Ryan Cayabyab pays tribute to the late Nestor Torre NESTOR TORRE – The renowned writer, journalist, and director passed away at the age of 78. He passed away on Tuesday due to complications caused by coronavirus disease or COVID-19. “He was always larger than life and we feel his absence terribly,” his niece Kat Angeli … Read more
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Undergoes COVID-19 Testing DEFENSE SECRETARY DELFIN LORENZANA – The COVID-19 test result of the Secretary of National Defense was released. The Philippines has yet to fully win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. There are still threats of the virus and, unfortunately, the cases recently experienced another spike. For several days … Read more
Facebook will discontinue its Watch Party feature on April 16, 2021. Facebook officially announced that the platform will discontinue its Watch Party feature on April 16, 2021. Watch Party was a virtual hosting feature of Facebook that enabled users to watch videos together on the said platform. As per Facebook’s Help Center, Facebook had officially … Read more
Galvez and Dizon received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr and Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a report on CNN Philippines, Galvez and Dizon have completed their COVID-19 vaccine doses last week. During Tuesday’s Presidential press briefing, Galvez and … Read more
Former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada Reveals Ex-President Erap’s Sisters Tested Positive for COVID-19 ERAP’S SISTERS – Following exposure to former Pres. Joseph Estrada, his older sisters also tested positive for COVID-19, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada revealed. A lot of patients are added to the total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines daily. Unfortunately, another spike was recently … Read more
Vaccine Expert Panel mulled the use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on elderly amidst AstraZeneca shortage. Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) on Tuesday mulled the use of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on the elderly amidst a shortage of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. In a report on GMA News Online, the Vaccine Expert Panel had wrapped up its discussions … Read more
2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were expected to arrive in the Philippines this month, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said that 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were expected to arrive in the Philippines this month. In a report on GMA News Online, Galvez said that the Philippines would receive … Read more
Nurse Fakes Giving Vaccine To Seniors Goes Viral NURSE FAKES GIVING VACCINE – A nurse went viral after a netizen captured her giving a fake vaccine to her elderly uncle in Zacatenco, Mexico. In the viral video, you could see the nurse getting a syringe out and preparing to “vaccinate” her uncle. However, she noticed … Read more
Yahoo was set to shut down Yahoo Answers on May 4, 2021. Yahoo officially announced that the company was set to shut down its social question-and-answer platform Yahoo Answers on May 4, 2021. In a report on Yugatech, Yahoo users won’t be able to post new Yahoo Answers questions or to answer other users’ questions … Read more
Juho Sarvikas was set to join Qualcomm as VP and President of North America. After announcing his exit from HMD Global last month, former HMD Global senior executive Juho Sarvikas announced that he was set to join Qualcomm as VP and President of North America. Qualcomm Senior Vice President and President of Global Business Jim … Read more