AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines appeared to be effective against the UK COVID-19 variant, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said that Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines appeared to be effective against the UK COVID-19 variant. Duque, however, warned tht the coronavirus had been mutating, which could affect the efficacy of … Read more
COVAX to deliver 337 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. COVAX on Wednesday said that it has allocated a total of 337 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for developing countries so far and would aim to deliver these vaccines in the first half of 2021. This, as COVAX was the initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) … Read more
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Eastern Samar A 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit Llorente, Eastern Samar on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at exactly 09:02 a.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Earthquakes hit without prior signs/warnings most of the time. The territories and nations including the Philippines lying along the Pacific Ring of … Read more
Post of Singer Claire dela Fuente Over the Case on Christine Dacera’s Death Singer Claire dela Fuente poured her heart in a lengthy social media post over the case about the death of Christine Angelica Dacera. The death of a 23-year-old flight attendant, Christine Angelica Dacera, in a Makati hotel last January 1 has sparked … Read more
DOH: FDA has not approved any self-administered COVID-19 test kits. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any self-administered test kits for COVID-19. In a statement, the Department of Health said that the Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration has not approved any self-administered test … Read more
Update on Christine Dacera Case Following Preliminary Investigation CHRISTINE DACERA CASE – Respondent John Paul Halili’s lawyer spoke about the Philippine National Police’s medico-legal report. The investigations on the death of Christine Angelica Dacera are ongoing. The 23-year-old flight attendant of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) was found dead in a bathtub in a hotel in … Read more
Instagram was eyeing to stop its users from sharing posts from the feed to Stories. Instagram was currently eyeing a major change to how the Stories feature works — by removing the option to share posts from the feed to Stories for several users as part of a new test. In a report on Social … Read more
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Batangas A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit Calatagan, Batangas on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at exactly 11:36 a.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Earthquakes hit without prior signs/warnings most of the time. The territories and nations including the Philippines lying along the Pacific Ring of Fire are … Read more
Here’s the deadline of party-list registration according to Comelec The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the deadline for the party-list registration in the upcoming 2022 elections. In an interview, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that the deadline will be on March 31. “Yung registration ng party-list, ‘yung mga tunay ha, mino-move na namin ang … Read more
The Philippine Red Cross was eyeing to procure COVID-19 vaccines, according to Gordon. On Wednesday, PRC chairperson Senator Richard Gordon said that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was eyeing to procure COVID-19 vaccines. This, after Gordon earlier said that the non-government organization would offer its assistance to the Philippine government in its national vaccination program. … Read more