False! ‘DepEd Announces Grade 13’ – Sec. Briones A Facebook post which stated, “DepEd announces Grade 13” has been proven a false report. Recently, an FB post which was published by a certain Kyle Santelices generated mixed reactions and numerous comments online after the latter claimed via news that “DepEd announces Grade 13.” However, in … Read more
Filipino Doctor Creates Cheap But High-Quality Ventilator To Help Fight Coronavirus Disease A Filipino doctor identified as Dr. Abundio Balgos invented a cheap but high-quality ventilator to help fight the coronavirus disease. Dr. Abundio Balgos, a pulmonologist and retired professor of the University of Philippines College of Medicine developed the ventilator with the help of … Read more
Google delayed its Android 11 Beta Launch Show due to this. Google officially announced that the company was delaying its Android 11 Beta Launch Show as well as the beta release of Android 11 due to this. This, as Google, in its tweet, rescheduled its June 3 event in light of ongoing protest in the … Read more
Teacher shot dead in Negros Oriental A 59-year-old public school teacher from Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental was shot dead by a riding in tandem, authorities said. The victim was identified by the local police as Basiledes Ledon, a teacher and a resident of Barangay Poblacion. Based on the article published by GMA News, authorities reportedly … Read more
Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died due to COVID-19. Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have succumbed to coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, according to officials in the United Nations. This, as some 100,000 troops of the United Nations deployed on about 15 various missions around the world. Two out of 100,000 were the first … Read more
Philippine Daily Inquirer reporter vs Zambales Barangay kagawad A Barangay Kagawad from San Antonio town in Zambales was lambasted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) after allegedly “verbally assaulting” a reporter from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Joana Rose Aglibot, a correspondent of Inquirer filed a police blotter against Barangay San Miguel … Read more
“Revoke 230!” according to US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump posted on his Twitter account seeking to revoke Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by the US Congress. This, after Twitter added warning labels to his previous “shooting starts” tweet that allegedly “glorifying violence”. According to Section 230 of the Communications Decency … Read more
26 construction workers in Occidental Mindoro tested positive for COVID-19 26 out of 51 construction workers were tested positive for coronavirus disease or COVID-19 in Occidental Mindoro. On Friday night, the Occidental Mindoro COVID-19 Task Force announced via its official Facebook page that 26 construction workers who are working in an ongoing Department of Public … Read more
This Filipina nurse had a chance to talk with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Jessa Dawn Ubag, a Filipina nurse in Abu Dhabi had a rare opportunity to talk with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Pinay health worker considered that amazing experience as a recognition of the Filipino community in … Read more
PAL flights set to resume this coming Monday, June 1. Philippine Airlines or PAL announced that it will resume operating scheduled flights on selected domestic and international routes on a limited capacity starting Monday, June 1, 2020. The flag carrier released the flight schedules of selected domestic and international trips that will resume operation starting … Read more