Chinese Boy With Disability Dies While Father In Quarantine

Chinese Boy

The Hongan county government revealed that a Chinese boy died on January 29, announcing that his cause of death had yet to be confirmed. He was Yan Cheng. In a statement, the county government said that Yan Xiaowen, the father of a Chinese boy, was unable to take care of his child because he was … Read more

Daniel Arap Moi, Former President Of Kenya, Dead At 95

Daniel Arap Moi

Daniel Arap Moi, a former president of Kenya who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, has died. He was 95 years old. This, as President Uhuru Kenyatta, the current president of Kenya, announced the death of “a great man of an African state.” In a statement, President Uhuru Kenyatta said … Read more

Miss Earth-Water 2011 Athena Imperial Is Pregnant

Miss Earth-Water 2011 Athena Imperial

Miss Earth-Water 2011 Athena Imperial, who was also a news reporter, announced that she and her husband Ben Rodriguez were expecting a baby. This, as Miss Earth-Water 2011 Athena Imperial shared photos of herself in her Instagram account, showing off her baby bump while wearing a bikini at Nasugbu in Batangas. View this post on … Read more

Ex-COWD Execs Fined P5,000 Each Over Illegal Water Supply Contract

Water Supply Contract

Former executives of Cagayan De Oro City Water District (COWD) were fined PHP 5,000 each by the Sandiganbayan over an illegal water supply contract. This, after former COWD executives were being charged with graft by the Office of the Ombudsman in connection to a PHP 193 million water supply contract. In two separate decisions dated … Read more

Jollibee Remains ‘Very Committed’ To China Expansion

Jollibee

Jollibee Foods Corp on Tuesday said that the company remained “very committed” to expand its stores in China, as it assessed the impact of 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Fourteen Jollibee stores in the province of Hubei, all under the brand Yonghe King, remain closed as the province was the epicenter of the 2019 … Read more

Japan Quarantines Cruise Ship Carrying 3,500 People Over 2019-nCoV

Japan

Japan on Tuesday has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,500 people and was testing passengers for the 2019 novel coronavirus. This, after a passenger who departed in Hongkong was tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. As seen in television footage, several quarantine officers on Monday evening entered the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the … Read more

World Bank Calls For Global Effort To Combat 2019-nCoV Outbreak

WORLD BANK

The World Bank called for countries to “strengthen their health surveillance and response systems” in order to fight the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the institution said that the World Bank Group was considering mobilizing its financial and technical resources “quickly to support affected countries” as well as the institution was “closely coordinating … Read more

WHO To Combat Virus Misinformation, Works With Google

Google

The World Health Organization (WHO) was working with Google in order to combat misinformation about the 2019 novel coronavirus. This, as the number of misleading claims and hoaxes about the 2019 novel coronavirus have circulated online. In a public session on Monday (Tuesday in the Philippines), WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that people must … Read more

Ahtisa Manalo Withdraws Miss Universe Philippines Race

Ahtisa

Miss International 2018 first runner-up Ahtisa Manalo announced that she has withdrawn her bid for this year’s Miss Universe Philippines. This, as she shared a series of post on her Instagram stories on Saturday, saying that she was hoping for everyone’s understanding as she wanted to prioritize more on her health. She added that it … Read more