The PGC will determine if 9 Filipino sailors of cargo ship from India carried B.1.617 COVID-19 variant. The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) will determine if 9 Filipino sailors of cargo ship from India carried B.1.617 (also known as the “double mutant”) COVID-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said that samples from 9 … Read more
De Lima on president’s jet ski joke: “Joke lang para kay Duterte ang napaka-importanteng isyu sa bansa.” Senator Leila de Lima did not like President Rodrigo Duterte’s jet ski ride joke. According to De Lima, it appears that Duterte only deceived the Filipinos to win the election, specifically his promise when he would ride a … Read more
Briones: “I’m already vaccinated.” LEONOR BRIONES – The secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) has been vaccinated against COVID-19. The 80-year-old official shared the news during the “Laging Handa” public briefing. “I’m already vaccinated. At wala naman, absolutely, no side [effects] in my case,” she said. The Education secretary agreed with Dr. Isagani Padolina … Read more
Vice President Robredo was open to talk to President Duterte about the WPS issue. Vice President Leni Robredo was open to talk to President Rodrigo Duterte about the West Philippine Sea issue, according to her spokesperson. Manila Bulletin reported that Vice President Robredo had no interest to debate with Roque and she’s only open to … Read more
Gutierrez gave a reaction about Roque’s challenge to Vice President Robredo to debate on the WPS issue. Vice Presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez recently gave a reaction about Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s challenge to Vice President Leni Robredo to debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. Gutierrez scored Roque for dragging the Vice President into debate … Read more
Facebook started testing its “read before you share” pop-up. Facebook recently started testing its “read before you share” pop-up as a way to promote more informed sharing of news articles. Facebook recently announced that it was testing its new way to promote a more informed sharing of new articles. With a similar approach to what … Read more
President Duterte talked about his “jet ski” promise he made in 2016. In his Talk to the People briefing on Monday night, President Rodrigo Duterte talked about his “jet ski” promise he made in 2016. According to him, he never intended to ride a jet ski to Spratlys island and to plant a Philippine flag … Read more
Malacañang dared Antonio Carpio to file a legal case against President Duterte over the President’s “scrap of paper” remark. On Monday, Malacañang dared Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to file a legal case against President Rodrigo Duterte over the President’s “scrap of paper” remark. In his regular press briefing on Monday, Presidential … Read more
Roque-Robredo Debate: Roque challenged VP Robredo to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. ROQUE-ROBREDO DEBATE — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had challenged Vice President Leni Robredo to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. This, as Robredo also supposedly claimed that the Philippines lost part of its territory to China under the … Read more
The DOH will submit an EUA application for Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will submit an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. In an online briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there’s a possibility that the negotiations … Read more