Jollibee released a statement regarding the “fried towel” incident. Here’s a statement from Jollibee Foods Corp regarding the “fried towel” incident that went viral on social media. In a statement, Jollibee said that it will close down its Jollibee Bonifacio-Stop Over branch for three days in order to review its compliance with the company’s procedures, … Read more
A 74-year-old grandmother almost fell victim to the love scam of her so-called online lover who claimed to be a US Army general. Lola Aida Real introduced herself on social media as a widower who has a business. “Ipo-profile ka muna nila. Unang-una, tinitingnan nila ‘yung financial capability mo. Anong financial background ng family mo? … Read more
The Commission on Appointments confirmed the appointment of Karl Kendrick Chua as NEDA Secretary. On Wednesday, the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the appointment of Karl Kendrick Chua as the Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). During the CA Committee on Tourism and Economic Development, Karl Chua received unanimous support from senators and … Read more
The IATF was set to discuss the guidelines for the issuance of vaccine passports for Filipinos, according to DICT. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) was set to discuss the guidelines for the issuance of vaccine passports for Filipinos. During an online … Read more
Here are some of the latest updates about Tropical Storm Dante PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 2 PM today, June 2, 2021, that Tropical Storm Dante continues to move northwestward towards the southwestern portion of Batangas-northeastern portion of Oriental Mindoro. It is traversing Northwestward at 25 km/h. It has maximum sustained winds … Read more
Palace welcomed the inclusion of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in WHO Emergency Use Listing Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed the inclusion of the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL), saying that this would further boost the public’s confidence about the said vaccine. In an interview with State-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry … Read more
Tropical Storm Dante updates as of 11 AM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 11 AM today, June 2, 2021, that Tropical Storm Dante is now moving northwestward and is approaching the eastern coast of Oriental Mindoro. It is traversing Northwest at 25 km/h. It has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h … Read more
WHO listed Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had listed the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The World Health Organization said that it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing (EUL), paving the way for the second Chinese … Read more
WHO officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant as “Theta”. The World Health Organization (WHO) had officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant — a variant first detected in the Philippines — as “Theta”. On Tuesday, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) announced that the P.3 COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines had been named “Theta” by the World … Read more
President Duterte will “think about running for VP”, according to Roque. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said that President Rodrigo Duterte will “think about running for VP”. Roque said in his regular press briefing that the President knew he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022. … Read more