May 30, 2017 McDelivery with UberEATS is expanding across the United States and is now available in over 1,000 restaurants. Today, both McDonald’s and UberEATS jointly announced that customers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbus and Phoenix can now enjoy McDonald’s menu delivered right to their home, work or beyond through the UberEATS app. “We are bringing a new level of convenience to more of our customers as we continue to transform the McDonald’s experience,” said McDona...

WASHINGTON, DC -- “We remember with gratitude the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who served this country bravely in all of America’s past wars,” says Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (Ret), FilVetREP Chairman. “We also honor their families who lost their loved ones in the hard battles of war. They made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the freedoms we enjoy today.” One way to honor them on Memorial Day, Taguba adds, is to “tell their stories, and remember their courageous act...

By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent Liberal Party President and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on May 29 said they can go to the Supreme Court in case their colleagues in the Senate blocked their resolution seeking to convene Congress in a joint session and deliberate on Duterte’s declaration of martial law. In an interview, Pangilinan admitted they do not have the number to push through with their assertion that the imposition of martial rule should be tackled ...

By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent Sen. Grace Poe said last May 29 that she planned to scrutinize the government’s expenses on President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign trips following reports that some Cabinet members were traveling abroad with their families. She strongly criticized the most recent official trip of the President to Russia where he was joined by a huge delegation composed of Cabinet officials and businessmen. “I haven’t seen their expense reports...

By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent The way seems to be clear now for alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to stand as state witness in these cases after she effectively disputed the argument that, being the mastermind and all that, she is the most guilty and not qualified for state protection when she accused officials under the past Aquino administration of masterminding the whole scam. In a press conference, Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II ...

By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent A recently released study by a migrant group in Hong Kong revealed the persistent “unsuitable” state of accommodation arrangements, denial of privacy and deprivation of amenities for foreign (mostly Indonesian and Filipino) domestic workers in Hong Kong. The study entitled, “Pictures from the Inside: Investigating Living Accommodation of Women Foreign Domestic Workers towards Advocacy and Action” was released by the Mission ...

By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent The Commission on Higher Education (ChEd) announced last May 29 the approval of applications of 268 private universities and colleges for an increase in tuition fee and other school fees for the incoming academic year 2017-2018. Dr. Patricia Licuanan, ChEd chairperson, said the approved applications represent 16 percent of the total number of 1,652 private higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country. Of the 268 priv...

By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent On Day 6 of full-scale military operations to neutralize a terrorist threat in Marawi City under martial law, President Duterte announced that he would include the war on illegal drugs in his martial law order. This meant that martial law in Mindanao will continue the way the government’s anti-drugs war goes on even if the security threat posed by the Maute group has been removed. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) repo...

By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent MANILA – In an attempt to support and encourage the soldiers fighting to restore peace in Marawi City and eliminate the terrorist Maute Group and by extension the international terror group ISIS, President Rodrigo Duterte drew flak anew for his rape joke. Speaking in front of the troops at the 2nd Mechanized Infantry (Magbalantay) Brigade (MIB) headquarters in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte (one hour away from Marawi City) las...