Starlink can be the new telco player in the Philippines, according to Senator Poe. Senator Grace Poe was optimistic about the potential of Starlink — Elon Musk’s SpaceX company — to become one of the Philippines’ new players in the telecommunications industry. According to Senator Poe, Starlink aimed to put 12,000 satellites into low Earth … Read more
101 licensure examinations slated in 2021, according to PRC. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday said that a total of 101 licensure examinations will be conducted this year. This, after stringent lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus disease forced the cancellations of many examinations in 2020. At the Laging Handa briefing, PRC … Read more
Inspiring Post of Christine Dacera Case Respondent JP Dela Serna CHRISTINE DACERA CASE RESPONDENT – JP Dela Serna’s social media post elicited comments from the netizens. The death of Christine Angelica Dacera, a 23-year-old flight attendant who was found dead in a hotel in Makati City, hooked national attention. Undeniably, upon the breakout of the … Read more
PLDT vowed to provide a better customer experience. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone company (PLDT) had recently vowed to provide a better customer experience for its clients. PLDT recently shared that the company was ramping up its installation and repair capabilities this year. This was to meet the sustained demand for broadband connectivity and to … Read more
Xiaomi CEO gave a hint about the arrival of Mi MIX series smartphone Xiaomi chief executive (CEO) Lei Jun recently gave a hint about the possible arrival of its flagship Mi MIX series smartphone. Xiaomi had launched its flagship smartphone in the form of Mi 11 and the company was expected to launch a couple … Read more
Eight (8) Cabinet officials are alleged to be the senatorial bets of President Rodrigo Duterte in the upcoming 2022 elections. However, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque did not confirm the report courtesy of Politiko which revealed the names of possible senatorial bets of the president. Roque cited the executive privilege in response to the report- wherein … Read more
Pyramiding Scam Top Executive Gets Arrested After Running Away w/ P8-Billion He Stole From His Victims The police authorities arrested the top executive of a pyramiding scam after running away with P8 billion he stole from his victims. On Thursday (February 4, 2021), Kharl Dexter Auditor, one of the top executives of Rigen Marketing who … Read more
AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines appeared to be effective against the UK COVID-19 variant, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said that Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines appeared to be effective against the UK COVID-19 variant. Duque, however, warned tht the coronavirus had been mutating, which could affect the efficacy of … Read more
COVAX to deliver 337 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. COVAX on Wednesday said that it has allocated a total of 337 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for developing countries so far and would aim to deliver these vaccines in the first half of 2021. This, as COVAX was the initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) … Read more
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Eastern Samar A 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit Llorente, Eastern Samar on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at exactly 09:02 a.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Earthquakes hit without prior signs/warnings most of the time. The territories and nations including the Philippines lying along the Pacific Ring of … Read more