The members of the national rowing team, headed by its president Patrick Gregorio (third from left), pose for a photo during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum last January 2020. Philippine Rowing Association President Patrick Gregorio said plans are underway to put up a regional...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal There is good news this week! Starting May 10, 2021, the new voter registration schedule has reverted to Monday to Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO). This is a very good development. Before May 10, the schedule was from...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Just a few weeks ago, the number of people in the Philippines infected daily with COVID-19 was above 10,000. In recent days, the daily number of people infected hovered around 8,000 people. Earlier this week, Ryan Caybayab tweeted his experience talking with a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias is defined as the “tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional and...
The Philippine’s fixed broadband average download speed continued to improve as of March 2021, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. The country registered a 7.79 Mbps or 20.25 percent increase in speed from the recorded 38.46 Mbps on February, jumping to 46.25...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal I delayed writing this article in the hopes of being proven wrong about the quarantine restrictions, and how it’ll be announced and implemented. I and many others were hoping that the new quarantine restrictions would be announced early, the details of which...
Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. reported a P247 million net loss for 2020 a 129 percent drop and reversal from profits of P865 million earned in 2019. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Shakey’s President Vicente Gregorio said “2020 was obviously a one-of-a kind year amidst...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Just recently, Japan and the UK announced that there was a new strain that they detected in their country. They found this in people who travelled from the Philippines. The new virus variant is now called the Philippine variant. We join the UK, South Africa,...
The Philippines moved up 3 notches to 83rd spot for mobile internet speed, and up 8 notches to 92nd for fixed broadband in a ranking of 140 countries in last month's Ookla Speedtest report. "Everyone in government, telecommunication companies, and mobile network operators had been doubling efforts...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Many people are actively encouraging qualified Filipino citizens to register as voters. I’ve been discussing the process of applying as a voter in various parts of the Philippines, and I can already feel the increased interest people have in applying as a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Starting this week, Comelec will implement a new schedule for voter registration. Beginning today, the new schedule for accepting applicants for voter registration is as follows: Tuesday till Saturday, 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Note: Monday is disinfection day....
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week the Commission on Elections issued a statement that they are considering banning/restricting face-to-face campaigning for the May 9, 2022, elections. Many people reacted to this statement, with many confused as to how that’s even feasible. To make...
