Sinas: “On the first day, all participants should undergo the random drug test” Newly appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas wants to implement random drug testing among the police trainees. “On the first day, all participants should undergo the random drug test. Ang gagawin niyo diyan, alam niyo ‘yung style, first … Read more
Pasig City Mayor Sotto encouraged evacuees to avail of free COVID-19 tests Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto encouraged residents who had evacuated during the onslaught of typhoon “Ulysses” to voluntarily take the free COVID-19 antibody testing of the local government. With the ongoing threat of COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Sotto emphasized the importance of undertaking such … Read more
UP official: “We don’t recruit for the Communist Party” The University of the Philippines (UP) denied the claims of President Rodrigo Duterte that the country’s national university is “recruiting communists.” Elena Pernia, UP vice president for public affairs, said in an interview that UP is “not anti-government” despite having a long history of being activist. … Read more
House approve the Internet Transactions bill on second reading. The House of Representatives on Wednesday had approved on second reading the House Bill (HB) 7805 or the “Internet Transactions Act”. Voting via viva voce, the said bill sought to regulate commercial transactions in the internet in a bid to put an end to fraudulent transactions … Read more
Pfizer had ended its clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine with 95% efficacy. Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday said that the final results from the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine show it was 95% effective Also, Pfizer said that it had the required two months of safety data and will apply for an emergency use authorization … Read more
OPPO Launched COVID-19 Computer Aided Detection Research Platform during INNO Day 2020. OPPO officially launched its COVID-19 Computer-Aided Detection Research Platform at the the first day of its INNO Day 2020 event. According to OPPO, the said platform was used in order to detect COVID-19 cases and boasted an accuracy of 99.67 percent. Gizmochina reported … Read more
Poor Farmer Claims He Did Not Get Assistance from Government After Typhoon Rolly Destroyed his Livelihood A poor farmer expressed his sentiments for failing to receive help from the government after Typhoon Rolly destroyed his livelihood. Over the past few week, different regions in the Philippines particularly in Luzon has been struck by series of … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of November 18, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of November 18, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #249 dated November 18, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,383 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Immigration Airport Personnel ‘No Vacation Leave’ During Holiday Season, According to Bureau of Immigration The Bureau of Immigration announced that its airport personnel will be prohibited to take vacation leave during the holiday season. On Wednesday (November 18, 2020), the Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that Immigration port personnel would be prohibited to take vacation … Read more
De Lima: “Duterte’s sickening misogyny is beyond reputation” Opposition senators Leila De Lima and Francis Pangilinan expressed their support to Vice President Leni Robredo after the “meltdown” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Earlier, Robredo received searing remarks from Duterte in his latest public address. But on Wednesday, two opposition senators; Pangilinan and De Lima expressed their … Read more