Philippines

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 …

METRO MANILA – GILAS Pilipinas icon and former PBA MVP Jimmy Alapag and his family left the country for the U.S on Tuesday amid the rising cases being recorded in the country brought upon by COVID-19 pandemic. Charlie Dy, Jimmy’s long-time representative, confirmed the departure of the Alapags. Dy said that they are waiting to board fo LA. The departure …

METRO MANILA – The food and package delivery services of Grab Philippines (Grab) announced that starting Wednesday (September 16), they will be operating 24 hours in Metro Manila. In a statement released by Grab, they said that the extension of the operating hours of its GrabExpress services was to help ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the businesses. …

METRO MANILA – The Philippines and Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday for a 50-billion yen (P23 billion), which the Palace can use to spend on post-disaster response efforts not only during natural calamities but also disease outbreaks. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda met yesterday to formally finalize the Post Disaster Stand-by Loan Phase …

METRO MANILA – Around 5,000 medical frontliners in Cebu will obtain life insurance coverage worth ₱2 million each from San Miguel Corporation. The Ramon Ang-led conglomerate said that it will be retaining the promise of life insurance coverage to the healthcare frontliners of several hospitals in the province. In a statement released today, SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon …

METRO MANILA – In a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that the proposal to reduced the distance between commuters in public utility vehicles (PUVs) ‘dangerous’ and should be thoroughly studied. Año said that face shields and face mask can only mitigate the spread of the virus but distance will still be …

METRO MANILA – Manny Pangilinan’s telecommunication giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is competing for the Lopez-owned SkyCable and hoping to strike a deal after the Chinese Lunar calendar ghost month. The cable company’s value is estimated at P15 billion to P18 billion and the MVP group is making an aggresive offer to close the deal. The successful deal …