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
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
Half of the US population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. US POPULATION — Half of the population in the United States were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. In a tweet, White House COVID-19 data director Cyrus Shahpar said on Friday that 50% of Americans were fully … Read more
Senator Go said that he will only run for president if President Duterte will be his running mate. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said that he will only run for president if President Rodrigo Duterte will be his running mate. In a statement, Senator Go reiterated that he left his fate to God, to the … Read more
DOH Record on Delta Cases in PH Jump by 119 DOH – The Department of Health spoke on the total cases of the Delta variant detected in the Philippines now amid the increasing total cases. Across the globe, several countries now are tightening their guards to prevent the entry of the Delta variant of COVID-19. … Read more
DOLE Speaks on Proposal for Aid for ECQ-Affected Workers DOLE – The Department of Labor and Employment is seeking funds as they proposed for P5,000.00 cash assistance for workers amid the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). The whole Metro Manila is under the strictest level of quarantine measure now, the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), until the … Read more
Novavax sought an EUA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, according to FDA. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that American drugmaker Novavax had filed an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. FDA Director-General Eric Domingo told GMA News Online in a text … Read more
Galvez encouraged the public to remain calm amidst vaccination mess. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr had encouraged the public to remain calm as he assured that there’s no truth to the information spreading online that the government won’t allow unvaccinated persons from going out of their respective homes. According to Galvez, the COVID-19 vaccination … Read more
Fire incident takes lives of 2 sisters in Sorsogon Two sisters were killed after being trapped in their burning house in Matnog, Sorsogon. The country continues to experience disastrous fires from time to time. In fact, from 2013 to 2017, the BFP recorded a total of 77,724 fire incidents, or an average of 15,545 fire … Read more
Mom of Trillanes passes away at 87 due to Parkinson’s disease ESTELITA FUENTES TRILLANES – The mother of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV passed away due to Parkinson’s disease at the age of 87. The ex-legislator revealed the sad news through a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. “It is with deep sadness that I … Read more