Filipino members of BTS’ official fanbase ARMY told the ousted speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to stop using BTS for political clout. This is after the Former Speaker announced on Tuesday, January 12 that he, along with Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez, Batangas Rep. Ranie Abu, Anakalusugan's Mike Defensor, Bulacan Rep. Kuya Sy-Alvarado, and Capiz Rep. Fred Castro, who likewise lost their posts, will be introducing themselves as "BTS sa Kongreso", he told the media. However, Filipino ARMYs seemed not to like the news as the fans went out on Twitter with the hashtag #CayetanoStopUsingBTS, which became...

As of Tuesday, January 12, 23 local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines have announced signing a deal for an advance purchase of the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the data released by the Senate committee on finance chair Sonny Angara in December last year, AstraZeneca’s vaccine is one of the cheaper COVID-19 vaccines produced. The cost is only worth P610 for two doses per person. In terms of efficacy rate, researchers earlier noted during the first full peer-reviewed results of phase 3 trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University — that it is safe and up...

Yup, netizens have spoken, and they clearly noticed that many LGUs are working hard to get ‘safer’ and ‘cheaper’ vaccines than the national government. Just last week, a list of LGUs announced that they have already allotted a budget for the procurement of vaccines for the inoculation for their residents. It’s indeed a milestone for many Filipinos out there who are patiently waiting for mass vaccination. Here is the list of LGUs in the country which secured vaccine funds:   MANILA CITY Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, the local government had signed a nondisclosure agreement with COVID-19 vaccine...

This is not a drill, 90s kids — our favorite childhood anime is finally making a comeback with a new movie! The classic basketball game ‘Slam Dunk’ — which was recently voted as the third most popular manga of all time in Japan — is getting a new movie, the series creator himself — Takehiko Inoue broke the exciting news on Twitter this Thursday, January 7. Takehiko wrote on Twitter to tease fans with a GIF saying “SLAM DUNK” and that it “will be a movie,” which was written in Japanese.     The surprise announcement has taken the internet...

Yup, even the leader of the most powerful nation has no force when it comes to social media giants! Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube on Wednesday removed US President Donald Trump’s posts addressing the spread of misinformation and violence after supporters stormed the US Capitol. In a 62-second video posted, Trump repeated his baseless claims that the presidential election had been “stolen" while urging his supporters, who had caused the Capitol to go into lockdown by swarming the House and Senate chambers, to "go home." Screenshot from Twitter / Donald Trump According to a write-up published by The Guardian, Facebook has suspended...