President Duterte Orders PhilHealth To Defer Contribution Increase

President Duterte

President Duterte ordered PhilHealth to defer the membership contribution increase President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to defer the 2021 membership contribution increase. In his weekly address, President Duterte said that there would be no increase in membership contributions amidst the coronavirus pandemic. President Duterte also said that … Read more

Qualcomm, Samsung Aim To Lead Smartphone Market With 5nm Chipsets

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Qualcomm and Samsung aimed to lead the smartphone market with their 5nm chipsets. Qualcomm and Samsung were two of the biggest mobile chipmakers and companies kept advancing their technologies with every new iteration. These companies had announced their latest 5nm chipsets and devices powered by them were now making their way to the market. While … Read more

“Compassionate Special Permit” May Be Issued To Inoculate Small Groups Like PSG, Says FDA

FDA Director-General Eric Domingo

“Compassionate special permit” may be issued in order to inoculate small groups like the PSG, according to FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the agency can issue a “compassionate special permit” in order to pave the way for vaccinating small groups of people involved in critical missions even without a registered vaccine … Read more

BREAKING: AFP Cancels Probe Into PSG’s Use Of Unauthorized Vaccine

AFP Cancels Probe Into PSG’s Inoculation Of Unauthorized Vaccine BREAKING: The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) cancels the probe into the Presidential Security Group’s use of smuggled COVID-19 vaccines. Earlier, the AFP said they would investigate the issue concerning the PSG’s procurement of unregistered COVID-19 vaccines. Supposedly, the AFP would start their probing today. … Read more

PAL Flight Attendant Christine Angelica Dacera’s Cause of Death

PAL Flight Attendant Christine Angelica Dacera Case

PAL Flight Attendant Christine Angelica Dacera Found Dead in Hotel, Here’s Determined Cause of Death PAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT – Here are details on the determined cause of death of Christine Angelica Dacera. Recently, a heartbreaking incident took the social media by storm. It is the death of a flight attendant who was found dead inside … Read more

Davao Occidental Jolted by 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Today, January 4

Davao Occidental Jolted by 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Today, January 4

3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Davao Occidental A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Monday, January 4, 2020, at exactly 1:47 p.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The territories and nations including the Philippines lying along the Pacific Ring of Fire are prone to earthquakes. On a daily basis, … Read more

Senator Gordon: PRC Plans To Vaccinate 1M Filipinos vs. COVID-19

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PRC planned to vaccinate 1 million Filipinos against COVID-19, according to Senator Gordon. PRC chairperson Senator Richard Gordon on Monday said the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was planning to vaccinate 1 million Filipinos against COVID-19. In an interview on CNN-Philippines Senator Gordon said that the Philippine Red Cross had set a goal — to vaccinate … Read more

PhilHealth Should Pay PHP 500-M Debt To PRC ‘Right Away’, Says Senator Gordon

Senator Gordon

PhilHealth should pay PHP 500-M debt to the Philippine Red Cross “right away”, according to Senator Gordon. Senator Richard Gordon on Monday said that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should pay the bulk of its PHP 762.8-million debt to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “right away”. This, after Senator Gordon earlier warned that the … Read more