Bacolod City to open 40th MassKara Festival on October 7

40th Masskara Festival

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has announced in a press conference on Monday, September 23, that the 40th Ruby MassKara Festival will open on October 7 instead of its original schedule of October 8. “I talked to festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit and we agreed to adjust the opening day,” Leonardia said. He also mentioned … Read more

3.5 Million Filipinos Have No Proper Sanitary Toilets According to DOH

DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) is calling on local government units to intensify their efforts toward zero open excretion in the midst of the resurgence of the poliovirus in the country. According to Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo last Monday, September 23, some 3.5 million Filipinos “have no proper sanitary toilets.” “One of the reasons na … Read more

Zendaya Outdid Herself at the 2019 Emmy Awards

2019 Emmy Awards

Zendaya became the most-talked celebrity on Twitter because of her dress during the 2019 Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater at Los Angeles. Zendaya, being the presenter of HBO show “Euphoria”, arrived on the red carpet in a custom one-shoulder asymmetric silk charmeuse gown by Vera Wang. The dress that Zendaya was wearing features sheer … Read more

Social Weather Stations: Anti-drug Campaign Achieves “Excellent” Rating

Social Weather Stations

The campaign launched by President Rodrigo Duterte over three years ago continues to enjoy “excellent” net satisfaction rating despite the opposition’s call to probe the war on drugs. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted their second-quarter survey from June 22 to 26 this year. The survey found that 82% of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 6% … Read more

#FreeLeilaNow as US Senator Wants PHL Government to Release De Lima

#FreeLeilaNow

#FreeLeilaNow as US Senator Marco Rubio has called for the release of Senator Leila De Lima, who has been detained due to drug-related charges. On his tweet, Rubio wanted the Philippine government to “unconditionally” release De Lima. “Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a critic of extrajudicial killings under Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs,” has spent … Read more

Twitter Removes Thousands of Accounts For Spreading Disinformation Using their Platform

twitter

Twitter announce last Friday, September 20, that the company permanently suspended thousands of existing accounts in its ongoing effort to fight the spread of disinformation on its platform. Groups of suspended accounts were involved in various information campaigns. These accounts were using tactics like spreading content through fake accounts and spamming through retweets. Twitter disclosed … Read more

299 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries from Agusan del Sur Receive Land Titles

Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

A total of 299 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from all throughout the municipality of Agusan del Sur received their respective Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) last Tuesday, September 17. The distributed lands covered 393 hectares of agricultural lands with a total of 342 Certificate of land ownership awards (CLOA) “Nalipay gyud ako ug dako … Read more