Tag: controversies

JUST IN: Mocha Uson resigns

(Eagle News)—-Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson has resigned. Uson made the revelation during a Senate hearing on the budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Uson has come under fire several times for her posts on social media. Only recently, she earned the ire of netizens after a video on her social media page showed her friend , blogger Drew Olivar, making gestures and squeaking sounds. The deaf community filed a complaint against the two […]

Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse Agence France-Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve the kingdom’s image has been jolted by regional powerplays. The landmark event and its record $2 million (1.7 million euro) prize pot come as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks to repackage his oil-rich nation as more welcoming — and moderate. But a […]