At least five more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to bring the total to 31 amid a surge of cases in South Korea. South Korea recorded 17,542 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 29, another record for the highest daily tally. There are now 811,122 confirmed cases in...
A two-year-old girl died in a fire that hit her home in Antipolo City on Monday, Jan. 17. (Photo from San Roque, Antipolo Fire and Rescue) Reports from the Antipolo City Police Station showed that the blaze totally destroyed the bungalow type house of the Glee family on Chico Street, Purok...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Aespa’s Winter, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Aespa’s Karina and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon grabbed the first five places in the brand reputation index for individual K-pop girl group members for January 2022. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 97.73 million pieces...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 9, agreed with the government’s decision to suspend and file charges against hotels involved in the COVID-19 quarantine breach. Berjaya Makati Hotel This came amid reports that individuals, particularly Gwyneth Chua, who has been...
To cap off Trend Micro’s annual cybersecurity conference DECODE 2021, Olympic silver-medalist Nesthy Petecio imparted a special message for all women working in male-dominated industries. The female boxer was featured as a special guest during “Get IT Girl!” to share her experiences and how...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) suspended on Wednesday, Jan. 5, the accreditation of Berjaya Makati Hotel after one of its guests, who later tested positive for COVID-19, skipped quarantine and went to a party where those who came in close contact with her have also been infected. Berjaya Makati...
The Makati City local government said it is set to file a complaint against Berjaya Hotel where a returning Filipino traveler from the United States identified by the police as Gwyneth Anne Chua, allegedly skipped quarantine procedures and was later found to be COVID-19 positive. In an interview...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will be filing criminal charges against Gwyneth Anne Chua, the controversial 'Poblacion Gril' who skipped the mandatory quarantine for returning Filipinos from abroad, and eight other people for violations of the government's health protocols....
Derek Ramsay, Aiko Melendez, and Director Joey Javier Reyes couldn't help but share their two cents about the controversial "Poblacion Girl" who breached a quarantine protocol recently. In his recent Instagram story, Derek posted, "You know, I'm sure she feels so bad about the choices she made....
Malacañang is leaving the fate of Gwyneth Chua-- the returning migrant who cut short her quarantine before testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)--to the judge who will handle her case, reiterating that the government will implement all applicable laws against those who played a...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Saturday, January 1 demanded a thorough probe on how a coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected woman was able to sneak out of a quarantine facility in Makati City just to attend a party last December 23. ‘’As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health,...
"Hindi namin tatantanan 'yan (We will not leave this alone)." This was Malacañang's assurance to the public, saying it will prosecute anyone who was involved in the case a returning Filipina who was able to cut quarantine through her supposed connections and went to a party in Poblacion, Makati...
