Philippines

MANILA – The Philippines’ confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rises to  to 38,805 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 294 more infections on Thursday. The DOH said 242 cases are “late” cases or were part of the DOH’s backlog while 52 are “fresh” or detected within three days. According to the DOH, the new cases were significantly fewer compared …

MANILA – Television media titan GMA Network Inc. has announced the its own high-quality and affordable Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) called “GMA Affordabox”. This affordable digital TV receiver is a plug-and-play device that can be connected to a television to receive digital transmission broadcast. This receiver also has a personal video recorder that would allowed consumers to record GMA, GMA …

MANILA – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation announced Wednesday that channels on its TV Plus has stopped airing in areas outside Metro Manila. Channels including CineMo, Yey, TeleRadyo, Jeepney TV, Asianovela Channel and KBO will be affected by the shutdown as the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to the media titan. NTC said that the cease and desist …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he wants to investigate the courier company J&T Express over the alleged mishandling and missing deliveries. In a recorded address television address aired late Tuesday, The President ordered the National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, BIR to conduct a probe into the courier’s operations. President Duterte also threatened to …

MANILA – General community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila are extended until July 15, President Duterte announced Tuesday night. The decision was due to the steady rise of coronavirus Covid-19 infection in the capital region. The 15 days extension were approved to better control the health pandemic. The President made the decision when Covid-19 cases breached the 37,000 mark last …

MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday, ABS-CBN affiliate Sky Cable to cease and desist from operating its digital broadcast on TVPlus and SKY’s satellite broadcast nationwide. In a move to deliver yet another fresh blow against the Media titan, NTC ordered the ABS CBN affiliate to show cause in 10 days why the frequencies assigned to it …

MANILA – The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church will be on lockdown until next week after a priest tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Parish priest Fr. Douglas Badong confirmed that Quaipo Church has been on a lockdown since June 19 after a priest who stayed in the church during the imposed community quarantine …

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) will be allocation P700 million of its budget to provide internet connections to over 7,000 public schools nationwide. The government allocation is in preparation for the country’s shift to the ‘new normal’ as distance learning are becoming more and more common in the coming school year due the coronavirus pandemic. President Duterte, in …

MAKATI CITY – TV host KC Montero and 100 others were arrested in a bar in Makati City Sunday night for allegedly violating community quarantine guidelines against mass gathering. According to the Makati City Police, they conducted a police raid at the 18th-floor roof deck lounge bar Skye Bar in Barangay Salcedo Village on Sunday afternoon. Atleast 100 individuals were …

MANILA – With two Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) exiciting the country, a looming exodus of online casino exits are expected to follow suit as they are facing difficulties securing tax clearance from the government. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Andrea Domingo confirmed that casino operator SunCity Group has ceased their operations here in …