Manila News

Developers blame a glitch that has somehow survived four major updates MANILA – A widely downloaded typhoon preparedness app has come under renewed criticism this storm

A small barangay finds room for both traditions, one on top of the other NUEVA ECIJA – A barangay basketball court freshly painted over a section

Twelve years of remittances produced a homecoming he didn’t fully recognize BATANGAS – After twelve years working construction in the Middle East, Edgar Molina finally returned

A decades-old rivalry over roast pig reaches a new, more organized phase BATAAN – A longstanding, mostly good-natured rivalry between two neighboring barangays over whose lechon

A neighborhood videoke unit has developed opinions, and everyone has decided not to question it LAGUNA – A well-worn videoke machine that has anchored a neighborhood’s

A tourism proposal takes an unusual view of the metro’s most reliable feature MANILA – A city council tourism subcommittee has begun seriously discussing a proposal

Nobody voted for her, but everybody consults her anyway PASIG – Nena Villaflor has run the same corner sari-sari store for twenty-three years, selling instant coffee

Colleagues say his whistle technique has evolved into something closer to meditation QUEZON CITY – Traffic enforcer Ramil Bautista has directed the same chaotic intersection near

Residents say they already spend more waking hours there than at home MANDALUYONG – A sprawling shopping mall in the heart of the metro has formally

Economists cautiously investigate a very specific karaoke ballad CALOOCAN – A jeepney driver’s habit of playing the same emotionally devastating ballad on repeat during his morning

A satire on traffic safety and urban design, observing that the most efficient and practical point to cross the street is the illegal one, due

E-Jeepneys Spark a Silent Revolution on Manila's Streets Iconic E-Jeepneys Embrace Electric Power, Aiming for a Quieter and Cleaner Commute Manila, Philippines – A transformation is underway

Satire on jaywalking, arguing that these pedestrians are protected by a Pedestrian Lane Aversion Field that makes the designated crossing area 127% more uncomfortable to

Manila's Family Dynamics: The Rise of 'Balikbayan Box' Therapy Dive into the heartwarming trend of 'Balikbayan Box' Therapy in Manila, where families are finding unique ways

House Speaker says every priority measure is done, Senate quietly asked to catch up A Special Session For Work Already Reportedly Complete President Marcos has called a

PTVs, AACs, OCD, and PAF all mobilize for earthquake relief, ordinary Filipinos mobilize a dictionary Help Is On The Way, Assuming You Can Decode It First The

Blue Ribbon Committee disowns rival hearing, says the Committee is the only Committee that gets to Committee A Turf War Over Who Gets To Sound Official Manila’s

Local economists thrilled, local jeepney drivers still waiting to feel it in the fare Geopolitics Halfway Across The World, Felt Instantly At The Palengke The Philippine peso

Groove On pays tribute to Y2K icons for an audience that mostly knows them from group chat memes A Love Letter To An Era Its Own

SIBOL sweeps Mongolia in Honor of Kings qualifiers, somewhere a mother is quietly recalculating a decade of grounding punishments The Console Finally Pays Off, Nationally The Philippines’

Wilcon Depot’s first-ever run raises money for the environment via an impressively specific chain of logic A Run For A Cause, Several Causes, Actually Home improvement retailer

Coast Guard confirms all 28 aboard safe after Palawan squall, no oil leak detected, reef declines to comment A Squall, A UNESCO Site, And Twenty-Eight Very

TNT’s plan to stop Ginebra involves ignoring their best import and hoping he gets tired, science pending The Bold Strategy Of Simply Letting Him Cook In one

Cebu Pacific reports travel bounce back as surcharge eases, nobody has ever seen Level 1 through 14 Good News, Delivered In A Numbering System Nobody Understands Cebu

A satirical look at the intense, mandatory mid-afternoon snack ritual that forces a collective work stoppage and a critical debate over food choices. The Mandatory SlowdownIn

How obtaining a simple barangay clearance turns into a multi-generational quest for a signature. The Quest for Form 27-BThe journey to acquire any official document in

An anthropological study of the five-day, five-office, high-stress pilgrimage required to get a single document officially rubber-stamped in Quezon City. The Official PilgrimageObtaining official authentication for

An examination of life near QC's massive media complexes, where traffic is perpetually stalled by an ongoing teleserye shoot and famous actors blend into the

A satirical guide to the complex, inflated, and non-negotiable short-distance *kontrata* (fixed fare) that always costs too much. The $500$-Meter ContractThe tricycle is the essential, last-mile

A satire on online food delivery and product availability issues, arguing that the system uses a Disappearance Matrix that eliminates 127% of the ordered items

A satire on the inconsistent operating hours of local government offices, suggesting the office clock is deliberately set 15 minutes slow to create a buffer

Global market jitters ripple into Philippine trading floors before the local session even opens A sluggish Wall Street open, felt all the way to Makati Wall Street

Efficiency finally arrives in Philippine bureaucracy, just not in the department anyone expected A speed record nobody saw coming Staff confirm the Office of the Vice President

Investment grade optimism collides head on with the daily commute along EDSA Good news for the economy, no comment yet from EDSA The Philippines has earned a

Gatchalian assures the public that proceedings remain on track, a genuinely rare scheduling win A calendar commitment worth celebrating, however small The ongoing impeachment trial will stay

Habagat rains once again expose a flood management strategy built mostly on hope A city that floods on schedule, more reliably than the trains An editorial in