Alex Esgana
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate, according to FDA. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate against COVID-19. During the Laging Handa briefing, … Read more
Cornerstone and Catriona Gray will stop accepting new applicants for Nas Academy course. On Sunday, Cornerstone Entertainment, Catriona Gray, and Nas Academy officially announced that they would hit pause on what would have been the “Catriona Gray Academy”. In a statement on social media, Cornerstone said that the company, its talent, and NAS Academy have … Read more
Nas Academy announced that they’re pausing operations in the Philippines. On Sunday, Nas Academy officially announced that they’re pausing operations in the Philippines following the issue surrounding a course that featured traditional tattoo artist Whang-Od. Nas Academy said in a statement released last August 8 that their intention was to educate but it was “misunderstood”. … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group may start by the end of September or October, according to Galvez. On Sunday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group against COVID-19 may start by the end of September or October depending on the vaccine supply. The Philippine government was … Read more
The Philippine government was looking to buy more Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Domingo. On Sunday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo said that the Philippine government was looking to buy more doses of the China-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in order to augment the nation’s vaccination efforts. In a report on GMA … Read more
IATF and NTF COVID-19 activated the crisis action plan against COVID-19 variants. IATF and NTF COVID-19 — A new crisis action plan was launched by the national government’s task forces that were overseeing the Philippines’ COVID-19 pandemic response to address the new threats posed by the emerging COVID-19 variants. On Friday, vaccine czar and NTF … Read more
The PGH was preparing for the “worst case scenario” as COVID-19 cases increased. The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was preparing for the “worst case scenario” as coronavirus cases in the Philippines increased. On Saturday, a PGH spokesperson said that the Philippine General Hospital will be forced to temporarily close down its non-COVID-19 wards should coronavirus … Read more
Palace praised Carlo Paalam and other Filipino athletes for their “best Olympic performance”. Malacañang had commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam and the rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the “best Olympic performance in history”. So far, the Philippines had collected four Olympics medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including a silver medal won by … Read more
ABS-CBN announced the return of “He’s Into Her” for a second season. On Friday, ABS-CBN officially announced the return of the phenomenal series “He’s Into Her” for a second season. ABS-CBN COO of Broadcast Cory Vidanes recently confirmed this during “The Benison Ball” — a virtual thanksgiving concert and fan conference of the series. ABS-CBN entertainment … Read more
Chile will start administering COVID-19 booster shot to Sinovac recipients. Last Thursday, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said that Chile will start administering a COVID-19 booster shot to those already vaccinated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine after studies showed that the initial two doses of the said vaccine lose some effectiveness after several months. Inquirer reported that … Read more