Coronavirus infections in PH surpass 360k mark with 1,640 new cases

Katrina Hallare 10/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There are now 360,775 COVID-19 infections in the Philippines after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,640 new cases on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The latest data from the DOH showed that of the…

Outbound non-essential travel allowed starting Oct. 21

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 10/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lifted its ban on non-essential outbound travel effective October 21, Malacañang said Friday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Filipinos intending to leave the country must have negative antigen test results, confirmed…

3.5 million workers displaced by COVID-19 pandemic—DOLE

Darry John Esguerra 10/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 3.5 million workers have been displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday, October 15, 2020. According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, only…

Russia eyeing to establish pharma facility in PH for COVID-19 vaccine

Krissy Aguilar 10/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has bared that Russia wants to put up a pharmaceutical plant in the Philippines to manufacture vaccines against COVID-19. Duterte said this was disclosed during the farewell call of outgoing Russian…

BREAK: Cayetano resigns as Velasco’s speakership election ratified

Neil Arwin Mercado 10/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Outgoing House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano announced Tuesday, October 13, 2020, his resignation from his post, ironically while Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco’s speakership election was being ratified in the plenary. In a Facebook…

Singapore requires travelers from PH to present negative COVID-19 test

Christia Marie Ramos 10/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — After 11 more Filipinos tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, travelers coming from the Philippines will be required to present a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test before they can be allowed entry to Singapore starting…

DOH issues guidelines on enclosed spaces during pandemic

Jovic Yee 10/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) issued new guidelines on Monday, October 12, 2020, on good ventilation and proper air circulation in enclosed spaces, amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus pandemic. Health Undersecretary Maria…

Alex Eala reaches semis in 2020 French Open juniors

Marc Anthony Reyes 10/09/2020

Filipino tennis hope Alex Eala fought through a problematic service game to overcome Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, late Thursday, October 8, 2020, and reach a milestone by barging into the French Open girls singles…

3 int’l COVID-19 vaccine makers gunning for Phase 3 clinical trials in PH

Darryl John Esguerra 10/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Local vaccine experts are currently reviewing the applications of three international vaccine manufacturers to decide if Phase 3 of their respective clinical trials can be done in the Philippines to test the safety and…

DepEd modules stump even adults

Meg Adonis 10/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Just two days after schools opened officially nationwide, Shin struggled with questions in an English subject. No, it was not college English but Grade 4 English that the 2019 graduate of information technology confronted…

DOH, DOST, FDA hit over ‘confusing’ set up for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in PH

Katrina Hallare 10/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Health (DOH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to get their act together and cooperate for the smooth conduct…

‘Coordinated inauthentic behavior’

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 09/27/2020

Last Sept. 22, the head of Facebook’s Security Policy — Nathaniel Gleicher — announced that, following a thorough investigation, Facebook took down two separate networks for violating FB’s policy on “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” One of them is…

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