Philippines

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday has granted an absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Pemberton for the killing of transgender Filipino woman Jennifer Laude in 2014 because “he was not treated fairly”. Duterte said that the government failed to keep a record of Pemberton’s jail time and has not treated him fairly. He also said …

METRO MANILA – Jack Ma’s Alibaba Cloud has teamed up with Financial technology (fintech) companies in the Philippines to help the growth of the  local fintech industry. According to Alibaba Cloud Intelligence country head of the Philippines Allen Guo, that the company is honored to join the alliance with Fintech. He said that Alibaba Cloud is a leader in fintech …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Sunday that it will start hiring 50,000 contact tracers as soon as the the P5 billion fund under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) is approved by the President. In a statement released by DILG Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has sent …

METRO MANILA – YouTube star and Internet personality Lloyd Cafe Cadena died Friday. He was 26. His passing was confirmed from a post in his official Facebook account. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the untimely demise of our beloved brother Lloyd Cafe Cadena,” the post read. “May he be remembered for all the …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the the Metro Manila Subway is designed to endure against flooding, thanks to the experience of a Japanese firm serving as the contractor for the project. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade assured that they will not be experiencing flooding problems on the subway as the technology and experience of the Japanese construction …

METRO MANILA – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday seeks to regulate content on international streaming site Netflix and several others. MTRCB Legal Affairs Division chief Jonathan Presquito told the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship that it is the agency’s job to review all motion pictures being shown in the country regardless of …

METRO MANILA – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, that around 700,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may lose their job due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay said in a briefing with the economic team, the immediate and long term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold and becoming …

METRO MANILA – The number of unemployed Filipinos of drops nationwide last July after lockdown eases and the economy slowly reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), The jobless rate in July was recorded at 10%, and major improvement from the 17.7% recorded in the longest and most strictest quarantine lockdown …

METRO MANILA – Department of Interior and Local Goverment Secretary Eduardo Año has expressed backing the proposal of Metro Manila mayors on suspending the registration of voters to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. Año said that postponing the registration of voters can give the government time to focus on the response and management of Covid-19 which includes …

MANILA – Malacañang said on Wednesday it rejects the proposed revolutionary government by a group of the President’s supporters, calling the proposal ‘incomprehensible’ as it wants to unseat those leaders who were constitutionally elected by the people. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque admitted that he was puzzled by the movement launched by Duterte’s own supporters. Roque claims that he finds it …