Philippines

MANILA – Malacañang is leaving the discretion to the private sector to  to conduct the testing for their employees due to the government’s lack of testing capacity. “As much as possible, we are raising our testing capacity that’s why we’re aiming that we reach 30,000 (a day), but in terms of mass testing like what is being done by Wuhan …

MANILA – The Department of Finance (DoF) has announced that a two-month wage subsidy package worth P16.4-B will be credited to the accounts of more than 2.1 million qualified beneficiary-workers of the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) program. The Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) program, jointly implemented by the Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the …

MANILA – Social media personality Emman Nimedez on Sunday revealed that he had acute myeloid leukemia. Nimedez uploaded a 10-minute video on his YouTube channel, where he confesses his toughest battle yet. He also thanked everyone  for their support. In the video, Nimedez revealed that he was initially admitted to the hospital for a fever, which they thought was due …

MANILA – The government through the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed non-contact sports such as tennis, golf, biking and outdoor exercise in areas under  general community quarantine (GCQ). According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the only sports with physical distancing can be observed will be permitted un GCQ. “..Sports that are authorized now are non-contact sports …

MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadlines for the reportorial requirement of companies with fiscal years ending amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In an en banc meeting on May 7, SEC would allow companies with fiscal years ending between Jan. 31, 2020 and Mar. 31, 2020 to submit their annual reports and/or audited …

MAKATI CITY – Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), the company behind the mobile money app Gcash, teamed up with the local government of Makati to efficiently disburse roughly P2.7 billion in economic aid to the 500,000 residents of the city. GCash will be providing a digital disbursement facility in aid of the expanded Makatizen Economic Relief Program that will provide …

MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday has confirmed that it has resumed operations on several projects in Metro Manila. Meant to ease the traffic in the city, these flagship infrastructure projects includes Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road Project, Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge Project connecting Makati City and Mandaluyong City, and the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge in …

MANILA – The highly-anticipated “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is coming to the Philippines. “Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train” or called “Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Train, is the film sequel of the 2019 hit anime series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ODEX Philippines announced the movie getting in Philippine cinemas, though …

Popular Pinoy band Ben&Ben newest love song was apparently inspired by a netizen’s feelings for her bestfriend that she kept secret for almost 8 years. The one-sided love song was shared by a certain  “Anne jou” about her heartbreaking story about her best friend. She has been secrectly in love with him since highschool and eventually  attending his wedding to …

MANILA – A public high school teacher was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for posting on Twitter that he will give a P50-million reward to the person who will kill President Rodrigo Duterte. Mas posted the offer on his Twitter account on May 5 which received backlash from the netizens. “I will give 50 Million reward kung …