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South Korea uses app to monitor quarantined citizens – report
The app alerts officials if a citizen ventures out of their area of quarantine
Japan to get its 1st female paratrooper
The gender bar on women joining Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was lifted in 2017, but requirements that women have the same physical fitness as men had effectively prevented women from joining
‘You Are A Badass’ author Jen Sincero to visit Manila
The New York Times best-selling self-help author will be signing books and holding a self-help session in Fully Booked BGC on February 19
13.1 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, says SWS survey
The end of 2019 result of the SWS survey for self-rated poor families is the highest in 5 years
Doubted Van Gogh self-portrait is real, say experts
'The Self Portrait (1889)' uses less vibrant colours to other works from the same period, including muted blues and sickly yellows, and some of the paintwork looks less finished
A jollier experience awaits at the Jollibee Level Up Joy store
Jollibee opens new Level Up Joy Store in Katipunan with modern store design, exciting innovations
Jollibee is leveling up the customer experience by rolling out self-order kiosks
To date, there are a total of 97 self-order kiosks that have been installed in 37 Jollibee branches all over the country
Philippines, U.S., Japan hold military drills near West PH Sea
Japan joins the yearly exercise for the first time as regional allies build 'interoperability' in responding to security threats and natural disasters
Adulting 101: 7 books to start your self-help journey
On your way to self-improvement? Help yourself with some self-help!
Ex-Google engineer charged with theft of autonomous car secrets
'All of us have the right to change jobs, none of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door,' says US Attorney David Anderson
[OPINION] Projecting military power: Japan’s carrier fleet reborn
Japan, together with the US, has an overwhelming superiority that is sure to keep Beijing in check...and which belies Rodrigo Duterte’s claims that China is more powerful than those arrayed against it
Jury convicts U.S. sex cult leader who attracted the rich and famous
The US jury convicts Keith Raniere, who coerced a string of women into having sex with him as the charismatic leader of a life-coaching group he founded in New York state
'Record-low' number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor in Q1 2019
Based on the results of the March 2019 SWS survey, 9.5 million families consider themselves poor, down from 11.6 million families in December 2018
Adulting 101: A self-care guide post-2019 Philippine elections
Make the coming days, months, and years count – if not for the country, at least for your sanity!
U.S. 'sex slave' guru goes on trial in New York
An American 'self-help' guru who allegedly ran a cult-like society of women sex slaves is undergoing in Brooklyn, and some of his former female supporters are the first to take the stand
IN PHOTOS: Filipino penitents atone for their sins on Holy Week 2019
While the annual tradition may seem extreme to some, penitents continue to perform the ritual to seek forgiveness for their sins and God's blessing
Wreckage of missing Japan fighter jet found, pilot missing
There is no word yet on the fate of the one pilot onboard the jet, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says
WATCH: Feeling unsafe on the streets? Try Krav Maga
This form of self-defense teaches practitioners how to deal with danger – from a simple threat to a life-and-death situation
Ourselves the Elves launch first full-length album
Alyana, Paula, Akira, and Ponch are launching their new album 'Self is Universe' on Saturday, March 16, at Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong
Philippines can meet own rice demand, says crop expert
If farmers decide to shift to planting high-value rice at the right time and place, Teodoro Mendoza says the country can achieve full rice self-sufficiency
Instagram tightens rules on self-injury images
The move comes after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock met with social media companies about doing more to safeguard the mental health of teenagers using their platforms
Apple puts brakes on car team but keeps eye on road
Apple confirms a report that they have reduced the staff of their self-driving car project
LOOK: Nike self-lacing shoes finally a reality
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum gets first dibs on the 'Back to the Future' shoes
More Filipino families considered themselves poor in 2018 – survey
Results of a Social Weather Stations survey show that the average self-poverty rate in 2018 was at 48%, up by two percentage points from 2017
5 missing after 2 U.S. military planes crash off Japan
(UPDATED) One crew member has already been rescued and is thought to be in stable condition
McDonald's self-ordering kiosks now in PH
You may now order at McDonald's with a bit less personal interaction, if that's your thing
LOOK: Japanese Navy flotilla visits Philippines
The goodwill visit of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla Four at Subic Bay will be until September 5
#AskTheTaxWhiz: Top questions of the self-employed, professionals
The Philippine Tax Whiz answers the frequently asked questions of self-employed individuals and professionals
U.S. startup delivers groceries in self-driving cars
A new service debuts in Silicon Valley that turns self-driving cars into mobile grocery shops summoned via an app
Toyota pours $500M into driverless car tieup with Uber
The deal aims at 'advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale,' says Toyota
Germany lifts ban on Nazi symbols in computer, video games
The Wolfenstein series of games is deemed to have fallen foul of the German criminal code, which bars any depiction of so-called 'anti-constitutional' symbols, including Nazi swastikas
Uber hits brakes on self-driving trucks
The company is refocusing on developing autonomous cars, one of which had killed a woman pushing a bicycle in a street in Arizona earlier this year
JM de Guzman graduates from drug rehabilitation program
This comes after actor JM de Guzman went on a hiatus for two years due to a drug addiction relapse
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 13, 2018
Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Friday
Portugal parliament approves new gender change law
Portugal becomes 'the 6th European country to grant the right to self-determination of transgender identity... without the guardianship of a third party and without a diagnosis of identity disruption'
China's Baidu rolls out self-driving buses
'2018 marks the first year of commercialisation for autonomous driving. From the mass production of Apolong, we can truly see that autonomous driving is making great strides – taking the industry from zero to one,' says CEO Robin Li
PH still gunning for rice self-sufficiency despite Duterte remarks
The Department of Agriculture has not been asked to scrap its rice self-sufficiency targets, says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Tesla in autonomous mode hits parked police car
'When using Autopilot, drivers are continuously reminded of their responsibility to keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of the vehicle at all times,' says a Tesla spokeswoman
LOOK: Japanese destroyer ‘Setogiri’ arrives in Manila
The Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has arrived with a helicopter and about 200 officers and crew, will be docked overnight at Pier 15 in South Harbor
Duterte pivots to China but his military turns to Australia, Japan
'I think the Philippines has not entirely bowed down in the face of China. The political relationship clearly has been changed under President Duterte, but it’s more complicated than that,' says security analyst Euan Graham of the Australian think tank Lowy Institute
WATCH: #Balikatan2018 speeches celebrate PH-US ties
The Balikatan 2018 exercises involves up to 8,000 forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, US Pacific Command, Australian Defense Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Self-rated hunger in PH returns to downward trend at 9.9%
The March 2018 numbers show significant improvement after a spike in the December 2017 survey, where self-rated hunger was 15.9%
Japan launches Marines unit amid China's growing presence
The 2,100-member brigade, based in Sasebo, will be responsible for defending remote islands and retaking them if they are invaded
Dashcam video shows final seconds before fatal Uber crash
(UPDATED) The driver is seen looking down at something for nearly 5 seconds before finally gazing up the instant before the car hit a woman in Tempe, in the US state of Arizona on Sunday
Uber self-driving car kills Arizona pedestrian
The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode, with an operator behind the wheel, when it hit a woman walking in the street in the city of Tempe late Sunday, according to the San Francisco-based company
Malay exec urged voluntary demolition of Boracay structures
Malay town mayor says demolishing illegal structures on their own will help Boracay Island
5 self-care practices that keep Gretchen Ho fresh
Waking up at 3 am everyday? It's no problem for Gretchen Ho, who keeps a positive outlook with these tips
2 crew feared dead in Japan army helicopter crash
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera confirms the crash in the town of Kanzaki and says the two crew on board were retrieved 'in a state of cardiac and respiratory arrest,' Jiji news agency reports
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote
Agnes Chow, 21, a former leader of the mass Umbrella Movement protests of 2014, had her nomination rejected because she supports self-determination for the semi-autonomous city
