How to Set a Christmas Gift Budget With Your 13th Month Pay
The 13th month pay is due on or before December 24. Under Presidential Decree 851, every rank-and-file employee who has worked at least a month in the year is owed one-twelfth of the basic salary earned that year. Under the TRAIN law, the 13th month and…
Five Philippine Festivals to Plan a 2027 Trip Around
Five of the Philippines’ best-known festivals can fill one year of travel. Three fall in January and honor the Santo Niño: Sinulog in Cebu and Ati-Atihan in Kalibo on January 17, then Dinagyang in Iloilo on January 24. Kadayawan in Davao comes in…
Sen. Tulfo’s Bill Aims to Keep Workers From Losing Jobs to AI
Multiple tech companies have announced mass retrenchments tied to AI this year, according to Philstar Life. In the Philippines, a 2024 Microsoft-led study found 86 percent of knowledge workers using generative AI at work. A new Senate bill deals with…
SB19 Is Performing at Coachella 2027
Coachella confirmed on Wednesday, November 11 (Manila time), that SB19 is on its 2027 lineup. Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken and Justin will play the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on Saturday, April 10 and again on Saturday, April 17. The group posted…
Liza Soberano Gets Her Own Weverse Home, a First for a Filipina Actress
Liza Soberano now has an official global community on Weverse. The platform announced it on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Fans can communicate with her there and watch her content. Her latest news will arrive in the same space. View this post on Instagram…
Nintendo eShop Is Now Open in the Philippines
After years of workarounds, Filipino players have an official Nintendo store. Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch Online launched in the Philippines on November 10. Both work on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Players can buy and download games,…
Davao Conyo Wins TikTok Creator of the Year and Thanks God, “the Original Creator”
Davao Conyo, whose real name is Phillip Te Hernandez, won Creator of the Year at the TikTok Awards Philippines 2026. The ceremony was held in Makati on Thursday, November 5. He was one of three nominees in the category, along with Ayn Bernos and Fujicko.…
Stanford Launches a Well-Being Course Built on RM’s Namjooning
Stanford University now has a course named after a word BTS fans use for RM’s slow days. It is called “Namjooning, and Other Well-Being Inspiration from BTS,” and its catalogue number is PSYC 65N. Where the word came from Accounts of…
2 Valid IDs Crosses ₱100 Million in Philippine Cinemas
2 Valid IDs has reached ₱100 million at the Philippine box office. Its producer, Super Entertainment, announced the figure on November 6. That was a little over three weeks after the film opened nationwide on October 14. ◎ View this post on Instagram A…
Alex Eala Ends 2026 at World No. 15, the Best Ranking of Her Career
Alex Eala ends 2026 as the 15th-ranked tennis player in the world. The WTA rankings released Monday moved her up two places from No. 17. It is the highest ranking of her career and the first time she has been inside the top 16. She is 21. She began the…