Vaccination was still the “best defense” against COVID-19 variants, according to President Duterte. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte said that vaccination was still the “best defense” against new variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With the new COVID-19 variants threatening to derail global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the President had appealed anew to the public … Read more
President Duterte was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte was fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease as he received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed in a message to reporters that President Duterte had his second dose of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine before his meeting with selected members … Read more
Health workers giving additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine may be held liable, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) warned health workers who will administer additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine that they can be held liable for their action. On Monday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded doctors and health workers that COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
San Juan solon received Pfizer vaccine doses after receiving Sinopharm vaccine doses. On Monday, a congressman from San Juan City admitted that he received two Pfizer vaccine doses after receiving two Sinopharm vaccine doses last year. San Juan Representative Ronaldo Zamora started his speech without a face mask in a public event, saying: “Kung nagtataka … Read more
After suffering a leg injury, Conor McGregor undergoes surgery CONOR MCGREGOR – The mixed martial arts fighter underwent three hours of surgery after suffering an injury during his bout with American fighter Dustin Poirier. McGregor apparently broke his left tibia and fibula bones. The UFC fighter said in a message on social media that he … Read more
Japan will start accepting applications for COVID-19 vaccination passports from July 26 Japan will start accepting applications for COVID-19 vaccination passports from July 26 for people who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, said the top government spokesman. On Sunday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on an NHK TV program that … Read more
The PCOO was mandated to cover all Duterte activities, according to Badoy. PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Marie T. Badoy said that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) was mandated to cover all President Rodrigo Duterte’s activities. The PCOO had a simple explanation on allegations that the government resources were being used to cover the activities of … Read more
DTI clarified that the “adobo standard” will only be for international marketing. On Sunday, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) clarified that the “adobo standard” will only be for international marketing purposes and not a mandatory standard for local households. The suggestion to have a standard recipe for Filipino staple dishes, according to the … Read more
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