“Avatar: The Last Airbender” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 list after just four days since its release. It took the No. 1 spot on the English TV list with 21.2 million views and placed in the top 10 in 92 countries for the period covered …

Ryan Gosling as Ken in “Barbie”/Warner Bros. Ent.  LOS ANGELES, United States — Ryan Gosling is definitely Kenough to sing live at the Oscars. Gosling, the Academy Award-nominated star of the hit film “Barbie,” will perform the power ballad “I’m Just Ken” at the March 10 gala, one of five …

Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium will once again host a feast of athletics in 2027/Shutterstock GLASGOW (AFP) — Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, track and field’s governing body announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Beijing last hosted the event back in 2015 and the Chinese city of Nanjing …

EXCEEDING TARGET. D&L Industries, Inc.’s new manufacturing plant inside the First Industrial Township – Special Economic Zone in Batangas has been operating for seven months. Its exports already went up by 175 percent versus the committed target to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority as of February 2024. (Courtesy of D&L) MANILA – …

GENEVA – A bag containing a computer and two USB sticks with sensitive data on the security plan for the Olympic Games in Paris has been stolen from Paris’ Gare du Nord train station, French media reported late Tuesday evening. The theft took place on Monday, BFMTV reported, adding that an …

Alex Eala (Facebook / Alex Eala)  MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala exacted sweet revenge against rival Anna Bondar as she swept the Hungarian tennister to barge into the W50 Trnava’s round of 16, 6-3, 6-1. Bondar earlier defeated the 18-year-old Filipina in the W75 Porto in Portugal and eventually took …

A joint sitting of both houses of Parliament is a rare honor previously accorded to US Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Australia remains a steadfast ally, and in terms of proximity, it has the capability of being the first responder when trouble erupts. …

For Filipinos, it’s a badge of honor that’ll never lose its shine. A significant chapter in Philippine history seems to have been left off the holiday roster — the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986. Back in 1986, Filipinos banded together like never before, crowding EDSA to give a thumbs-down …

Now favors plebiscite to go with 2025 polls, cites P13b in savings The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it now favors holding a synchronized plebiscite to ratify proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution with the 2025 national and local elections. Comelec chairman George Garcia said holding simultaneous plebiscite …

Volunteers and community members unveil a 50 meter mural in oil spill ground zero, Pola, calling for the protection of people and the environment in the critically biodiverse Verde Island Passage, which Mindoro is part of. (Jilson Tiu for Center of Energy, Ecology, and Development)  MANILA, Philippines — When oil …