Philippines

MANILA – Metro Manila mayors may likely agree to extend the general community quarantine (GCQ) for another month even when the Covid-19 cases subsides. According to Parañaque City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) chairman Edwin Olivarez he believes that keeping the GCQ raised for another month would be benefitial to curb the spread of the virus. Olivarez said that …

METRO MANILA – ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III has tendered his resignation and left the network and other Lopez-owned companies on Thursday, citing ‘personal reasons’. The announcement came just as the company held it’s first stockholders’ meeting since the house rejected it’s application for a franchise renewal. ABS-CBN made the announcement through the Philippine Stock Exchange, citing that …

METRO MANILA – International medical journal, The Lancet has listed the Philippines 66th out of 91 countries in terms of suppressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of August. Lancet notes that one of the key part to blame is the President Rodrigo Duterte’s “medical populism” on the issue. The list was based on the new cases of Covid-19 per million …

METRO MANILA – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino announced on Wednesday. The recovery was announced almost 2 weeks after  the cardinal contracted the virus. He was assymptomatic and went on a self-quarantine. According to Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, The Tagle’s brings great joy for the whole church. He …

METRO MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, in his first-ever address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, fully and unequivocally affirmed his country’s legal victory against China over the South China Sea. In a recorded speech for the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly that was released early morning, Duterte said that he stands by a …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Tourism on Wednesday announced that top tourist destination, Boracay Island, to soon open doors to local tourist even from areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) after six months of closure. Tourist from areas under the GCQ classifications will be allowed to visit the island while foreign tourist will still remain prohibited. Boracay Inter-Agency Task …

MANILA – Former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has declared that the Duterte administration’s pandemic response “a failure”. The statement came in from his local radio program in Davao del Norte, Alvarez said that he prefers the next Philippine President to not be just a man who shows courage but also someone who has brains. He did not endorsed anyone he might …

METRO MANILA – Actress Julia Barretto has shut down the pregnancy rumors by showing a photo of her toned abdomen in her official Instagram account. The actress posted the photo on her Instagram account with the caption “FAKE NEWS :).” View this post on Instagram FAKE NEWS 🙂 A post shared by Julia (@juliabarretto) on Sep 21, 2020 at 3:48am …

METRO MANILA – Malacañang confirmed today that President Rodrigo Duterte has nominated lawyer Michael Peloton as the new Commission on Elections commisioner today. Peloton, a lawyer, was nominated to the poll body for a term until February 2027. He will be replacing Commissioner Luie Tito Guia. Comelec Chair Sheriff Abas said that Peloton with his background on Information technology, will …

METRO MANILA – Philippine-born United States bet Grandmaster Wesley So delivered four wins in the last six rounds to share the US$250,000 (Php12.5 million) Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament with reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen on Saturday. With one points lagging behind the world champion Carlsen, So was able to turn it around with the win on Armenian Levon …