Negotiations for the country’s purchase of 20 million doses of Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine are in the final stage. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov made the statement at the Vaccine Summit organized by various business chambers in the Philippines. Based on reports from the Russia Direct Investment Fund, Pavlov hopes that…
Surprised by Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año is what the police are doing by patrolling various community pantries to allegedly conduct profiling on its organizers. According to Año, he did not order the PNP to conduct profiling and the emerging community pantries are not new because Filipinos have been doing this for a…
MANILA – The number of new coronavirus cases recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) has returned to more than 9,000. That is why the total of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has jumped to 828,366. Today the agency reported 9,216 newly hit by the pandemic disease. “5 labs were not able to submit their…
Miss South Africa Gizzelle Uy is Miss Eco International 2020 MANILA, Philippines (2nd Update) – Miss South AfricaGizzelle Uys took home the Miss Eco International 2020 crown took place at the Baron Resort Sharm El Sheikh in South Sinai, Egypt, Miss Philippines Kelley Day was 1st runner up, USA was 2nd, Venezuela 3rd. This is…
President Rodrigo Duterte will study whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan. In his national address on Monday night, the president said they will first look into the whole situation by the end of the ECQ on April 4. Meanwhile the President also placed…
Former president and Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada was rushed to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. According to his son, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the former president was weak so he was rushed to the hospital. Although the condition of the 83-year-old Estrada is stable, they continue to ask for their prayers for…
MANILA, Philippines (2nd Update) – Miss USA took home the Miss Grand International crown that took place at the Show DC Hall, Bangkok, Thailand. Including Appiah, a total of 63 candidates competed for the crown. Samantha Bernardo, 27, of the Philippines was first runner-up while Ivana Batchelor, 22, of Guatemala, Aurra Kharishma, 20, of Indonesia…
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) today confirmed that the controversial former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez passed away this morning at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. If you recall Sanchez, 72, was convicted in the rape-slay case of UP Los Banos student Eileen Sarmenta and torture and murder of Allan Gomez. Sanchez…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has released a list of areas where they have set up quarantine control points. This is after Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal were placed under bubble general community quarantine (GCQ) due to the increasing number of COVID 19 cases. According to PNP spokesperson B/Gen. Ildibrandi Usana has two…
Samantha Bernardo, the Philippines’ representative in the ongoing Miss Grand International pageant, was a stunner as she took the stage on Saturday during the swimsuit competition. Miss Grand International Philippines 2020 Samantha Bernardo Miss Grand International Philippines 2020 Samantha Bernardo Miss Grand International Philippines 2020 Samantha Bernardo Miss Grand International Philippines 2020 Samantha Bernardo Miss…