Uhm, hello, there’s a pandemic, do we need a guidance office here to settle this fight? On Wednesday, September 30, the raging drama in the four corners of the House of Representatives for the speakership is the newest talk of the town. Incumbent House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has offered a resignation to make way for Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco as part of the term sharing agreement they have made in July 2019, and the ‘drama’ started when 184 lawmakers have decided to reject it and support Cayetano’s leadership instead.     Before the ’scene’ President Rodrigo Duterte met...

No, it’s not a bird nor a plane, it’s a flying paramedic up to save lives! The United Kingdom has successfully tested what’s believed to be the world's first paramedic jet suit in collaboration with Gravity Industries over the mountainous terrain of the Lake District.   According to the New York Post, as reported by Reuters, inventor Richard Browning tested a jet suit that will allow Great North Air Ambulance Service medics to quickly respond to emergencies in the rugged Lake District. “Who knows what the future holds but this is a start we are very proud of,” said Browning,...

Bookworms, this is not a drill, Booksale is now available on Shopee! One of the go-to-budget bookstores in the country is all set for opening its “virtual shelves” to all customers out there. Shakira Sison, an award-winning essayist, and poet whose family owns Booksale, confirmed the good news in a tweet encouraging her followers to support the bookstore and their employees.     “Yes it’s true that BookSale is online,” Sison said. “And my dear father is asking for your support to help keep his employees afloat, most of whom have been with him for decades. They are struggling like...

Pinoy indie-pop band Ben&Ben will once again perform to support vulnerable communities affected by COVID-19. The band will hold its second online benefit concert named Balik Eskwela: Puhon Part 2, a one-hour live show via simultaneous streams on their official Facebook Page and YouTube Channel on October 4, 2020, Sunday at 5 pm onwards.   Photo courtesy of Ben&Ben / Facebook   The proceeds of the event are meant to provide e-learning and physical supplies that will be distributed to public schools; care packages (PPEs and vitamins) for teachers and personnel assigned for the distribution of said supplies; distribution efforts...

On Wednesday, September 30, a Senate panel restored around P45 million to the Office of the Vice President's proposed budget for 2021 after it was cut by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). During the budget hearing, which Senator Sonny Angara, who is the chair of the panel, claimed that it is the fastest discussion on budget proposals they have had so far, that only lasted for around 20 minutes, and the members of the Senate Committee on Finance expressed its eagerness to approve the ₱723.39-million budget proposal of the OVP. Vice President Leni Robredo told the Senate Committee...