Chiz Escudero: “I do plan to run for the Senate.” Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero confirmed that he will run for senator in the 2022 elections. Chiz will run under the National People’s Coalition and he wants to bring his experience as governor to empower local government units (LGUs) through legislation. “I confirm Senate President … Read more
Jessica Soho received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Kapuso veteran journalist Jessica Soho received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and also urged the public to get vaccinated. Jessica shared on Facebook a photo of herself with her sleeve up showing a bandaid on her left arm, a sign that she had … Read more
Joey Concepcion received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Last June 21, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion had received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Concepcion, who was also the founder of “Go Negosyo”, was vaccinated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through Go Negosyo’s “A Dose of Hope” program after his first vaccination in Pasig … Read more
Palace statement on Philippine government’s “flip-flopping” policies. Here’s a statement from Malacañang about the Philippine government’s “flip-flopping” policies on wearing of face shields and on the resumption of face-to-face classes. During his regular press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that he saw nothing wrong with flip-flopping policies on face shields and on … Read more
Samsung will hold its Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 virtual event on June 28. Samsung officially announced that the company was set to hold its Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 virtual event on June 28, 2021. Quite a number of companies had pulled out of a physical attendance of this year’s edition of MWC and … Read more
No face-to-face classes until children were vaccinated against COVID-19, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will only allow the resumption of face-to-face classes once everyone — including children — got vaccinated against COVID-19. On Monday, President Duterte reiterated in his weekly pre-recorded public address that he will not allow the resumption … Read more
President Duterte said that he’s “constrained” to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory in order to prevent a “disaster” President Rodrigo Duterte said that he’s “constrained” to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory in order to prevent a “disaster”. In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte said that he’s “constrained” to keep … Read more
Korina Sanchez says husband Mar Roxas will not run in the upcoming elections Mar Roxas has no plans to run in the 2022 national elections, according to his wife Korina Sanchez. In an interview with the Rated Korina host on Cristy Ferminute last June 16, she was asked if her husband had any plans to … Read more
Children in the Philippines can be vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine by 2nd half of 2021, according to Galvez Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr on Monday said that children in the Philippines can be vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine by 2nd half of 2021. Children may soon get inoculated in the second half of 2021 with … Read more
The DICT had expressed confidence that internet speeds in the Philippines will further improve. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) had expressed confidence that internet speeds in the Philippines will further improve. On Monday, DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey Caintic said that Filipinos will have much faster internet speeds for as long as telecommunications … Read more