Felipe Antonio Remollo, the mayor of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. According to him, he was asymptomatic and currently under self-isolation. The Dumaguete mayor underwent swab testing as a requirement for the National Peace and Order Council. The event takes place on Monday which will be presided … Read more
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto recently took to social media as he shared that he received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Saturday, Sotto received his first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Pasig City. Sharing a photo of himself getting vaccinated … Read more
Vice President Robredo reacted to Roque’s claim that she opposed the use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Vice President Leni Robredo recently reacted to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s claim that she opposed the use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. On Sunday, Robredo lashed at Roque for alleging that she’s resisting the use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in … Read more
The Philippine government reminded the public that COVID-19 vaccines were not to be sold. The Philippine government had reminded the public that COVID-19 vaccines were not to be sold and were to be distributed free of charge, amidst reports that the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination priority slots were being sold. The National Task Force (NTF) … Read more
A Martian rover took its first drive on the surface of the Red Planet, according to China. MARTIAN ROVER — On Saturday, a Chinese Martian rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, to land, and to deploy a … Read more
Senate President Tito Sotto received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III recently shared that he received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine amidst the ongoing vaccinations of the Upper Chamber’s employees. On Saturday, Sotto disclosed that he has been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the ongoing … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump had been sued for calling COVID-19 the “China virus”. Former United States President Donald Trump had been sued by a civil rights group for calling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the “China virus”. Filed by the Chinese Americans Civil Rights Coalition (CACRC) in a federal court in New York, the said … Read more
People whose arms have tattoos are not forbidden to get a jab of a vaccine against COVID-19. This was after Milaor, Camarines Sur Mayor Anthony Reyes got his buttocks injected with the vaccine since he has tattoo markings on his arms. But Dr. Anna Ong-Lim, Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert made a clarification about it. At … Read more
India asked social media companies to remove the reference to the “Indian variant” of COVID-19. On Friday, India asked social media companies to remove the reference to the “Indian variant” of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to a letter issued on Friday which was seen by Reuters, India’s information technology (IT) ministry had written to … Read more
Former Philippine Presidents Arroyo and Estrada agreed to meet President Duterte to discuss West Philippine Sea issues Former Philippine Presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Joseph “Erap” Estrada agreed to meet President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea. Based on a report on GMA Network’s “24 Oras”, former senator Jinggoy Estrada said that … Read more