Events
San Juan to celebrate Wattah Wattah without splash
While San Juan City has prohibited the traditional “basaan” or the dousing of water during this year’s Wattah Wattah Festival, Mayor Francis Zamora said the local government will push through with the annual celebration on June 24 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Zamora issued ...
June 24 a holiday in Manila
Malacañang declared June 24 a special non-working day in the city of Manila to celebrate the Philippine capital's 449th founding anniversary. The holiday declaration was signed on June 19 by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, a copy of which was released by the Palace on Monday. &q...
2019 Bar passers to take oath online
The 2,103 2019 Bar exam passers are taking their oath on June 25 through an online video conference. The Supreme Court Public Information Office said the tribunal, in en banc, approved on Tuesday a resolution “allowing the conduct of the 2019 Bar examination passers on June 25, 2020 via onlin...
10 guests allowed at Independence Day rites in Rizal Park
Only ten guests were invited to the traditional Independence Day celebration at Rizal Park in Manila on June 12 to observe physical distancing. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, the policy-making body in the government's COVI...
Robert Alejandro to hold online painting class
Robert Alejandro is set to hold a live drawing and painting class online, according to GMA News. The award-winning artist and Papemelroti owner announced on Instagram that he would be holding the art class via Facebook tonight at 7 p.m. To join the class, viewers need only to bring their own art m...
Vapers to observe #WorldVapeDay on May 30
Millions of e-cigarette users or vapers across the globe are celebrating World Vape Day on May 30, a day before the World No Tobacco Day. World Vape Day aims to raise awareness on e-cigarettes or vapes and encourage smokers who are unable to quit on their own or with currently available smoki...
Ayala Museum opens exhibit in Animal Crossing
As museums remain closed to curb the spread of COVID-19, Ayala Museum has come up with a solution to celebrate International Museum Day digitally. From May 20 to 22, Ayala Museum will be bringing the museum experience over to Nintendo’s Animal Crossing with an “Island Exhibition.”...
Metro Manila pride parade cancelled
Organizers cancelled the Metro Manila Pride Parade this year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The organizers of the biggest annual gathering of the LGBTQ community said they cancelled the originally planned date on June 27 because it could "bring unnecessary risks to public he...
Video celebrates Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, let us spread forth the spirit of gratitude, of love and affection, towards the most extraordinary woman in our life—our mothers. And these days, as we find ourselves in extraordinarily difficult times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this gesture has become all...
Muslims asked to stay home during Ramadan
The Department of Health (DOH) asked Filipino Muslims to pray at home during Ramadan which began on April 24. In a televised press briefing Thursday, April 23, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they are asking Muslims to temporarily forego their tradition of community prayer due t...
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