Tropical Storm Dante updates as of 11 AM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 11 AM today, June 2, 2021, that Tropical Storm Dante is now moving northwestward and is approaching the eastern coast of Oriental Mindoro. It is traversing Northwest at 25 km/h. It has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h … Read more
WHO listed Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had listed the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The World Health Organization said that it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing (EUL), paving the way for the second Chinese … Read more
WHO officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant as “Theta”. The World Health Organization (WHO) had officially named P.3 COVID-19 variant — a variant first detected in the Philippines — as “Theta”. On Tuesday, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) announced that the P.3 COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines had been named “Theta” by the World … Read more
President Duterte will “think about running for VP”, according to Roque. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said that President Rodrigo Duterte will “think about running for VP”. Roque said in his regular press briefing that the President knew he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022. … Read more
The Philippine Space Agency will sign a deal with the UN body for international space cooperation. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) recently announced that it will sign a deal with the UN body for international space cooperation. On Tuesday, the Philippine Space Agency announced that it will sign an agreement with the United Nations Office … Read more
TESDA encouraged LGUs to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) encouraged local government units (LGUs) to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates. TESDA had appealed to local government units to hire the agency’s contact tracing graduates for their respective barangays in order to help prevent the further … Read more
Over 2 million Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX Facility will arrive in the Philippines on June 11, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said that over 2 million Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX Facility will arrive in the Philippines on June 11, 2021 In an update aired over state-run PTV, … Read more
Tropical Storm Dante updates as of 2 PM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 2 PM today, June 1, 2021, that Tropical Storm Dante is now moving north-northwestward towards the southern portion of Eastern Visayas. It is traversing North Northwestward at 15 km/h. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near … Read more
Leyte Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez announced that she’s open to running for senator in the 2022 elections. “Yes open but it’s not like it’s part of a grand dream or a grand plan. I have been a legislator for 11 years, if I’m given the opportunity I know I can hit the ground running,” she said. … Read more
Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay hopes that the court’s verdict against former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with the latter’s accusations against him in 2015 will serve as a warning. On Monday, Trillanes was found guilty in the libel case filed by Binay. It can be recalled that Trillanes once told the media … Read more