Philippines

METRO MANILA – The Vatican confirmed today that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been tested positive for Covid-19 upon his arrival in the Philippines. He was tested negative after taking the test in Rome last Sept. 7, Vatican News reported. Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said that he tested positive from the COVID-19 swab test that was conducted in …

METRO MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Thursday, ordered the recall of ABS-CBN’s frequencies, sealing the end of its free broadcast business. NTC said in a seven-page order signed by Deputy Commissioners Edgardo Cabarios, Delilah Deles and Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, that the government is mandated to recall the frequencies when the network did not provide a Congressional franchise …

METRO MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. posted on his twitter account yesterday that there was no “exchange” in the absolute pardon given by the president to the convicted killer US Army personnel Joseph Scott Pemberton. There is no exchange. I clinched that purely on my charm with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. I insisted that it …

METRO MANILA – Thousands of students, teachers affected across the country will be affected as hundreds of private elementary and high schools will be suspending its operation due to low enrollment of students. According to the data released by DepEd, 748 out of 14,435 private schools accross the country have sent their notice that it will temporarily suspend operations for …

METRO MANILA – The UAAP handed Former University of Santo Tomas (UST) head coach Aldin Ayo with an indefinite ban from the league. The UAAP Board of Trustees said in a statement that after thorough deliberation, The league ratified the decision to ban coach Aldin Ayo indefinitely from participating to any UAAP sanctioned-activities. The decision were made after Ayo endangered …

METRO MANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday that China continues to improve and build artificial islands in the area. Lorenzana said that Chinese troops are making their presence felt in the three major islands in the disputed South China Sea – Subi Reefs, Fiery Cross and Mischief. The Defense Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the …

METRO MANILA – At least 8 foreign terrorists are currently ‘hiding’ in the country, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay confirmed on Tuesday. The AFP chief said that they have identified 8 foreign terrorist hiding in the country and have integrated themselves to the local terrorist faction, specifically the Abu Sayyaf group. Gapay during the military’s …

MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is eyeing to cut jobs across the board in an effort to stay afloat amid the on-going Coronavirus pandemic that has impacted the company. According to the airliner, they are looking for a more drastic downsizing to reduce cost as demand in air treavel remains weak due to travel restrictions being imposed in …

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 …