Globe Telecom claimed that almost 500,000 customers now on 5G devices. Globe Telecom recently claimed that the company was leading the 5G race in the Philippines after almost 500,000 customers shifted to using 5G devices as of February 2021. According to Globe Telecom, the company was the “5G leader” in the local telco industry amidst … Read more
Pilot Testing of Physical Classes Half-Day Only, DepEd Says The Department of Education (DepEd) said that the pilot testing of face-to-face classes will be half-day only. On Wednesday (March 3, 2021), Education Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said that student who will join the proposed pilot testing of physical classes would just attend school for half a day. … Read more
Students Can Now Loan Up To P50k to Buy Learning Gadgets, Landbank Says Landbank of the Philippines announced that student can now loan up to P50, 000 to buy electronic gadgets for online learning. On Wednesday (March 3, 2021), LANDBANK has expanded the coverage of its direct loan program for students up to P50, 000. The … Read more
The FDA had yet to start the evaluation of Sinopharm’s application for EUA, according to Domingo. FDA Director-General Eric Domingo on Wednesday said that the country’s Food and Drug Administration was yet to start its evaluation of China’s Sinopharm’s application for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine. In a report on GMA News … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca would arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, according to Senator Go. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said that the Philippines was expected to receive 487,200 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday evening. Senator Go told reporters in an interview that the Philippines had received a notice that the COVID-19 vaccines … Read more
Enchong Dee will vote for these politicians if they will run for President Actor Enchong Dee revealed his choices for President in the 2022 elections and he mentioned two popular names for the position. Enchong is known for being vocal in expressing his thoughts and beliefs when it comes to politics, government, and social issues. … Read more
The FDA “does not have any authority” to release clinical trial data of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, according to DOH. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) didn’t have any authority to release clinical trial data of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Department of Health (DOH). In a report on Manila Bulletin, the Department … Read more
President Duterte would personally welcome the arrival of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte would personally welcome the arrival of the expected 3.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses. In a report on GMA News Online, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Duterte would personally receive the arrival of AstraZeneca COVID-19 … Read more
Twitter had announced new labels for tweets with misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines Twitter had announced new labels for tweets with misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and a new strike system was introduced in order to warn users who created such content. This, as Twitter had been implementing different features against fake news and misinformation, which include … Read more
Vaccination Program for Medical Workers in Marikina & Taguig City Begins Marikina City and Taguig City have started vaccinating the medical workers with Sinovac’s vaccine to protect them against COVID-19. On Tuesday (March 2, 2021), Marikina City begins to vaccinate an expected 190 medical frontliners. The beneficiaries came from public and private hospitals including city … Read more