Philippines – Surprisingly, corwds of devotees filled the Quiapo region for Traslacion 2021 in spite of the pandemic and the abrogation of the customary Black Nazarene parade, authorities of the City of Manila affirmed Saturday. In view of this, Gen. Leo Francisco, Manila Police District boss as of 9:30 a.m., five hours after celebration exercises started for the afternoon, an …

MANILA – PBA Superstar Calvin Abueva has been included in the Phoenix Super LPG roster of players for the upcoming 2020 PBA Philippine Cup – provided that the will be able to accomplish all requirements set by the league. Abueva was included on the roster list for the resumption of the all Filipino conference inside a “bubble” in Pampanga. According …

METRO MANILA – Around 440 private elementary and high schools nationwide are expected to be suspending operations this school year amid the low enrollment of students due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Department of Education (DepEd). Out of the 14,435 private schools, 440 has notified DepEd the decision not to push through with the operation for the 2020-2021 School …

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 …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians working in neighboring state such as Thailand and Singapore may be prohibited to enter during  the two-week restriction of movement order, Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said today. “Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia has announced it last night. Immigration Department will implement the restrictions.” “Starting tomorrow, all Malaysians working in Singapore and Thailand will …

KUALA LUMPUR – The 2020 Malaysian Open badminton championship scheduled for March 31 to April 5 at the Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, has been temporarily postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said the decision was made in accordance with the decision made by the Malaysian government to suspend all sporting events until the end of …

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) has suspended work from Thursday till Saturday to give way to its Executive Building for “cleaning and disinfecting” as cases of COVID-19 have increased in the region. In an advisory, PNR stated that it would stop their work from March 12 through March 14, In adherence to the protocols developed by the DOH. Yet PNR …