Furthering our safety and privacy commitments for teens on TikTok

Wazzup Pilipinas?!People from all walks of life come to TikTok to be entertained, spark joy in their everyday, and share their creativity with others. Be it through viewing the latest book recommendations on #BookTok or showing off their new digs on #renovation, everyone can find their community on...

How to Decrease the Cost of Manufacturing

Wazzup Pilipinas!?We do business to make money, and you make money by selling at a price that is higher than the cost of production or service. You can increase that profit margin by increasing your prices or decreasing production costs. Increasing prices just to increase your profit might backfire...

Former Mayor Herbert Bautista's Facebook page got hacked

Wazzup Pilipinas!?Iba ka talaga Mayor Bistek.Official Facebook page ni dating Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, na-hack!Nagulantang ang mga netizen sa Facebook story ni dating Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista kung saan lumitaw ang isang babaeng hubad na ang tanging suot ay mga face masks...

No changes in supply and capacity of public transportation as NCR, Laguna, and Bataan downgrade from ECQ to MECQ

Wazzup Pilipinas!?The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said there will be no changes in the supply and capacity of public transportation as the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan downgrade from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the less restrictive modified enhanced community...

MECQ protocol announced: Outdoor exercise allowed only during 6 to 9 am starting August 21

Wazzup Pilipinas!The 8 pm to 4 am curfew in NCR will remain in effect until further notice. But outdoor exercises from 6 am to 9 am will be allowed during MECQ, according to MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, presiding officer of the Metro Manila Council.While we appreciate being allowed to exercise outdoors, ...

Gina Iniong happy to see Jenelyn Olsim make her own name in ONE

Wazzup PilipinasMuch has been said about the new breed of Team Lakay fighters as the likes of Lito "Thunder Kid" Adiwang, Stephen "The Sniper" Loman, Jeremy "The Juggernaut" Pacatiw, and Jhanlo Mark Sangiao have all garnered hype upon their arrival in ONE Championship.But make no mistake about it,...

Busybee leads digital transformation in the post-pandemic Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas!?As the research around digital transformation grows at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding straightforward solutions to companies’ encounters and hardships can become a challenge. That’s why Busybee together with JCI - Perlas Pasay, Rotaract Club of San Antonio de Padua, Rotary...

PLDT Enterprise activates BEYOND FIBER connectivity in Agdangan, Quezon

Wazzup Pilipinas!?PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the largest fully integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines, PLDT, has extended its BEYOND FIBER solution to the local government of Agdangan, Quezon in its bid to improve the municipality’s connectivity for its COVID-19 response initiatives....

18M car plan benefits of HDMF PAGIBIG executives flagged by COA

Wazzup Pilipinas!?The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the purchase of 21 cars by the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund for its officers last year without the approval from the Office of the President (OP).In its 2020 audit report on the state-run firm, state auditors said...

COA flags DepEd over P8B deficiencies in BE-LCP fund

Wazzup Pilipinas!?The Department of Education (DepEd) was found to have deficiencies in spending P8.136 billion in funds for its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) amid the pandemic. The DepEd maintained that the deficiencies pointed out by the COA were mainly brought about by the...

PTV-4 flagged by COA for several deficiencies

Wazzup Pilipinas!?COA questions PTV-4 for P158.5 million in expenses COA questions PTV’s P77.3-M payment for workers in 2017 COA also flagged PTV-4's P50-M ads deal  with GSISPati PTV may anomalya sa pasweldong mga tao. Walang dokumento dahil malamang ay mga paid trolls ng gobyerno.May...

Did Arjo Atayde skip quarantine protocols after testing positive for COVID during a shoot in Baguio?

Wazzup Pilipinas!Baguio is currently trending and all I can say for now is "sana all".This Arjo Atayde "issue" does smell fishy.If that was any ordinary citizen, they would've been admitted in a Baguio hospital, especially with symptoms like shortness of breath and fever, and not allowed out of the...

TikTok Advocates Kindness and Respect to Help Prevent Cyberbullying

Wazzup Pilipinas!? The platform commits to continue providing a welcoming, supportive environment for its community.Among the reasons why TikTok has become a go-to platform for creative expression online is the safe and positive environment that has been built on the app. The platform advocates kindness...

COA: DICT bought 170M worth of gadgets from construction firm

Wazzup Pilipinas!?A Commission on Audit  (COA) report questioned the legal basis of the Department of Information and Communications Technology's (DICT) purchase of ₱170M worth of laptops and other devices, including the eligibility of its supplier.In its 2020 Audit Report, COA cited the P170,273,000...

COA flags 1 Million worth of sanitary napkins purchased by OWWA at a hardware

Wazzup Pilipinas!?It's more corrupt talaga sa PHILIPPINES!!!COA cited OWWA for buying more than 1 mliion worth of hygiene kits, napkins, and thermal scanners from MRCJP Construction and Trading located at No. 80 M. Cornejo Street, Malibay, Barangay 161 Pasay City. COA officials did not find a...

DSWD flagged by COA for 5.3 million worth of inappropriately documented funds released to former rebels

Wazzup Pilipinas!?The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged for “inappropriate documentation” P5.3 million worth of funds released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) to former rebels.The state auditors have also flagged the  DSWD over P780.71 million in unutilized cash...

TESDA flagged by COA for highly questionable spending

Wazzup Pilipinas!?The Commission on Audit (COA) flags TESDA for P160 million worth of "highly questionable" NTF-ELCAC spending. NTF-ELCAC activities were not among 2020 appropriation for TESDA, and no SARO was issued by DBM. No legal basis and will "expose funds to misuse or misappropriation.Auditors...

Party-list representative for PUV drivers under fire for her lavish wedding

Wazzup Pilipinas!?"Claudine Bautista, the representative for PUV driver party-list DUMPER, is under fire for getting married in luxury destination Balesin Island Resort."Congratulations to the newlyweds especially to Cong. Claudine Bautista. The malnourished, hungry, impoverished drivers she represents...

Whiff of corruption continues as COA reports unecessary infinity pool, jacuzzi, etc., at PPA

Wazzup Pilipinas!?State auditors questioned the Philippine Ports Authority over what they called the unnecessary and wasteful construction of an infinity pool in one of its training centers. "The Commission on Audit said the PPA spent around P10.8 million on the project for its training compound...