3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Davao Occidental A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at exactly 07:03 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
A US nurse had tested positive for COVID-19 after the first Pfizer vaccine dose. A nurse in the United States had tested positive for COVID-19 about a week after getting vaccinated with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. This, as a medical expert said that the body needed more time in … Read more
Mayor Isko on unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines: “Delikado ‘yon” Manila Mayor Isko Moreno warned the residents of the country’s capital against unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines. On Wednesday, Mayor Isko told the residents of Manila at the sidelines of the Rizal Day celebration in Luneta Park that smuggled vaccines are not guaranteed to be effective. “’Yong pera niyong … Read more
The results of the investigation on the use of the unregistered vaccine may come out after the holiday season, according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said that the results of the investigation on the use of the unregistered vaccine administered to a Cabinet official and some members … Read more
UST – A journalism professor at the University of Santo Tomas has been red-tagged. In a blind-item post on Facebook, The Right Thomasian said that there was a “Bulatlat former EIC (editor in chief) and now AB Journalism faculty member” who allegedly helped recruit a Thomasian to the “countryside” or guerrilla force. “Lucky words kay … Read more
vivo X60 Series now official in China vivo officially launched its latest smartphone series in China — the vivo X60 series. Check out its specs, price, and availability below. To sum up, these smartphones have 5nm Samsung Exynos 1080 chipset, AMOLED display, and OriginOS 1.0 mobile operating system based on Android 11 mobile operating system. … Read more
Donated vaccines should still be registered, according to FDA chief The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said that vaccines should still go through the normal registration process even if these vaccines were donated. This, as FDA Director General Eric Domingo made a statement amidst the controversy over an unregistered COVID-19 … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines administered to PSG members were smuggled, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said the COVID-19 vaccines administered to some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were smuggled. The said vaccines, according to Lorenzana, were smuggled because no authorization was given by the country’s Food and Drug … Read more
PhilHealth would collect higher membership contributions starting 2021 The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Tuesday night announced that the agency would collect higher membership contributions starting 2021. This, as PhilHealth said that this was in line with the imposition of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. In a statement on Tuesday night, the state … Read more
PSG chief admitted that they acquired the COVID-19 vaccine for free, but he refused to disclose their “source” The chief of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Tuesday admitted that his unit got the COVID-19 vaccine for free. However, he refused to disclose their “source”. In an exclusive report for GMA Network’s “24 Oras” by … Read more