Cultural workers, netizens slam MTRCB’s bid to regulate Netflix, other video sites

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The recent push by the Movie, Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to regulate online video streaming sites like Netflix have drawn condemnation from cultural workers and netizens who believe that it is a…

Netizens answer daughter’s plea for help for her sick mother

Immae Lachica 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A daughter’s online plea for help for her mother, who has been suffering from stage three breast cancer for a year and a half, has been heard and has touched the hearts of…

Artist from Dalaguete creates digital art using mobile phone

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/26/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — Despite his lack of resources, Jether Patrosenio never loses hope to pursue his love in digital art. Equipped with only a smartphone, a drawing app, and a stylus pen, he was able to create…

Netizens on Angel Locsin’s curvy figure: ‘She has nothing to prove’

Daphne Galvez 06/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Netizens showed love and support for actress Angel Locsin after photos of her showing her curvy figure surfaced online. In photos circulating in social media, Locsin could be seen clad in a dark green…

Kids left by mom in Asturias get help from netizens

Immae Lachica 06/02/2020

    CEBU CITY, Philippines— Seven children in Asturias, Cebu, who were allegedly left by their mother amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, got the help they needed from netizens. The story of these kids was…

Netizens answer Dodoy’s call for help

Immae Lachica 05/31/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—His call for help did not fall on deaf ears. Jay Kummer Teberio, who is also known as Dodoy, Cebu’s Tubig Queen, said that no words could describe how happy he has become after…

Netizens come up with Cebu City-inspired ‘Money Heist’ characters

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/29/2020

Moaboal, Cebu–A group of netizens from Cebu City created their own characters inspired from the Netflix hit series, Money Heist, to send a message to the public. The message: Stay safe. Jefferson Renoblas, 24, said that they…

Netizens help old man from Minglanilla town renovate his shanty

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/19/2020

MOALBOAL, Cebu — He used to crawl through his door to get inside his shanty that had sacks of cement and other scrap materials for its wall. Now, Emelio “Tatay Melio” Ababon enjoys the comfort of his…

CDN POLL: Most netizens against possible ECQ extension

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/11/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — With news circulating about the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some parts of the country due to the continuing rise of cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some of…

CDN POLL: Netizens’ reactions to virtual schooling

Doris Mondragon 05/08/2020

MEDELLIN, Cebu—Netizens were divided when it came to the government’s plan to consider virtual schooling when classes in the country open on August 24, 2020. Online classes are being considered by education officials as the country continues…

Young Boholano’s artworks making waves online

Immae Lachica 04/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—This 15-year-old boy from Baclayon town in Bohol province will surely go a long way with his marvelous artworks. David John Vitor, a grade ten student of the Baclayon National High School, wowed netizens with…

‘Bibingka Girl’ dreams of becoming a cop

Immae Lachica 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —After school and during her free time, Cristy Cuizon would help her mother, Manilyn, and grandmother, Jocelyn, sell homemade bibingkas in a stall which they owned near the gymnasium in Barangay Taboc in Danao…

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