VP Leni Robredo stresses that her presidential campaign is not based on the actions of her rivals in the likes of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo said she will not allow the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the petitions blocking the candidacy of her rival Bongbong Marcos Jr. affect the way her camp is going to run her presidential campaign. This was how the only female presidential bet responded when asked for comment by reporters in Antipolo City on Monday, January 17, regarding the cases that have been filed by the Comelec against the...

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno says, “Walang pasok online or face to face classes in all level para magka- health break naman” on an interview as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city is increasing. Suspension of classes will run from January 14 to January 21, 2022.   Before the Manila mayor announces a city wide class suspension in all levels, some universities declare academic health break already. Here are some:   De La Salle University January 10 to January 15, 2022   Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila January 10 to January 16, 2022   Ateneo De Manila University Postponement...

  Iconic Fashion magazine Vogue is set to launch its Philippine edition this year, according to the president of One Mega Group Inc., Suki Salvador. In his Instagram post, Suki Salvador is thrilled to announce that Vogue is coming to the Philippines. “Happy to share that we are finally getting our own Vogue. Yes, Vogue Philippines is arriving in 2022! This is for you, [Philippines]… Thank you for the trust Condé Nast,” he said in the post. The Philippine edition of the well-known fashion and lifestyle magazine will be launched by publisher Condé Nast and Mega Global Licensing, Inc (MGLI)....

   “Duwag na duwag atang humarap.” This is how a netizen described the 2022 presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos after his failure to show up at the preliminary conference on disqualification case handled by COMELEC'S First Division.   When asked by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on why Marcos cannot attend the hearing even via Zoom, the former senator's legal counsel, Attorney Hanna Barcena, said Marcos is not feeling well. She said she has been given full authority to represent him. "He is not feeling well and he cannot go in today's video conference," Barcena said. Guanzon did not...

Another win for the LGBTQ+A to have a gender-neutral honorific in the dictionary. Mx is now allowed to be used in some formal writings since it is acclaimed and part of the Merriam Webster Dictionary.   Originally, it was added to Merriam-Webster Unabridged in April 2016. Unabridged means ‘not shortened” which definitely portrays the words it houses and is a good hub for the gender-neutral honorific Mx.   According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is pronounced to sound like mix or mux, the title Mx. (which, like other honorifics, is styled without the period in British English) is used increasingly on various official forms in...