Philippines

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 …

BAGUIO CITY –  The number of Covid-19 cases in the city has risen once agains with 72 new recorded cases in the last seven days. The new spike is a 41.3% increase compared to the 51 cases recorded from September 4 to September 10. The city is recording an average of 10 cases per day in a week, an increase …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the declaration of the country’s state of calamity until next year due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Proclamation No. 1021 was signed by the president last Sept. 16. It shall be effective until Sept. 12, 2021 unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant. The president said that eventhough there is strides …

METRO MANILA – The Philippine National Police is planning to reduce the shift of their personnel from the current 12 hours to an 8-hour shift to give them time have more quality time with their family and rest. PNP chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan said that the plan of reducing the work hours would give a positive impact to the well …

MANILA – Philippine National Police deputy chief for administration and Joint Task Force COVID shield commander Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar clarified that residents from areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) who are planning to visit Tagaytay will still required to present a travel pass. The clarification came in after Cavite  Gov. Juanito Victor Remulla announced that agaytay is open to …

MANILA – Jollibee Foods Corp. is expanding its branches overseas by opening stores in Liverpool and Greater Dallas Area in West Plano, Texas despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic around the globe. Jollibee opened its first branch in Liverpool on Sept. 3 and on the Greater Dallas Area on August 20. Both stores received long queues of Filipinos and other …