Barbie Imperial is among celebrities very much active on social media. She loves how the platform allows her to interact with fans. It goes without saying that she also has experienced the ill-effects of the same. Some fans often use social media to directly harass celebrities. Then there are those...
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission’s issuance of a cease and desist order against Planpromatrix Online Co. to bar it from soliciting investments from the public without the necessary license. In its decision, the CA Special 10th Division affirmed the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL How often have you entered a chat room (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, or Google Meet), and ended up spending a good hour being introduced to people, chatting with them, discussing some presentation or deck with them, saying goodbyes and that you’re...
Police arrested eight foreigners for their alleged involvement in kidnapping-for-ransom of a Chinese online gaming operator in a raid in Parañaque City. Nabbed were Zhao Peng Peng, 32; Zou Lin, 24; Ma Qiang, 29; Li Zhen Yu, 23; Gao Ming Yan, 28; Gao Wen, 33; Chen Keju, 23; and Luigi Chong, 26....
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) asked Wednesday, Aug. 25, all heads of the government agencies to register and post vacancies for the Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) to be held on Sept. 20 to 24, 2021 as part of this year’s 121st Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA). (MANILA...
A dictionary-making tool dubbed “Marayum” has been developed to preserve and save the country’s endangered indigenous languages. Marayum Web Graphics (DOST-PCIEERD) The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) said a team of...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 24, appealed to concerned government agencies to double their efforts making their services accessible online, especially as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines continue to rise. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) “Online transactions and services should be...
With the community quarantine due to COVID-19, many of us stayed at home and downloaded various apps on our phone to have convenient access to essential products and services. But having so many mobile apps from food delivery, shopping, to restaurants can sometimes be very confusing, especially...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has so far recorded a total of 1,179 vacancies from 14 government agencies that have already registered for the Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) to be held on Sept. 20 to 24 2021 as part of this year’s 121st Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA)....
Chester Neil Reyes dominated the Open 16-under division to earn a berth in the knockout stage of the FIDE Online Rapid World Cadets & Youth Chess Championships recently. Reyes, an incoming Grade 11 student of Nazareth School of National University, drew with International Master Christopher...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said passers of the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers will have their online oathtaking on September 3. PRC/MB "The conduct of online oathtaking will be on September 3, 2021, Friday, 10 a.m., which will be spearheaded by PRC Cebu through...
The average quantity of solid waste collected in the National Capital Region (NCR) has jumped by over 2,500 tons per day compared to the time when there was no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This was evident in the numbers provided by Department of...
