Iloilo City was aiming to be recognized as a “gastronomic hotspot” via UNESCO bid. Iloilo City was aiming to be recognized as a “gastronomic hotspot” by formally submitting its bid for the Creative City of Gastronomy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Iloilo City was where the La Paz batchoy and the … Read more
Foreign vloggers selling products in the Philippines will be deported, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI). On Tuesday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned that foreign vloggers selling products in the Philippines will be deported. The Bureau of Immigration recently warned foreign vloggers that they could be deported if they used their platforms to … Read more
Zeneida “Nini” Quezon Avanceña, the daughter of former President Manuel L. Quezon and Doña Aurora Quezon passed away at the age of 100. Her son Ricky Avanceña confirmed her death. “Mom passed peacefully as her children surrounded her, reading psalms from the bible and praying the rosary. An agent of light, of all things good … Read more
DOST and DOH will discuss “mix and match” of COVID-19 vaccine brands on July 15, according to a DOST official. On Tuesday, a DOST official said that the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Health (DOH) will discuss the “mix and match” of COVID-19 vaccine brands on July 15. DOST Undersecretary … Read more
YouTube Shorts now available in the Philippines First launched in the United States, YouTube’s short-form video format Shorts was already made available in the Philippines as YouTube was introducing Shorts in the Philippines so that mobile creators or artists can upload their short videos in order to get discovered. YouTube recently rolled off Shorts so … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the apology of the World Bank. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on the academic abilities of Filipino students. However, President Duterte said that he wanted to see the latest and actual assessment of the students’ performance. … Read more
Vaccination was still the “best defense” against COVID-19 variants, according to President Duterte. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte said that vaccination was still the “best defense” against new variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With the new COVID-19 variants threatening to derail global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the President had appealed anew to the public … Read more
President Duterte was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte was fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease as he received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed in a message to reporters that President Duterte had his second dose of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine before his meeting with selected members … Read more
Health workers giving additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine may be held liable, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) warned health workers who will administer additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine that they can be held liable for their action. On Monday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded doctors and health workers that COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
San Juan solon received Pfizer vaccine doses after receiving Sinopharm vaccine doses. On Monday, a congressman from San Juan City admitted that he received two Pfizer vaccine doses after receiving two Sinopharm vaccine doses last year. San Juan Representative Ronaldo Zamora started his speech without a face mask in a public event, saying: “Kung nagtataka … Read more