - Apparently alarmed by a surge in crime involving suspects riding on motorcycles in southern Metro Manila, the Southern Police District has formed motorcycle units as a counter measure. Called the Tactical Motorcycle Riders Units (TMRU), most members of the newly-formed squads are recruited from the ranks of …

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday opened the Airport Road in Pasay City to two-way traffic in preparation for the construction of the EDSA-Taft flyover in August. According to the MMDA, the construction of the flyover would affect the cities of Parañaque and Pasay with …

MANILA, Philippines - The Makati Police is now scouring the vicinity of the Guadalupe Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 station for a parked Hyundai vehicle in the hopes of identifying the man who leapt to his death on Wednesday morning on the path of a northbound train from the station’s …

MANILA, Philippines - Makati Medical Center College (MMCC), the base school of the Makati Medical Center, is expanding its course offerings to make it on a par with other top schools in the country in the field of health care education. “We maybe small but we have a vast network …