Pinay beats cancer years ago and now COVID-19 Brenda R. Fondevilla, a Pinay cancer survivor who works as a doughnut store manager in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. The 46-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who hailed from Digos, Davao del Sur survived breast cancer years ago, overcome the second … Read more
EastWest Bank was ‘not for sale’, according to the executives. The executives of EastWest Bank denied the rumors that the said bank was up for acquisition by another bank or up for sale, saying that it’s not true. This, as Josephine Gotianun-Yap, the chief executive officer of Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC), said in a disclosure … Read more
The Senate was currently on ‘semi-lockdown’, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said in a message to reporters that the Senate was currently on a “semi-lockdown”. This, after Sotto earlier confirmed that two of its employees had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). RELATED ARTICLE: Senator … Read more
Mayor Francis Zamora Prohibits “Basaan” During Wattah Wattah Festival in San Juan City San Juan City is prohibiting the “Basaan” or water blessing during the celebration of Wattah Wattah Festival on Wednesday (June 24, 2020). Mayor Francis Zamora announced that San Juan City temporarily prohibits the traditional “basaan” or the dousing of water during the … Read more
Apple officially announced its latest updates across Apple products during this year’s WWDC 2020. Apple on Monday (US time) officially kicked off its completely-virtual WWDC 2020 event as the company officially announced its latest updates. Despite the rapid increase of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States, Apple still pushed through … Read more
2 Senate employees tested positive for COVID-19 Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III confirmed that two (2) senate employees have been tested positive for COVID-19 or coronavirus disease 2019. “The persons exposed to the two employees have already passed their 14 days self quarantine,” the senate president said. The senate has been placed under “semi-lockdown” since … Read more
Google added fact-check labels to images in order to combat visually-misleading information about those images. Google on Monday said that the company added its fact-check labels to different images in order to combat visually-misleading information about those images. This, as Google said that its new fact-check labels would be attached to the underlying webpages of … Read more
A lone official should lead the pandemic response in Cebu province, according to Cebu City Vice Mayor. The vice mayor of Cebu City on Tuesday said that a lone official should lead Cebu province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This, following a rapid increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu province. … Read more
Two more members of US President Donald Trump’s campaign staff had tested positive for coronavirus disease. Two more members of the campaign staff of United States President Donald Trump on Monday had tested positive for coronavirus disease, according to the campaign. This, as campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said that these two staffers, members of … Read more
DOH reported 630 new cases of coronavirus disease in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 630 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines. This, as 467 out of 630 new COVID-19 cases were classified as “fresh” cases and the remaining 163 were classified as “late” cases. This brought … Read more