Roque: “This group, they have never said anything good about the government response.” HARRY ROQUE – A video clip of the presidential spokesperson castigating a group of doctors in the midst of the IATF’s Zoom meeting on Tuesday spread on social media. During the meeting, the Philippine College of Physicians allegedly blocked the IATF’s plan … Read more
DITO Telecommunity was expecting to reach 6 million subscribers by the end of the year 2021. Telecommunications duopoly challenger DITO Telecommunity was expecting to reach 6 million subscribers by the end of the year 2021. At a virtual press briefing last Thursday, DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said that the telco recorded about 20,000 … Read more
Martires proposed to enforce “stringent penalties” against people “commenting” on government officials’ SALN. Ombudsman Samuel Martires proposed to enforce “stringent penalties” against people “commenting” on government officials’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). During the House committee on appropriations’ budget hearing for his office, Martires said that he wanted to reconcile RA 6713 … Read more
Facebook and Ray-Ban officially launched “Ray-Ban Stories” shades. RAY-BAN STORIES — On Thursday, Facebook and iconic eyewear brand Ray-Ban officially launched their new smart glasses as the social media giant took a step toward its future. The “Ray-Ban Stories” shades can take videos and photos upon the wearer’s voice commands and the frames can wirelessly … Read more
Parlade appointed with a new position President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former Southern Luzon Command Chief retired General Antonio Parlade Jr. as Deputy Director-General of the National Security Council. This was announced by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque after Parlade’s appointment was released on Wednesday, September 8. The president’s appointment of Parlade was based on his extensive … Read more
Twitter was testing a new ability that will allow its users to remove their followers without blocking them. Twitter was currently testing a new ability that will allow its users to remove their followers without blocking them as the company was working on more “social privacy” upgrades. It was last week when a report indicated … Read more
Twitter was working on a new edge-to-edge media in tweets. Twitter was currently working on a new timeline with edge-to-edge media in tweets, creating an almost Instagram-like experience. Twitter, in an email sent to The Verge, wrote that it’s testing the change because it wanted to better support conversations that were both text-based and visual. … Read more
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and HNP withdrew the support to Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), withdrew the support to Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban party in its campaign for the 2022 elections. Mayor Sara, the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made this clear on Thursday notwithstanding the … Read more
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed that she will no longer run for a national post. On Thursday, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed that she will no longer run for a national post in the 2022 elections. According to Mayor Sara, she will no longer run for president in the 2022 elections amidst the … Read more
Pres. Duterte Speaks About PH COVID-19 Response, Apologizes DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte apologized for the response of the Philippines to the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest problem of the Philippines now is the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases are still increasing and the variant of concern, the Delta variant, was detected in the country. The … Read more