Alex Esgana
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
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 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 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
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
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
A certain video caught the attention of the netizens when a customer failed to do the “top-down” Ice Cream as demonstrated by a staff of Dairy Queen. This, after Dairy Queen opened its branch in Bacolod City at the ground floor of SM City Bacolod. At the first day, a staff demonstrated a trick called … Read more
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
Belen Geldore, the head of the Municipal Agriculture Office, confirmed on Monday that the town of Don Marcelino in Davao Occidental was situated under a state of calamity due to African swine fever. This, after samples drawn from around 1,000 dead pigs were tested positive for African swine fever (ASF). According to Mayor Michael Maruya, … Read more
Eliseo Rio said Monday that he resigned from his post as the undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Rio released a copy of his resignation letter dated January 30. Rio told President Rodrigo Duterte in his letter that it was an honor for him to lead the department’s selection for the … Read more