Further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children, according to Duque. On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children. In President Rodrigo Duterte’s weekly “Talk to the People” briefing, Duque said that there needs to be more study on the safety of … Read more
BSP encouraged LYKA to get a license to “keep things in order”, according to Diokno. On Monday, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said that it encouraged LYKA to get a payment operator license in order to “keep things in order”. Earlier, the central bank ordered LYKA to suspend its operation in the … Read more
President Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. In his weekly public address, President Duterte said that his suggestion was that those unvaccinated individuals shouldn’t go out of their respective homes until … Read more
Take a look at the condo unit of Hidilyn Diaz from Megaworld HIDILYN DIAZ – The first-ever Filipino to win a gold medal in the Olympics has received the pledged P14-million residential condominium unit in Eastwood City from Megaworld Corporation. Diaz made history as the first-ever Filipino to bag a gold medal in the Olympics … Read more
Palace to people unwilling to get vaccinated vs COVID-19: “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” — On Monday, Malacañang said that COVID-19 will take care of people who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. When asked if the Philippine government was eyeing programs to convince people to get … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate, according to FDA. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate against COVID-19. During the Laging Handa briefing, … Read more
Public schools enrollment to start this coming August 16 according to DepEd The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Saturday that enrollment in public schools in the Philippines will begin on August 16 and end on September 13. However, there’s no go-signal yet if in-person classes will be conducted in the next school year. Recently, … Read more
Pampanga town under state of calamity due to flooding The town of San Simon in Pampanga has been placed under a state of calamity due to continuous flooding. State of calamity refers to a status that could be declared widespread within the country, or certain localities, in response to a destructive, natural, or man-made disaster. … Read more
Honey Lacuna, the vice mayor of Manila City tested positive for COVID-19 HONEY LACUNA – The vice mayor of Manila tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was announced by the Manila Public Information Office (PIO). “Nais ko pong ipabatid na ako po ay nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ngayong hapon, Agosto 8, 2021,” it noted. … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group may start by the end of September or October, according to Galvez. On Sunday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group against COVID-19 may start by the end of September or October depending on the vaccine supply. The Philippine government was … Read more