Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Department of Education to investigate the reports on the alleged “sagot for sale” scheme. According to him, some parents ask others to answer their child’s self-learning modules in exchange for a fee. He warned parents participating in such modus that their child’s knowledge will be greatly affected if others … Read more
The Philippines and Novavax will sign a supply deal for 30 million COVID-19 shots on March 10. Malacañang on Tuesday said that the Philippines and Novavax will sign a supply deal that would cover 30 million COVID-19 shots on March 10, 2021. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the said agreement would cover 30 million … Read more
DITO Telecommunity would commercially launch in Metro Manila “in a few weeks”. Philippines’ third telco player DITO Telecommunity was aiming to commercially launch its services to Metro Manila “in a few weeks”. In a report on Gizguide, a company executive said that DITO was aiming to expand its mobile services to National Capital Region (NCR) … Read more
20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses may arrive in the Philippines in Q2 of 2021, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday said that 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses may arrive in the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021. In a pre-recorded briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, National Task … Read more
DITO revealed the price of its SIM card and its initial list of compatible devices. DITO Telecommunity officially revealed the price of its SIM card and also revealed its initial list of compatible devices as the company’s commercial launch starts today. DITO Telecommunity already started rolling out its “Welcome Offer” promo in Metro Cebu and … Read more
Families Gather To Burn Face Masks In Protest Of New Law In Idaho FAMILIES GATHER TO BURN FACE MASKS – Amid the continued spike of COVID-19 cases in the USA, several families in Idaho gathered together to burn masks in protest of a new face mask law. In the US, several states have lax laws … Read more
Globe Telecom would provide connectivity in remote areas in the Philippines. Globe Telecom said that it was working with Curvalux in order to provide connectivity in remote areas in the Philippines by utilizing satellite broadband. Curvalux was the company behind the CurvaNet satellite constellation project. CurvaNet would have 240 low earth orbit satellites in order … Read more
Smart Communications made its 5G roaming service available in UAE. Smart Communications made its 5G roaming service available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in partnership with Etisalat Group and Du Telecom after making its service available in Taiwan and South Korea. Etisalat Group and Du Telecom were two mobile telecommunication companies in the United … Read more
MMDA Traffic Chief Slams Col. Bosita for Confronting Enforcer Apprehending Rider MMDA traffic chief Edison Bong Nebrija lambasted Col. Bonifacio Bosita on his Facebook post for confronting MMDA enforcer. Previously, the video footage of Col. Bosita confronting a MMDA enforcer for apprehending a backrider for wearing slippers. According to Bosita, backriders do not violate the … Read more
The EUA for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine may come out within 1 to 2 weeks, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Sunday said that the emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines may come out in one to two weeks. According to Galvez, the EUA application … Read more
