Alex Esgana
The Philippine government considered hiring its own fact-checkers, according to the Palace. Malacañang said that the Philippine government was studying the possibility of having its own social media fact-checking team. This, after Facebook removed accounts that were linked to its supporters, the Philippine police, and the Philippine military due to coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). Presidential … Read more
Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines already reached 309,303, according to DOH. The total number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines already reached 309,303 with over 2,000 newly-reported cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This, as the Department of Health gave an update on the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines as of … Read more
Empress Schuck and Vino Guingona now officially engaged Empress Schuck recently took to social media as she and her boyfriend Vino Guingona were officially engaged while celebrating Athalia’s birthday. This, as Empress on Monday posted a four-part post on her Instagram account. The first three parts of her Instagram post were all about Athalia’s birthday. … Read more
Empress Schuck wrote a message for Athalia on her birthday Empress Schuck recently took to social media as she shared her lengthy message for her daughter Athalia on her birthday. This, as Empress on Monday posted a four-part post on her Instagram account. In the first part of her Instagram post, Empress told her daughter … Read more
Sungha Jung shared his guitar cover of Ben&Ben’s 2017 track “Leaves”. South Korean guitarist Sungha Jung had recently shared on YouTube his own guitar cover of Ben&Ben’s track “Leaves”. This, as he uploaded his guitar cover on YouTube and the said video already reached over 151,000 views as of this writing. Sungha Jung was known … Read more
Batanes confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease. The northernmost province of Batanes on Tuesday reported its first case of coronavirus disease since the COVID-19 pandemic began early this year. In its official Facebook page, the Provincial Government of Batanes — formerly recognized as a COVID-19-free province — reported that a 29-year-old resident who returned … Read more
Senator Recto told the Department of Agriculture to investigate ‘cheaper than face mask’ palay prices. Senator Ralph Recto encouraged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to probe the supposed grievance of rice farmers regarding the price of a kilo of newly-harvested palay. This, as Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday said that the price … Read more
Pope Francis named US Archbishop Charles John Brown as the new apostolic nuncio to the Philippines. Pope Francis officially named United States Archbishop Charles John Brown as the new apostolic nuncio to the Philippines. This, as he will take over Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, who became the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New … Read more
Google Meet would limit all free meetings to 60 minutes. Google Meet would limit all free meetings to 60 minutes on its free users starting on September 30, 2020. Earlier this year, Google announced that the company would make Google Meet — Google’s video conferencing tool — free to those who has a Google account, … Read more
Gabbi Garcia shared about her struggles as a “morena”. Gabbi Garcia had recently shared about her struggles as a “morena” as she tried to find her place in the showbiz industry. As featured in BJ Pascual’s vlog, Gabbi admitted that she felt insecure when she started attending VTRs and go-sees due to the color of … Read more