DITO unveiled its “welcome offer” ahead of its commercial launch. DITO Telecommunity had recently unveiled its “online welcome offer package” on its ahead of its March 8 commercial launch. PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom may be up for another price war once DITO officially rolled out its mobile services nationwide. This, as DITO targeted to … Read more
DOH Secretary Duque will be vaccinated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he will be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as it was fit for senior citizens like him. Duque, who was already 64 years old, was asked by Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in a press conference in Davao … Read more
Young Man Picks Up Serpent Thinking It Was Already Dead But Died After Suffering Snake Bite VILLASIS, PANGASINAN – A young man passed away after picking up a serpent thinking that it was already dead. A 20-year-old man identified as Jayson Nama of Barangay Tombod Villasis, Pangasinan together with his colleagues found a snake along … Read more
The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in the Philippines by June 2021, according to the Philippine envoy to the US. The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in the Philippines by June 2021, according to the Philippine Ambassador to the United States. In a report on GMA News Online, Philippine … Read more
Wesley So had officially become a US citizen, according to the US Chess Federation. The US Chess Federation on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) announced that Filipino-born chess champion and Super Grandmaster Wesley So had officially become a US citizen. This effectively barred Wesley from returning to the Philippines in order to represent the country in … Read more
Two candidates of Miss Grand International had tested positive for COVID-19. Miss Grand International officially released a statement announcing that two candidates had tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, two candidates — Chikaodili Nna-Udosen of Nigeria and Irene Ng’endo of Kenya — for the upcoming pageant competition had tested positive for COVID-19. … Read more
China would donate 400,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said that China would donate 400,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. However, President Duterte didn’t mention which brand of COVID-19 vaccine China would donate. During the inauguration of two new school buildings in … Read more
Phivolcs Releases Advisory on Tsunami in PH PHIVOLCS – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a tsunami advisory in the Philippines amid a Pacific-wide warning. Earthquakes can hardly be predicted. This phenomenon which happens as a product of a volcanic action or the movement of the plate within the earth’s crust can happen … Read more
Globe Telecom rolled out its 5G roaming services in UAE. Globe Telecom continued to expand its 5G network globally with the launch of its outbound 5G roaming service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Also, inbound roaming services were set to commence this month, which allowed subscribers of other operators access to Globe Telecom’s 5G … Read more
The WHO asked Pfizer to “honor” promised delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday disclosed that the World Health Organization (WHO) had asked Pfizer to “honor” its promise of delivering COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. In an interview on “The Source”, Galvez told CNN … Read more