Alex Esgana
The Commission on Appointments confirmed the appointment of Karl Kendrick Chua as NEDA Secretary. On Wednesday, the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the appointment of Karl Kendrick Chua as the Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). During the CA Committee on Tourism and Economic Development, Karl Chua received unanimous support from senators and … Read more
The IATF was set to discuss the guidelines for the issuance of vaccine passports for Filipinos, according to DICT. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) was set to discuss the guidelines for the issuance of vaccine passports for Filipinos. During an online … Read more
Aga Muhlach, Charlene Gonzalez, and their children received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Actor Aga Muhlach, his wife Charlene Gonzalez, and twins Andres and Atasha had recently received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The City Government of Muntinlupa, through its official Facebook page last June 1, shared photos of Aga and his family … Read more
Palace welcomed the inclusion of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in WHO Emergency Use Listing Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed the inclusion of the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL), saying that this would further boost the public’s confidence about the said vaccine. In an interview with State-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry … Read more
WHO listed Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had listed the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The World Health Organization said that it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing (EUL), paving the way for the second Chinese … Read more
WHO officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant as “Theta”. The World Health Organization (WHO) had officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant — a variant first detected in the Philippines — as “Theta”. On Tuesday, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) announced that the P.3 COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines had been named “Theta” by the World … Read more
Dominic Roque flexed Bea Alonzo on his Instagram Stories. Actor Dominic Roque flexed his rumored girlfriend, actress Bea Alonzo, on his recent Instagram Stories. In his recent posts on his Instagram Stories, the actor posted a series of posts featuring the actress. Dominic’s posts can no longer be viewed by netizens because it’s been 24 … Read more
President Duterte will “think about running for VP”, according to Roque. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said that President Rodrigo Duterte will “think about running for VP”. Roque said in his regular press briefing that the President knew he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022. … Read more
The Philippine Space Agency will sign a deal with the UN body for international space cooperation. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) recently announced that it will sign a deal with the UN body for international space cooperation. On Tuesday, the Philippine Space Agency announced that it will sign an agreement with the United Nations Office … Read more
TESDA encouraged LGUs to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) encouraged local government units (LGUs) to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates. TESDA had appealed to local government units to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates for their respective barangays in order to help prevent the further … Read more