Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has told the public not to believe in the allegations on social media that those who haven't been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) won't be given "ayuda" or cash aid. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos speaks...
Malacañang denied reports that people who have not yet received their vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will not be able to get the promised ayuda or cash assistance for Metro Manila's shift to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). photo: Ali Vicoy Presidential Spokesman...
All qualified beneficiaries of the national government's cash assistance (ayuda) in the National Capital Region during the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) are still entitled to receive it even if they have not yet been vaccinated, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on...
A Department of Transportation (DOTr) official has called out as "fake news" social media comments saying that the so-called Dalian trains purchased during the past administration are now being used on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). The MRT-3 (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) "Taliwas sa...
Counterfeit luxury brand items, "ukay-ukay" (used clothing), and undocumented face masks worth P2.3 billion were recently uncovered from a warehouse in Mayzan, Valenzuela City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE!-- Various counterfeit bags and clothes bearing brands such as Nike, Louis Vuitton,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress on Tuesday, July 20, for allegedly spreading lies about the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Bayan Muna Rep Eufemia Cullamat earlier branded DILG Secretary...
Looks like Bossing has had enough of people spreading fake news via social media. The popular actor-TV host otherwise known as Vic Sotto admonished them in a recent episode of “Eat Bulaga.” He said, "Eto, makinig kayo... eto ang hugot ko for the day, sa mga nagsa-cyberbully o gumagawa ng fake...
A young woman who assumed the identity of another person in hopes of landing a job as a domestic helper in the Middle East was intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Clark International Airport in Pampanga. (Photo from BI Facebook page) The human trafficking victim was stopped from...
Young star Francine Diaz recently asked netizens to be "be kind." "I can’t believe how heartless people can be nowadays, if you’re a true fan of mine, alam niyong hindi ko gugustuhin yung ginawa niyo," she wrote. "Huwag niyo po idamay yung mga taong nag hahanap buhay please lang. Be kind,...
A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P90 million was reduced to ashes after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) destroyed the contraband via burning in Cebu. DESTROYED--A P90-million shipment of fake cigarettes was disposed off through burning in Cebu last July 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) A...
A celebration of local creativity, in the most palatable way By James Hadal Kicked off last June with an IG live performance by musician Ena Mori , FAKE Fair 2021 has so far been a blow-out of gastronomic proportions. Organized by FAKE zine, involved in this months-long affair are several...
Alongside fighting the virus is fighting misinformation CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Misinformation and disinformation have made the COVID-19 pandemic much more difficult to deal with from a scientific standpoint. The uncertainty that is inherent to a new virus coupled with the...