DreamWorks' "Forgotten Island" follows two childhood best friends facing a looming separation, but its ache resonates with the entire Filipino diaspora. Read more »
A dark giant in an old tree, the smell of tobacco, and a path that keeps looping back on itself. Here’s what Filipino folklore says about the kapre, where its name came from, and what old folks say to do when one takes an interest in you. Read more »
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Monday, Oct. 5, rejected allegations that Beijing had channeled money to a Philippine political faction, calling them a “false narrative.” Read more »
The mermaid’s scaly, less charming counterpart has a name borrowed from Hokkien and a surprising second life in Filipino grammar. Here’s what the syokoy is, what old stories say about it, and why you might want to stay away from its river. Read more »
It walks backward with its head between its legs, drinks from shadows and, in some stories, hides inside a clay jar in a wealthy family’s home. Meet the sigbin, one of the Philippines’ strangest and most unsettling creatures of folklore. Read more »
Apple has revealed how much Filipinos will pay for its newest iPhone models, with prices ranging from P94,990 for the iPhone 18 Pro to P254,990 for the top-capacity iPhone Duo. Read more »
