We’ve added powerful new features to enhance your news experience: Reels: Bite-sized news summaries for quick, 30-second reads. Save/Bookmark: Save articles, reels, or events to catch up on later. Comments and Reactions: Share thoughts, send GIFs and emojis, give thumbs up/down and sort by newest or most engaged. Audio Articles: Listen to news on the go with our text-to-speech feature. Event and Concert Listings: Discover upcoming events with full details on dates, times and venues. Dark Mode Toggle: Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable reading anytime. Notification Settings: Full control over push notifications, email alerts and in-app message. Swipe to Explore: Easily browse articles with a smooth horizontal swipe.

We’ve added powerful new features to enhance your news experience: Reels: Bite-sized news summaries for quick, 30-second reads. Save/Bookmark: Save articles, reels, or events to catch up on later. Comments and Reactions: Share thoughts, send GIFs and emojis, give thumbs up/down and sort by newest or most engaged. Audio Articles: Listen to news on the go with our text-to-speech feature. Event and Concert Listings: Discover upcoming events with full details on dates, times and venues. Dark Mode Toggle: Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable reading anytime. Notification Settings: Full control over push notifications, email alerts and in-app message. Swipe to Explore: Easily browse articles with a smooth horizontal swipe.

We’ve added powerful new features to enhance your news experience: Short-Form Content (Reels): Bite-sized articles or summaries designed for quick reading — typically under 30 seconds. Save/Bookmark Feature: Easily save Reels or Quick Reads to revisit later. Dark Mode Toggle: Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable reading anytime. Vertical Scrolling Interface: A swipeable, social media-style layout for faster, smoother browsing. Interactive Elements: Take part in polls and quizzes to engage with the stories you read. Text-to-Speech Option: Listen to quick reads on the go — with speed, language, rewind and fast-forward controls. Personalized Feed: Get a curated selection of Reels and Quick Reads based on your interests and activity. Event and Concert Listings: Discover upcoming events with full details on dates, times and venues. Notification Settings: Full control over push notifications, email alerts and in-app messages — just the way you want them. Keywords news, philstar, balita, peso, bulletin, philippine star, pba, pilipino, filipino (edited)

Improvements

Improvements

Minor fixes

Minor fixes

Minor Enhancements

Fixes for sharing articles.

Bug fixes and optimisations for faster performance.

Bug fixes and optimisations

Bug fixes and optimizations

Bug fixes

Bug fixes

Bug fixes and improvements

Bug fixes and improvements

Bug fixes and optimizations

The first of a series of major updates gives the app an entirely new look and feel as part of Philstar.com's big design and technology overhaul. We also rolled six publications into one app. You can also now access multimedia in stories and interact with fellow readers in the comments section.

THE ONLY NEWS APP YOU'LL NEED. Light, no-nonsense and easy-to-use, the new version of the Philstar app gives you access to the latest, most relevant news and original reporting from the Philippines. SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE READING. To keep you in the loop, the app identifies popular stories and columns at the moment on the platform. MAKE PHILSTAR YOURS. Enjoy stories from your favorite sections and get alerts on topics, issues and personalities that matter to you.

Bug fixes for News Alerts

Bug fixes Support for iOS 8 Support for 64-bit devices

Get real-time news alerts with push notifications. Interface enhancements. Support for more gestures for quick navigation. Bug fixes and speed improvements.

Enhanced for iPhone 5 and 5th generation iPod Touch iOS 6 compatible Bug fixes and performance improvements

Now available for iPhone and iPod Touch! New badge for unread breaking news. Performance improvements.

Access all Breaking News quickly from the Front Page Added compatibility with older versions of iOS. Bug fixes and performance improvements.