Quezon City Compound Placed Under ‘Special Lockdown’ QUEZON CITY COMPOUND – A compound was placed by the QC local government under a ‘special lockdown’ over the rise of the COVID-19 cases. The Philippines is one of the countries that is currently dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire nation is still under community quarantine measures. … Read more
Store Operators Says ‘Christmas Rush’ in Supermarkets Expected Next Week Several store operators expect Christmas rush in the supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide within the next few days. Over the past few decades, a lot of Filipino people were used to troop supermarkets and grocery stores to buy foods for Noche Buena and Media Noche, … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 18, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 18, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #279 dated December 18, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 2,122 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
vivo formally announced partnership with ZEISS vivo had formally announced its partnership with German optoelectronics brand ZEISS in order to co-engineer mobile imaging technologies. vivo and ZEISS would establish the vivo ZEISS Imaging Lab — a joint research and development program that would develop innovative solutions for mobile imaging in the future. This was on … Read more
Health Chief Duque Asserts No Corruption Amid Pfizer Deal PFIZER VACCINE DEAL – Health Chief Francisco Duque III asserts that no corruption was present during the Pfizer vaccine deal. Recently, Duque had been the subject of major scrutiny yet again for allegedly botching the Pfizer vaccine deal. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, the Philippines could’ve … Read more
PSE approved the delisting of Pepsi Philippines Pepsi Philippines on Thursday said that the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) had recently approved its request to delist from the local bourse. This, after Pepsi Philippines announced last September its plan to delist from the Philippine Stock Exchange. Pepsi Philippines on Thursday told the stock exchange that the … Read more
Tropical Depression Vicky updates as of 2 PM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 2 PM today, December 18, 2020, that Tropical Depression Vicky maintains its strength and is about to make landfall over Davao Oriental. It is traversing West Northwestward at 15 km/h and has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h … Read more
An undersecretary from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Central Office tested positive for COVID-19. The DOLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila was temporarily closed on Friday after an undersecretary contracted coronavirus disease. “This is not the first time that work at the DOLE central office in Manila is being suspended after some employees … Read more
Pfizer would apply for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan, according to a report. Pfizer on Friday would request a formal approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine as the first supplier in the country to do so, according to a report. Citing Kyodo News report, ABS-CBN News reported that the Japanese government already had agreed … Read more
Tropical Depression Vicky updates as of 11 AM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 11 AM today, December 18, 2020, that Tropical Depression Vicky slightly slows down as it moves closer towards the Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area. It is traversing West Northwestward at 10 km/h and has maximum sustained winds of … Read more