Malacañang Palace Declares January 23 as Special Holiday in Bulacan WALANG PASOK – Malacañang Palace has declared January 23, 2021 as a special holiday in the province of Bulacan. On Tuesday (January 19, 2021), Malacañang Palace has issued Proclamation 1077 declaring January 23, 2021 (Saturday) as a special non-working holiday in observance of the founding anniversary of … Read more
Here’s a reaction from Senate President Sotto after President Duterte offered to give Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to senators. Here’s a reaction from Senate President Vicente Sotto III after President Rodrigo Duterte offered to give Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to senators. The said offer was mentioned following reports that several elderly people in Norway died after receiving … Read more
Argentina jolted by 6.4 Magnitude earthquake A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Pocito, Argentina earlier today, January 19, 2020. Earthquakes hit without prior signs/warnings most of the time. Recently, several places were struck off by quakes with different magnitudes. Among the recent jolts that occurred around the world are the series of quakes in Argentina … Read more
BSP unveiled PHP 5,000 Lapulapu banknote and Lapulapu commemorative medal. In honor of the 500th anniversary of Lapulapu’s victory in the Battle of Mactan, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday officially launched a commemorative PHP 5,000 banknote and a commemorative medal. The banknote launch also kicked off a 99-day countdown to the actual … Read more
President Duterte said that Galvez had nothing to say about the payment scheme in the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said that vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. had nothing to say about the payment scheme in the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. President Duterte on Monday vouched for the … Read more
Jay Sonza to Vilma Santos: “What renewal are talking about?” Ex-broadcaster Jay Sonza took to the social networking site, Facebook wherein he slammed Batangas Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto for filing a bill that seeks to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN. According to Jay Sonza, the Kapamilya Network does not need renewal because it doesn’t have an … Read more
The Philippines saved USD 700 million in COVID-19 vaccine purchases, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday night claimed that the Philippine government was able to save USD 700 million for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines through their negotiations. In a televised briefing with President Rodrigo … Read more
Smart Communications named BTS as its newest brand ambassador. Smart Communications on Monday announced that it added South Korean pop group BTS to its roster of South Korean artists for the company’s most ambitious campaign yet. Smart continued to bank on South Korean artists for its local campaigns — and this time, the company tapped … Read more
Apple was currently working on foldable iPhone prototypes, according to a report. Apple was currently working on its foldable iPhone prototypes, according to a report. However, the launch schedule was unknown as of this writing. In November 2020, a certain report citing Chinese suppliers claimed that Apple started testing foldable iPhones for a launch in … Read more
Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. warned that vaccine deals may be jeopardized if prices of the COVID-19 vaccines were publicized. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday warned that revealing the price of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine would have compromised the country’s deals with other vaccine makers. Senators questioned the government’s seeming preference … Read more