Alex Esgana
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that all Filipinos repatriated from the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China were healthy. This, as DOH Spokesperson and Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that none of the 32 Filipinos from Wuhan city in China developed symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus since their arrival last … Read more
Amazon has withdrawn this month’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) due to the outbreak and “continued concerns about the new coronavirus.” In a statement, Amazon said that the company would back out from participating and exhibiting in this year’s MWC due to 2019 novel coronavirus. Amazon was the fourth company to back out of the annual … Read more
A Filipino patient in UAE was diagnosed with 2019 novel coronavirus A news agency on Saturday reported that a Filipino patient was confirmed to have contracted the 2019 novel coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This, as the Emirates News Agency on Saturday reported that the two new patients — a Filipino and a … Read more
A certain video caught the attention of the netizens when a photographer caught eating puto while taking photos of a debutante. This, as the said video already reached more than 8,000 shares and more than 265,000 views as of this writing. Also, the said post already has more than 6,000 reactions. In a Facebook post … Read more
A foreign ministry in Japan on Saturday said in a statement that a Japanese man, who hospitalized with pneumonia in Wuhan, has died. This, as the Japanese man in his 60s was suspected of having been infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus. Yet due to difficulties in diagnosing his disease, the cause of his death … Read more
Twitter on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines), confirmed that the official Twitter accounts of Facebook and Messenger were hacked. This, as a spokesperson of Twitter said in an emailed statement that the official Twitter accounts of Facebook and Messenger were hacked through the use of a third-party platform. According to a spokesperson, Twitter locked the … Read more
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday confirmed that a police officer has been relieved from his post due to undisclosed reasons. According to the Philippine National Police, Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, former police chief of Ozamiz City and Albuera in Leyte, has been relieved from his post as deputy chief for operations of … Read more
Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi teamed up as they formed the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA) in order to challenge the Play Store monopoly. This, after Huawei was unable to use the Google Play Store and other Google services on their new devices. Reuters reported that Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi joined forces in order … Read more
Three more people on Japan cruise ship have 2019-nCoV, says Japanese government. The Japanese government on Saturday said that three more people onboard a Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan’s coast have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. This, as 61 people on board were previously tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. The … Read more
Vanessa Bryant announced plans for a public “celebration of life” for her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and her late daughter, Gianna Bryant. This, after Vanessa Bryant posted an announcement on her Instagram account on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines), with a caption, “#2, #24 #20 years as a Laker and together.” A memorial service would … Read more