Personal information of more than 755,000 Facebook users in the Philippines was compromised last month, a data watchdog has revealed. The National Privacy Commission (NPC) made the disclosure after a …
A group of psychologists from Scotland have proved that Western and Eastern people make distinctly different facial expressions when they orgasm. The research, by University of Glasgow psychologists, contradicts earlier …
A young Filipino inventor has found a way to rise above his country’s crippling traffic congestion — a drone-style flying car. Kyxz Mendoza from Quezon City has been working on …
A 19-year-old Filipina has developed an energy-efficient air conditioning unit that does away with hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) as a cooling agent. Maria Yzabell Angel Palma, a mechanical engineering student at the …
A remote corner of the island of Mindoro is looking forward to a brighter future with the largest solar-battery micro-grid in Southeast Asia. Paluan, a town of 16,000 at the …
The Philippines has stopped accepting applications for new ride-sharing vehicles of Uber and Grab due to a backlog amid a government review of its policies on fare spikes, a senior …
President Duterte has said that inaction by government bureaucrats is preventing foreign internet service providers from operating in the Philippines. He made the claim during an interview on state-run PTV-4 …
An architect has unveiled plans for a spectacular eco-resort in Palawan with shell-shaped hotels and rotating apartment towers. The layout of the Nautilus Eco-Resort follows the ‘Fibonacci sequence’, a mathematical …
Although open to visitors by appointment, you can now tour the Malacañang presidential palace from the comfort of your home. The Presidential Museum and Library (PML) can now be explored …
Well-heeled Indonesian travellers may soon be able to escape Jakarta’s notorious traffic jams by using their smartphones to hail a Grab helicopter. Ride-hailing firm Grab, which also operates in the …
The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) has admitted that a major system glitch, which is causing unauthorised transactions to hit customer accounts. The bank said the error caused some transactions at …
It’s official — the Philippines had the slowest internet in the Asia Pacific region over the last three months of 2016. According to Akamai’s fourth quarter State of the Internet …
The Philippines will have its first subway system from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to the airport in Pasay City by 2024, it has been announced. The “Mega Manila Subway” …
For anyone doing business in the Philippines, the niggling fear of work being interrupted by power cuts is always present. At the moment, the only practical solution is to hook …
A woman suffered agonising burns after her battery-operated headphones spontaneously combusted during a flight From Beijing to Australia. The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) has described how the passenger was …
Moves to roll out free public wifi across the Philippines are moving on apace. The Senate is expected to approve a bill today (Monday, March 13) before returning it to …
The way that I earn my living is through a combination of marketing and technology consulting as well as a bit of bespoke coding. I also do a fair amount …
It has now been a month or so since the Duterte administration announced a plan block access to video porn sites. The sites targeted included Pornhub and Xvideos, both of …
Can earthquakes ever be accurately predicted? This question is timely after Surigao was shaken by a quake last week. (For more on the Surigao quake, see here and here.) If the authorities had …
Living alongside active volcanoes in places like the Philippines, Japan or Indonesia can be uncomfortable. About half a billion people in the world live near high-risk volcanic eruption areas. Of 829 …
The Philippines is taking another step forward in the space race — not with an eye on the final frontier, but rather to keep an eye on the weather. The …
Some of the world’s most popular porn sites have been blocked in the Philippines in an apparent crackdown on child pornography. It comes only 10 days after a survey showed …
If you’re lucky enough to have a pension you can collect here, then surviving in the Philippines is a doddle. If not, it can seem impossible. This is the first …
The Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office has indicted an American after he allegedly posted derogatory statements about his co-worker. Prosecutors found enough evidence to charge Andre Philippe LaFlamme in violation of Republic …
Most citizens in Asia fear the mailman, someone who brings the dreaded monthly bills to the front door on a daily basis. In Cambodia that same mailman will bring a …
VendeCafe, a new introduction into mini food courts has landed in Singapore, a first in the world. The new revolution simplifies ordering and receiving an entire meal at the touch of …