Yesterday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson insisted that the government should heed the appeal of health care workers to put Metro Manila in enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the next two weeks. According to Lacson, there is a basis and Malacañang should take the appeal seriously because life should be given more consideration. “The request of…
The Department of Health (DOH) has ensured that it supports whatever is best for medical frontliners who are constantly helping the country to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is after nurses and doctors slapped the national government to subject Mega Manila to a two-week enhanced community quarantine as new recorded cases of the deadly…
Sen. Cynthia Villar did not agree from the request of some doctors to return Metro Manila to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the number of COVID-19 cases. According to Villar, the lockdown should not be reversed throughout the region as it will surely hit the economy slowly. “It is not certain, they will improve…
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Isabela has identified the real owners of a cyber pornhub in Santiago City that they attacked on Friday, July 24, 2020. According to Provincial Director Timoteo Rejano of NBI-Isabela, the real owners of the ILINK BPO Center who were later found to be cybersex facilities were Wilbert Tolentino,…
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Gerald Bantag has decided to evict the informal settlers inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) for the Correctional Institure for Women (CIW) building. According to Bantag, the CIW in Mandaluyong is said to be the building of the Department for Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so they plan to build…
MANILA – Some lawmakers in the House have complained to a committee there about a proposed tax on digital transactions. According to the members of the Makabayan bloc, it will only be a burden to the people if it progresses and becomes full law. “Regressive, anti-people, isang lazy na paraan para magbuwis sa mga mamamayan,”said…
The Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has officially launched the improved “new generation currency banknotes”. According to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno, the new currencies have more features against counterfeiting. He added that the new money is also for the benefit of the elderly and visually impaired. The design improved P50, P100, P200, P500 and…
Malacañang asserted that the island of Sabah, which was occupied by Malaysia, belonged to the Philippines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that based on Philippine history, Sabah was given by the king of Borneo, now Brunei, to the Sultanate of Sulu. But since it has long been under Malaysian rule, the government recognizes that there…
MANILA, Philippines – China has promised to give priority to the Philippines if it develops a vaccine against COVID-19. This is what Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said after talks between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. According to Wang, the Philippines and China have been working together since the beginning of…
MANILA, Philippines – One day before the festival, President Rodrigo Duterte declared July 31 as a “regular holiday” in connection with Eid’l Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. “NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 31 July, 2020, a…
