Assistant principal arrested An assistant principal of a school, who’s a member of the communist group, was arrested in an operation carried out by the authorities in Brgy. Rajah Humabon, Butuan, Wednesday afternoon. According to authorities, the suspect, “Lai”, is a member of the Katipunan ng Gurong Makabayan. Based on the investigation, the suspect was … Read more
Japan warned against daytime karaoke sessions. Japan warned its citizens against daytime karaoke sessions and called for caution from authorities in the country. In a report on Inquirer, a rash of coronavirus clusters linked to daytime karaoke sessions by the elderly — including several linked to 93 cases in one prefecture — prompted a stern … Read more
The Philippine FDA warned the public against the use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public against the use of Ivermectin in order to treat COVID-19. Manila Bulletin reported that the FDA had warned the public against the use of Ivermectin veterinary medicine as a treatment for … Read more
The Philippines’ FDA canceled its inspection trip to Russia due to this reason. The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was supposed to fly to Russia to inspect Gamaleya’s manufacturing plant for Sputnik V but had canceled its inspection trip due to this reason. FDA Director-General Eric Domingo on Wednesday told GMA News Online that … Read more
The Philippines was eyeing for local production of vaccines, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said that the Philippines was eyeing to have local production of vaccines in the country. In a report on GMA News Online, Galvez said that the Philippines was in talks with the Serum Institute of … Read more
Parking of all kinds of vehicles, food, taking pictures, hanging out, and honking in Kaybiang Tunnel will be banned Kaybiang Tunnel, the longest subterranean road tunnel in the Philippines, has been declared as a “no tourism zone” by the local government of Cavite. Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla announced via a Facebook post that starting Friday, … Read more
Palayan Mayor Rianne Cuevas: “Maaring hindi natin mabalikan ang simula, ngunit kaya nating baguhin ang pagtatapos.” Palayan City Mayor Rianne Cuevas is in favor of her party’s proposal, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), that President Rodrigo Duterte should run as vice president in the 2022 elections. Cuevas, secretary-general of the PDP-Laban in Nueva Ecija, … Read more
Ex-Governor of Palawan is positive of Coronavirus Baham Mitra, the former governor of Palawan, tested positive for coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Earlier, his brother Jorge Mitra took to the social networking site, Facebook to share that the current Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chair has been placed at a quarantine facility after being infected by … Read more
The full implementation of contact tracing app StaySafe.ph was expected next week. The Philippine government was targeting to make the contact tracing app StaySafe.ph be fully implemented in the country by next week. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his press briefing last March 12 that the said app was ready to be utilized nationwide. … Read more
The Philippine government would “recapacitate” LGUs to improve their contact tracing efforts, according to Baguio City Mayor Magalong. Contact tracing czar Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said that the Philippine government would “recapacitate” local government units (LGUs) in order to improve their contact tracing efforts. In a report on Inquirer, Mayor Magalong on Tuesday admitted … Read more