President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the suspension of classes in all levels of public schools as well as work in government offices for September 21, Thursday. The day has been dubbed as the “National Day of Protests.” In a press conference early Tuesday afternoon, Palace spokesperson
Horacio Tomas Castillo III, a 22-year old first year law student at the University of Santo Tomas, was found dead in Balut, Tondo Sunday afternoon (September 17). According to a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, his lifeless body was found “bloated, full of drops
Readers of The Filipino Scribe know that I have a love-hate relationship with Globe Telecoms and BayanTel through the years. We’ve been a BayanTel subscriber since 1997, and we still use the same phone number to date. We began availing of BayanDSL service in 2012,
The Filipino Scribe (TFS) was intermittently inaccessible to most readers from September 8 to 12 as it switched from BlueHost to DreamHost as its web hosting provider. DreamHost offers the same standard VPS service at a much-lower price than BlueHost, and TFS intends to realign the
(UPDATED, SEPTEMBER 19) President Rodrigo Duterte is suspending classes in all levels of public schools as well as work in government offices for September 21, Thursday. In a press conference early Tuesday afternoon, Palace spokesperson Ernesto Abella clarified that it will be up to the administrators
Filipino Muslims will be joining their brothers and sisters around the world in observing Amun Jadid or the Islamic New Year this September 21, Thursday. Amun Jadid marks the first day of the first lunar month of Muharram (Muharram 1, 1439). It is one of the five Muslim holidays observed
With a vote of 119 to 32, the House of Representatives has decided to give the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) a budget of P1000 for 2018. The commission had originally sought P649.484 million to fund its operations next year. Speaking to the media,
(UPDATED, 10:00 AM) Tropical depression “Maring” is expected to continue bringing rains Metro Manila and nearby provinces as it makes it way through Central Luzon. According to the 5:00 PM weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), “Maring” now carries
Over the past ten years or so, industries like KPO and BPO in the Philippines has helped in improving the country’s economy, allowing the country to maintain its place in the global market. The foundation of this industry is strong, thanks in large part to
The Philippines began its annual celebration of the National Teachers Month (NTM) last September 5. It will run until October 5, which has been declared by the United Nations as World Teachers Day. This month-long celebration was started in 2011 as mandated by then-President Benigno Aquino III’s Proclamation 242.