Balay Dako, a purported “pet-friendly” restaurant, is in hot waters after what appears to be a discrimination on the staff’s part for turning away customers with Aspin, a local breed of dogs in the Philippines. a.k.a. Askal. Ms. Lara L. Antonio posted a 1000 words post on her Facebook account regarding her encounter with the Balay Dako staff and how she and her companion where turned away because of her dog ‘Yoda’ is not a…
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Michelle Abad, writing for Rappler; As of Saturday, September 7, the Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate general in Dubai said they have assisted at least 2,053 Filipinos looking to avail of the amnesty. The program, which began on September 1 and will end on October 30, seeks to help visa or residency violators legally stay in the UAE, or return to the Philippines without legal repercussions. Here the the official announcement of…
Herbie Gomez, writing for Rappler; Police finally captured fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy ending a grueling manhunt inside the vast Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) property in Davao City. Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos announced in a Facebook post on Sunday, September 8, the arrest of 74-year-old Quiboloy’s who deems himself as the “appointed son of God” and “owner of the universe.” After a 4-month hunt and 2,000 police later, Apollo Quiboloy is now in the…
Khitam Al Amir, Chief News Editor Gulf News; Saudi Arabia has announced a four-day holiday to celebrate its 94th National Day, which falls on September 23, 2024. This year, National Day falls on Monday, extending the weekend from Friday through Monday. Another long weekend for OFW in Saudi Arabia.
ANNA FELICIA BAJO, writing for GMA Integrated News; The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday said 15 people were reported dead due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng. This was disclosed by OCD Director of Operations Service Cesar Idio during a situation briefing presided over by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo. Meanwhile, 15 were wounded and 21 are still missing, Idio said. This is just sad.. specially if you…
Benjamin Pulta, writing for Philippine News Agency; The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, in Tangerang City, Jakarta, Indonesia. In a statement, the DOJ said Guo was apprehended at 11:58 p.m. on Sept. 3, according to Senior Superintendent Audie Latuheru of the Indonesian Police. The first question that they need to ask her is “Why did she try to…
Lance Spencer Yu, writing for Rappler; The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will push through with its scheduled P30 billion remittance to the national treasury on October 16, pending any action of the Supreme Court (SC) or Congress.
Ahead of its official launch this Sept 5th, you can now preorder the HONOR Magic V3 from Jarir and at Extra. HONOR Magic V3 (12GB + 512GB) will retail for SAR 6,899 or around ₱104k. Here are the specs of the HONOR Magic V3; Display: 7.92 inches (inner)/ 6.43 inches (outer) OLED, 2344×2156 Pixels (inner)/ 2376×1060 Pixels (outer), 1.07 billion colors, DCI-P3 wide color gamut Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Octa-core GPU: Adreno 750 RAM:12GB…
Dwight de Leon, writing for Rappler; House lawmakers moved on Monday, September 2, to compel the Department of Education to release all bidding documents in relation to the DepEd Computerization Program in 2022 and 2023, when Vice President Sara Duterte was still head of the agency. Play VideoHouse budget hearing: Sara Duterte’s DepEd accused of ‘rigged bidding’ for laptops Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville “Jinky” Luistro introduced a motion to issue a subpoena duces tecum…
Bonz Magsambol writing for Rappler; A Commission on Audit (COA) report showed that the Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2023, was able to build only 192, or just 3%, of the 6,379 target classrooms. “Only 192 (3.01 percent) out 6,379 classrooms were completed/constructed in CY 2023 due to realignments because of modifications in the projects’ design. A total of 4,391 classrooms are still under construction, and 550…
United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Japan express their concern and support to the Philippines regarding Chinese Coast Guard “deliberately” ramming the BRP Teresa Magbanua
Australia pic.twitter.com/mhsy1u8A3c — Australian Ambassador, The Philippines (@AusAmbPH) September 2, 2024 New Zealand This latest incident, with a CCG vessel ramming a 🇵🇭Philippine vessel, is profoundly troubling and fits a recent pattern of dangerous and destabilising actions in the region. 🇳🇿 New Zealand calls for de-escalation and compliance with international law, in particular UNCLOS. pic.twitter.com/lzAL5cLfyH — New Zealand Embassy in Manila (@NZinManila) September 1, 2024 United States The 🇺🇸 stands with its ally, the 🇵🇭,…
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela on X/Twitter; This afternoon, the Chinese Coast Guard vessel deliberately rammed and collided with the BRP Teresa Magbanua three times, despite no provocation from the Philippine Coast Guard.
Rappler.com; MANILA, Philippines – The P5.69 billion School Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) was spoiled by the non-delivery of milk and the serving of stale, even pest-infested, bread in 2023. State auditors identified at least 21 school divisions in 10 regions where one or all of the following were found: Nutribuns with molds or insects Rotten food Unhygienic packaging Food with doubtful dates of manufacturing and expiry Non-delivery or delayed…
This may be a mistake, since I will be changing the website again! Actually, I’m just reverting the website back to my original plan for the website, a web aggregator and a place where you can get a snapshot of all the news in the Philippines and around the world. If you’re a longtime visitor of the site, the early version of the site is similar to Techmeme where I just link to articles of…
Xiaomi Saudi Arabia has announced that the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 Wifi and 4G is now available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
That camera bump is huge!
Now in the Philippines!
That's two gold medal in less than 48 hours!
Esports World Cup, the largest event in the history of the gaming and esports sector!
Here comes the OG!
Iteration is the keyword here!
Kamala Harris could be the first Female US President by the end of the 2024!
By the skin of Lebron's teeth!
Is it the 26th already?