Alex Esgana
Suspect nabbed in illegal reselling of rebranded Globe at Home modems. Globe Telecom announced on Wednesday that it had nabbed a suspect in the illegal reselling of rebranded Globe at Home modems. Working with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Globe Telecom said in a press statement that it seized a Globe At Home Tozed S10g … Read more
Oxford University explored Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment On Wednesday, Oxford University said that it was testing anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of a British government-backed study that aimed to aid recoveries in non-hospital settings. The university said that Ivermectin resulted in a reduction of coronavirus replication … Read more
The Philippines ordered 50 million Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for 2022, according to Romualdez. On Tuesday, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said that the Philippines had ordered 50 million Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for 2022. In a Malacañang briefing on Tuesday, Romualdez said that the Philippines have ordered Moderna COVID-19 booster … Read more
Merkel received Moderna vaccine as her second dose after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine as her first dose. On Tuesday, a spokesperson said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Moderna vaccine as her second dose after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine as her first dose. Merkel received her first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine last April, more than two … Read more
Comedian Shalala died at the age of 61. Comedian Carmelito “Tolites” Reyes, who was known by his showbiz screen name “Shalala”, died at the age of 61. Shalala’s sibling Anthony Reyes confirmed to PEP that the comedian died this Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021. Based on a report on PEP, Shalala’s cause of death was … Read more
Avril Lavigne had teamed up with Tony Hawk in her TikTok debut Canadian singer Avril Lavigne had joined forces with a real-life “Sk8er Boi” legend Tony Hawk to mark her TikTok debut. On Monday, Avril was lip-syncing her way through the 2002 hit in a video posted to her social media account. Set against a … Read more
Nicole Donesa and Mark Herras received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Kapuso stars Nicole Donesa and Mark Herras recently took to social media to shared that they received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Mark shared on his Instagram accoount a photo of himself and his fiancée showing their newly-vaccinated arms and … Read more
Jessica Soho received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Kapuso veteran journalist Jessica Soho received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and also urged the public to get vaccinated. Jessica shared on Facebook a photo of herself with her sleeve up showing a bandaid on her left arm, a sign that she had … Read more
Joey Concepcion received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Last June 21, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion had received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Concepcion, who was also the founder of “Go Negosyo”, was vaccinated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through Go Negosyo’s “A Dose of Hope” program after his first vaccination in Pasig … Read more
Palace statement on Philippine government’s “flip-flopping” policies. Here’s a statement from Malacañang about the Philippine government’s “flip-flopping” policies on wearing of face shields and on the resumption of face-to-face classes. During his regular press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that he saw nothing wrong with flip-flopping policies on face shields and on … Read more
