DICT sought to start issuing COVID-19 vaccine certificates by August 2021. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) sought to start issuing COVID-19 vaccine certificates by August 2021. On Saturday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology said that it was looking to start issuing COVID-19 vaccine certificates to fully vaccinated individuals by early … Read more
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV believes that Filipinos will be free of the “Duterte curse” in 2022. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Trillanes said he learned to be “optimistic” when he was jailed for more than seven years for carrying out the Oakwood mutiny in Makati City against the Arroyo administration in 2003. He … Read more
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order meant to promote competition in the economy. United States President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order meant to promote competition in the American economy — including net neutrality, right to repair, and more. The “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” called on US … Read more
Twitter was reportedly working on bringing support for speaking in Spaces to the web. TWITTER SPACES — Twitter was reportedly working on bringing support for speaking in Spaces to the web. It was last May when Twitter added support for its users to join Spaces through the web app. Currently, the team behind the said … Read more
The DICT was working on a COVID-19 vaccination card verification system, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was working on a COVID-19 vaccination card verification system. On Friday, the Department of Health said that the Department of Information and Communications Technology was currently … Read more
The US was reportedly set to add more Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over Xinjiang. US ECONOMIC BLACKLIST — The United States was reportedly set to add more Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over Xinjiang. Inquirer reported that two sources told Reuters that the Biden administration was set to add more than 10 … Read more
All countries were vulnerable to COVID-19 variants, according to DOH. On Friday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that all countries were vulnerable to the threats brought about by the emerging COVID-19 variants. During an online forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all countries were vulnerable to COVID-19 variants and no single country … Read more
Pfizer planned to seek US authorization for COVID-19 booster shot. Pfizer Inc planned to ask regulators in the United States to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month. On Thursday, the drugmaker’s top scientist said that based on evidence of greater risk of coronavirus reinfection six months after vaccination and … Read more
“I agree with him. There should only be one Estrada,” says JV Ejercito Former senator JV Ejercito agreed with his brother Jinggoy Estrada that “there should only be one Estrada” in the 2022 elections. JV agreed with the former senator Jinggoy that there should only be one Estrada running for a senatorial seat in next … Read more
President Duterte thanked Japan for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. On Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Japan for donating AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. The latest donation of 1,124,100 doses of Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Manila airport on Thursday night and the shipment would add to the country’s supply … Read more