EU lawmakers push to revoke PH tariff perks over human rights; ‘Go ahead,’ dares Palace
“Kung gusto nilang dagdagan ang pahirap ng sambayanang Pilipino sa panahon ng pandemya so be it. We will accept that as history repeating itself. Tama na iyang mga diskusyon na iyan! Gawin nila ang gusto nilang gawin! Sa mga panahon na ito, if they want to implement it, go ahead!” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said during a virtual presser.
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One-meter distancing policy in public transport to remain pending Duterte decision
“Sinabi po ni [Transport] Arthur Secretary Tugade na pansamantalang isususpinde po iyong implementasyon ng 0.75-meter distancing sa pampublikong mga transportasyon at ibabalik po ito sa one meter,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said in a virtual briefing.
Cagayan de Oro City to fine non wearing of face mask, not observing social distancing in public
Cagayan de Oro City will penalize anyone caught not wearing a mask and not observing social distancing in public starting October 5.
LTFRB ready for resumption of provincial bus ops but LGUs won’t open borders – chairman
LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III said that only four of 81 provinces were willing to open their borders to passengers from Metro Manila.
PH Covid-19 caseload nears 280,000 mark
The Philippines’ Covid-19 tally skyrocketed to 279,526 after the Department of Health on Friday announced 3,257 new infections.
PH’s Covid-19 state of calamity extended by one year
According to Proclamation No. 1021, the state of calamity declaration may be “earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant.”
Cemeteries, columbariums in PH closed from October 29 to November 4
Cemeteries, columbariums and memorial parks in the country will be closed from October 29 to November 4.
Duterte to extend PH’s state of calamity declaration
The state of calamity declaration last March preluded the enactment of the Bayanihan 1 and Bayanihan 2 laws, which allowed the government to boost its pandemic response through budget realignment.
How close are we to midnight?
We remain locked down in our homes while the Executive and Congress run berserk to railroad all sorts of laws that deprive us of our basic rights and liberties, and our basic dignity as human beings. This goes against the natural order of things.
Locsin’s dangerous proposal
The Constitution is sacrosanct. It must be respected, upheld and followed to the letter. If it allows foreign troops presence in the country only through a treaty, then, the nation’s leaders must work on a treaty and not on an executive agreement.
SHIT in the time of COVID
The following was forwarded to me, and instead of trashing it because of its title and its unknown origin (although its references are mostly Christian), I gave it a chance—and I am thankful I did.
Again, the issue on the Separation of Church and State
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) came out with A Pastoral Letter and A Call to Prayer on July 16 appealing to the Filipinos to pray for the country because of the threat of abuses to freedom due to the signing of the Anti-Terrorism Law on July 3.
Palace wants sex education in PH improved
Commission on Population and Development Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III on Thursday noted that as of 2018, pregnancies among children aged 10 to 14 reached 2,200. The number was double the 1,000 recorded in 2007.
IATF authorizes pilot study on use of rapid tests on cross-border travelers
In Resolution No. 72, the IATF backed the recommendation of a Department of Health-led technical advisory group to “commence pilot studies on the use of Rapid Antigen Testing (Ag-RDTs) for border screening and serial testing in high-risk to low-risk interzonal travel considering cross-border differences in quarantine status and prevalence level of transmission.”
Duterte mulls privatization, wants PhilHealth cleaned up by December
“The president wants to clean up PhilHealth, and that is why the deadline was given to Attorney Gierran, to enable him to clean up the organization. File all the cases that need to be filed, suspend, terminate, whatever you need to do in order to cleanse the ranks of PhilHealth,” Roque said.
One-meter distancing policy in public transport to remain pending Duterte decision
“Sinabi po ni [Transport] Arthur Secretary Tugade na pansamantalang isususpinde po iyong implementasyon ng 0.75-meter distancing sa pampublikong mga transportasyon at ibabalik po ito sa one meter,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said in a virtual briefing.
Palace: Give ‘staycations’ a chance
“Let’s give it a chance dahil gaya po ng ating ad campaign, kinakailangan naman po—puwede naman pong pag-ingatan ang buhay para po makapaghanapbuhay ang lahat,” Harry Roque said.
Metro Manila mayors ok closure of all NCR cemeteries during Undas
Metro Manila mayors agreed to close all cemeteries in the National Capital Region during the yearly observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days to prevent mass gatherings amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cagayan de Oro City to fine non wearing of face mask, not observing social distancing in public
Cagayan de Oro City will penalize anyone caught not wearing a mask and not observing social distancing in public starting October 5.
LTFRB ready for resumption of provincial bus ops but LGUs won’t open borders – chairman
LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III said that only four of 81 provinces were willing to open their borders to passengers from Metro Manila.
IATF lifts ban on inbound travel of LSIs to Western Visayas
The suspension will remain in Iligan City, Lanao del Sur and Bacolod City—areas under modified enhanced community quarantine until Sept. 30.
Businesses urged to innovate, prepare for digital-based economy
“The enterprises must be ready to more aggressively innovate, to shift more rapidly to take advantage of new digital technologies and to identify emerging business opportunities. These are not only moving into the ‘new normal.’ We should be purposefully moving toward a ‘new economy,’” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.
Smart, PLDT record data traffic increase amid quarantine period
Mobile data traffic significantly increased during the quarantine period in the country according to PLDT and Smart Communications Inc.
Standard Chartered Bank partners with Microsoft to become a cloud-first bank
Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corporation announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy on Aug. 10, Tuesday.
Forbes: Not everyone will be happy with the iPhone 12
Forbes on Wednesday reported a leak of iPhone 12 features, saying the forthcoming model would be “relatively affordable” but cost cuts could disappoint users looking for huge upgrades.
No pause for PAWS: The rescued animals adoption drive continues amid the pandemic
Even with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) ravaging the country, the hardworking volunteers at the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) continue to find homes for animals rescued from life-threatening accidents and abusive owners.
Tanghalang Pilipino: Theater surviving despite pandemic
The resident drama company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) already has a three-year production plan prepared when the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) halted everything.
YouTuber Lloyd Cafe Cadena dies at 26
Pinoy YouTuber, Lloyd Cafe Cadena, famous for his comedic vlogs, has passed away on Friday, his official Facebook confirmed. He was 26.
Blackpink, Selena drop summer pastel vibe in ‘Ice Cream’ MV
Just two months after the release of “How You Like That,” Blackpink rewarded fans with their highly anticipated collaboration with Selena Gomez in their newest song “Ice Cream.”
BTS drops first all-English single ‘Dynamite’
Six months after the release of their fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7,” BTS comes back on Aug. 21 with their newest disco-pop single, “Dynamite.”
Ted Failon leaves ABS-CBN
Broadcast journalist Ted Failon is set to leave the ABS-CBN network and will make his final appearance on “TV Patrol” and “Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo” on Aug. 31.
Cathy Yang moves to PLDT after departure from shuttered ABS-CBN
Broadcast journalist Cathy Yang has been appointed head of corporate communications of the PLDT group, the telco giant announced in a statement on Thursday.
PTV host axed over critical tweets on ABS-CBN franchise hearings
A former People’s Television (PTV) host said he was fired by the state-run broadcasting network over his critical tweets on the ABS-CBN franchise issue.
Faced with second team exodus, UST’s Bryan Santos to stay put
Bryan Santos, who recently transferred to UST due to the disbandment of his former collegiate team, has chosen to stay in the Tigers’ lair.
Gov’t allows training of student-athletes in low-risk areas
Under Resolution No. 68, the IATF declared “student-athletes of collegiate athletic associations… shall be allowed to resume their preparatory trainings in areas under [GCQ] and [MGCQ], subject to guidelines as may be issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).”
Kristina Knott shatters Lydia de Vega’s 33-year-old 100m dash record
Knott’s finish surpassed de Vega’s Philippine record of 11.28 seconds.