Alex Esgana
SC announced the schedule for a virtual oath-taking ceremony for new lawyers. The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday officially announced the schedule for the virtual oath-taking ceremony of the 2019 BAR examination passers. This, as the Supreme Court En Banc on Tuesday approved a resolution that would allow conducting the oath-taking ceremony on June 25 … Read more
DOH reported new cases of coronavirus disease for June 9, 2020. The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines as of June 9, 2020. This, as the Department of Health reported 518 new COVID-19 cases wherein 280 were classified as “fresh” cases and the remaining … Read more
Netizen to Jeremy Jauncey’s Instagram post A certain netizen expressed his reaction about Jeremy Jauncey’s Instagram post: “Anong kinain niyo ng six hours na breakfast?” This, as Jeremy Jauncey, the boyfriend of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, took a romantic photo of themselves during their trip to Indonesia and posted on his Instagram account and … Read more
Twitter’s in-app verification system now in the works. Twitter was currently planning to launch its newly-revamped in-app verification system with publicly-documented guidelines after shuttering its public verification program in 2017. This, as Jane Manchun Wong, a reverse engineer, tweeted that she had found a “Request Verification” option to Twitter’s mobile app and she submitted additional … Read more
Twitter was currently fact-checking all tweets related to “5G Coronavirus” Twitter was currently fact-checking all tweets related to “5G” and “coronavirus” even if those tweets were not “conspiracy theories”. This, after Facebook and YouTube already made a move — to remove conspiracy contents on respective platforms that linked “5G” to “coronavirus” — in order for … Read more
Sony announced its new schedule for “The Future of Gaming” virtual event. Sony officially announced that the company already set its new schedule for its upcoming “The Future of Gaming” virtual event. This, as Sony released its statement announcing the new schedule of the PlayStation 5 event, which was initially scheduled for June 4 and … Read more
Back Riders without helmets were seen on streets of Manila despite government’s ban on back-riding on motorcycles Some back riders who had no helmet were spotted on the streets of Metro Manila despite the national government’s ban on back-riding on motorcycles. The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases strictly prohibiting the … Read more
CBCP disproved the use of “holy alcohol” against COVID-19. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) had disproved the use of “holy alcohol” against COVID-19 or coronavirus disease 2019. This, as the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said that San Fernando Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission, the liturgical office of the Archdiocese of Pampanga, on … Read more
A court judge in Minneapolis already set Derek Chauvin’s bail at USD 1.25 million. A Minneapolis court judge on Monday (US time) already set Derek Chauvin’s bail at either a USD 1.25-million unconditional bail or a USD 1-million bail with conditions. This, after Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on … Read more
The public viewing for George Floyd in Houston, Texas, had already started. The public viewing for George Floyd on Monday (US time) had already started at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas. This, as George Floyd’s family released a statement about the updated details regarding the memorial and public viewing, saying that it … Read more