EastWest Bank ‘Not For Sale’, Says Execs

EastWest Bank

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

Sotto Says Senate Now On ‘Semi-Lockdown’ Due To This

Senate of the Philippines

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

San Juan City Prohibits “Basaan” or Water Blessing During Wattah Wattah Festival

San Juan City

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

WWDC 2020: Apple Announces Company’s Latest Updates

WWDC 2020

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

JUST IN: Senator Tito Sotto Confirms 2 Senate Employees Tested Positive for COVID-19

Senator Tito Sotto Confirms 2 Senate Employees Tested Positive for COVID-19

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