The Philippines has shown interest in the clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Philippine Ambassador to London Antonio Lagdameo said the clinical trial aims to determine if the vaccine against COVID-19 is safe and effective. The announcement came after the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca agreed to supply in…
Business Tycoon Eduardo “Danding” Cojuango has passed away at age 85, sources said Wednesday. Renowned businessman Eduardo “Danding” Cojuango has passed away at age 85, sources said Wednesday. The San Miguel Corporation, where Cojuangco has been chairman and chief executive officer for 22 years, announces the death of a businessman in a stock exchange disclosure….
The number of COVID-19 victims worldwide has risen to 8,264,399. Of these, 3,442,175 (98%) were in mild condition and 54,594 (2%) were in serious or critical condition. In the list of countries with COVID-19 cases, the United States still has the highest number of infected individuals with 2,208,400 and 119,132 lives lost. While casualties worldwide…
Malacañang claims that Cebu City is subjected to an enhanced quarantine community. Malacañang made the statement following the city’s appeal to lower their classification in the general quarantine community (GCQ). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) held a meeting with quarantine…
Malacañang insisted that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa failed to present evidence to counter the cyber libel charges filed by the complaining businessman and she was found guilty in Manila court. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 convicted Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of cyber libel and sentenced to six months to…
A senior reporter of GMA Network Inc., Joseph Morong, used Social Media as a platform to discuss matters and covering President Rodrigo Duterte’s press conference. While Joseph Morong was waiting for the president’s presscon in the late evening, He posted a selfie post, he didn’t notice that someone appeared on his twitter timeline that was funny, something totally…
The Manila Trial Court convicts Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr of cyber libel. The Netizens are joining the calls of netizens for Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) deputy administrator Margaux “Mocha” Uson to be arrested for violating the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.” The Netizens are…
US Defense Secretay Mark Esper told Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that the United States was ready to share with the Philippines and its allied countries the drug against coronavirus disease by the time it became available. In a statement issued by the Department of National Defense (DND), Lorenzana thanked Esper for the medical and medical…
