Alex Esgana
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Miss International 2018 first runner-up Ahtisa Manalo announced that she has withdrawn her bid for this year’s Miss Universe Philippines.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
Ayala Corp on Monday said that billionaire Enrique Razon bought 25% of Manila Water, bringing PHP 10.7 billion in fresh funding to the utility that has come under government inquiry. Ayala Corp said that it would retain a 38.6% stake in Manila Water, which supplies water to the Philippine capital’s east zone. Prime Metroline Holdings, … Read more
A certain video caught the attention of the netizens when students danced Sarah Geronimo’s “Tala” as one of their punishments for coming late in school. This, as the first Monday of February has started, and students who have 8:00 a.m. class were obliged to attend the flag ceremony. In a Facebook post from Dyan Reii … Read more