Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Cebu Pacific, international airlines hit by global Microsoft outage
The global outage of technology giant Microsoft has affected the system of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, the airline confirmed in a statement on Friday.
Cebu Pacific said it was experiencing “technical issues, reportedly related to technology provider CrowdStrike, which caused a global Microsoft system outage.”
Hontiveros to Alice Guo: Facebook posts don’t replace Senate hearings
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday slammed suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo for having more Facebook posts than her attendance at Senate hearings.
“Hindi katumbas ng attendance mo sa Senado ang maya’t-maya mong pagso-social media,” the senator said in a statement. “Attendance before the Senate hearings is adherence to the rule of law,” she added.
Marcos ‘fine tuning’ Sona 2024 speech
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said he is already “fine-tuning” his speech as he wants to tackle a lot of issues in his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 22.
“Tuloy tuloy pero yung kabuuan ng speech ko, tapos na. Fine-tuning na lang ang ginagawa namin,” Marcos told reporters in a chance interview in Apayao.
PNP: Metro Manila gun ban starts Saturday ahead of Sona 2024
A gun ban in Metro Manila will be enforced starting Saturday in preparation for the third State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Monday.
“Our chief PNP (Philippine National Police) canceled the effectivity of the permit to carry for three days,” said Metro Manila police chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. in an ambush interview on Friday at Quezon City Police District headquarters during the send-off ceremony of security personnel for the upcoming Sona.
Marcos on VP Duterte not rejoining Cabinet: ‘That’s her decision’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seems to respect Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to no longer rejoin his Cabinet after leaving her post as education secretary.
It was on the sidelines of the turnover ceremony at the headquarters of the Department of Education on Thursday when Duterte stated that she has no interest in serving the Marcos’ Cabinet again.
SWS: 58 percent of Filipino families rate themselves poor in Q2 survey
The number of families who felt poor in June 2024 rose by more than 10 percent from March 2024, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said.
According to its survey released on Thursday, 58 percent of families said that they were poor, 30 percent said that they were not poor, and 12 percent said that they were borderline.