Tropical Depression Crising updates as of 8 AM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 8 AM today, May 13, 2021, that Tropical Depression Crising maintains its strength and slightly slows down while moving westward. It is traversing Westward at 10 km/h and has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center … Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech can file an EUA revision to use its COVID-19 vaccine on young Filipinos in the Philippines, according to VEP Head. Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) head Dr. Nina Gloriani on Wednesday said that Pfizer and BioNTech can file an application to revise its existing emergency use authorization (EUA) so that its jointly-developed COVID-19 … Read more
Google was setting up a YouTube Shorts Fund Google was setting up a YouTube Shorts Fund as a way to pay those who created the best short-form videos on YouTube Shorts per month. Google was setting up a YouTube Shorts Fund as a way to pay those that created the best short-form videos per month. … Read more
Transgender woman discriminated at a resort? DISCRIMINATION – Isla Reta Beach Resort earned the ire of netizens particularly members of the LGBT community after a transgender woman claimed that she was prohibited to use the female comfort room. A certain Shannon Remotigue Gonzaga took to social media wherein she made a rant against the resort. … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines were still effective against the Indian COVID-19 variant, according to DOH. On Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that COVID-19 vaccines were still effective against the Indian COVID-19 variant. The Department of Health allayed fears that the Indian COVID-19 variant will lessen the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. According to Health Undersecretary … Read more
Filipino fisherman took offense at President Duterte’s West Philippine Sea jet ski quip. A Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan recently took offense at President Rodrigo Duterte’s West Philippine Sea jet ski quip. Carlo Montehermozo, a Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan, told TeleRadyo that he took offense at the President’s recent clarification that his 2016 campaign … Read more
Fire hits Pasig City General Hospital Pasig City General Hospital was hit by fire around 11:19 in the morning, Wednesday, May 12, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Firefighters are still trying to put out the fire that reached the third alarm. According to BFP, the fire occurred in the second-floor storage room … Read more
The DOH was verifying the COVID-19 test results of 13 co-passengers. On Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that it was verifying the COVID-19 test results of 13 co-passengers of a seafarer who had tested positive for the B.1.617 (also known as the “double mutant”) COVID-19 variant first detected in India. Health Undersecretary Maria … Read more
Gubat sa Ciudad has no DOT accreditation GUBAT SA CIUDAD – A resort in Caloocan that has opened despite the existing modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), does not have accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT). “Upon verification, the resort was also found to be operating without DOT accreditation,” said DOT. “The department stresses the … Read more
The DTI issued an administrative order banning the “installment only” mode of payment for consumer goods. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had issued an administrative order banning the “installment only” mode of payment for consumer goods. Under the Department Administrative Order No. 21-03 issued last March 23, 2021, consumers must be given an … Read more