First Coronavirus Case in Africa Confirmed in Egypt FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE IN AFRICA – Egypt recently recorded the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Africa. The fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus or recently given an official name of COVID-19 continues. China still has thousands of people being treated for coronavirus infection. More … Read more
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines) was one of the finalists for this year’s induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame. This, as eight NBA stars were officially named as finalists for the 2020 Basketball Hall Of Fame, which will be announced on April 4 in … Read more
Rajendra Pachauri, the leader of the UN climate change group has died on Thursday in a hospital in New Delhi. He was 79 years old. This, as Rajendra Pachauri, an Indian environmentalist who led the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations, died in a hospital following his undergoing open heart surgery. … Read more
Xian Gaza on Friday, February 14, had an opportunity to have an exclusive interview with a street vendor in a viral video footage. This, after Xian Gaza saw a photo of a street vendor who suffered from burns and injuries following the incident involving some irresponsible teenagers who burned his balloons just for fun. In … Read more
OPPO on Friday officially announced that the company will be rescheduling the launch of its upcoming flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find X2. This, after GSMA canceled this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) due to the global concerns about the 2019 novel coronavirus, named COVID-19. OPPO said in a statement sent to Gizmochina that the smartphone … Read more
Japan on Friday started allowing passengers to leave a quarantined cruise ship off Japan’s coast in order to finish the isolation in government-designated quarters. This, as the first passengers, aged 80 and older, were tested negative for the 2019 novel coronavirus, named COVID-19. The Japanese government has given passengers a chance to move from the cruise … Read more
Evacuee from China Becomes 15th US Coronavirus Case US CORONAVIRUS CASE – An evacuee from China who was flown to an Air Force base in Texas became the 15th confirmed case of nCoV in the United States. The United States is one of the countries that were affected by the novel coronavirus or the COVID-19. … Read more
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assigned former Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin as the new chief of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). This, as Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that former Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin sworn to President Rodrigo Duterte last week. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin previously retired as the … Read more
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday announced the suspension of Junior-Senior Promenade (JS Prom) in all public schools in order to prevent the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, named COVID-19. This, as the Department of Education stated that the department’s top priority was the health and safety of the students. Under the DepEd … Read more
The Congress on Thursday, February 13, officially signed and approved Senate Bill No. 1341 or The Motorcycles-for-Hire Act. This after Committee Report No. 46 of Senate Bill No. 1341 was signed by 16 senators of the 18th Congress. In a press release on Thursday, Senator Grace Poe said that by approving the Motorcycles-for-Hire Act, the … Read more