Philippines

For the other Filipino cultures, the Christmas season in Pulo wherein lakeside communities call Taal Volcano Island is characterized by loud revelry. These are traditional caroling, karaoke sessions, Christmas parties and Noche Buena feasts, here’s the plotwist: there’ll be no grand celebration for some filipinos since the wave of coronavirus, the government has outlawed caroling and prevented gatherings. But more …

This is what needs to be done for law enforcers found committing crimes, there would be an expected hell to pay. This is what President Duterte highlighted as he vowed to feed the COVID-19 virus to a policeman who killed an elderly woman and her son in Tarlac ignited by a widespread uproar. Accused of being lenient with soldiers and …

Surprisngly, The University of the Philippines proudly informed the nation that due to the COVID-19 pandemic they are willing to start accepting applications for first year students on January 7, 2021 without conducting the UP College Admissions Exam which is also called as UPCAT which is one of the hardest college entrance exam in the country. UP will begin accepting …

The Rebisco-led Asia United Bank relies on IT platforms to boost its business share by obtaining an Aa plus loan ranking and a stable outlook from Philippine Ratings Services Corporation. In the coming years, AUB is poised to launch new goods and services to strengthen its strategic strength while improving the banking experience of its customers. AUB will concentrate on …

The gruesome killing in Tarlac this week has been on fire in the country since it received massive complaints, heartbreaks and frustrations through different the enforcement of the law. For this reason, The assassinations in Tarlac by Police SMSgt. Jonel Nuezca is not protected by the pledge made by President Rodrigo Duterte to back the police against employment-related court proceedings, …

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the chorus of legislators condemning the killing of two civilians in Paniqui, but his comment did not address legislative changes to fix the long-standing police force crisis. Police SMSgt. was illustrated by a harrowing image that went viral on the Internet. Jonel Nuezca shot Sonya Gregorio and her son, Frank Anthony who after a …

Surprisingly, hundreds of businesses have expressed support for British drugmaker AstraZeneca to acquire the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the private sector. Joey Concepcion the presidential business advisor and founder of Go Negosyo shared in a statement that there was an impressive turnout for the purchasing of a second batch of COVID-19 vaccines, as more than 200 corporations showed …

Pasig City exempts bikers from the provision of the national government for all people outside their residences to wear face masks, saying it is unsafe to wear one while biking. The evidence suggests and made a consultation among bikers shows that biking is unsafe while wearing a face mask. The Pasig Transport has added that biking isolates riders from other …

The intense work for coronavirus shots continues as the country’s vaccine czar maintained that amid some delays in talks with manufacturers the government is still on track with its vaccine’s search. Amid updates that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III dropped the ball in negotiations with US drugmaker Pfizer by failing to sign a single text here’s Carlito Galvez Jr., who …

Few days left till 2021 and the new year’s sustained higher oil and food prices could cause the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to remove monetary assistance from the ailing economy prematurely and jack up rates, raising the urgency of a compelling fiscal stimulus. In view of this, the supply fluctuations have kept food prices high and may be vulnerable …