Monthly Archives: August 2021
Korean scammer arrested in Mandaluyong
A Korean national wanted for phishing - use of fraudulent phone calls to trick people into giving money or revealing personal information - in...
PH to implement One Health Pass starting Sept. 1
Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) Director Roberto Salvador Jr. on Monday confirmed the implementation of the use of One Health Pass for travelers and returning...
QC to end cash aid distribution on Aug. 31
The Quezon City government is calling on its eligible enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beneficiaries, who have not claimed the national government financial aid, to...
PH to record 20k daily Covid cases until middle of Sept.
The country will log as much as 20,000 daily cases of Covid-19 until the middle of September or when the reproduction rate eventually slows...
DOH assures safety of county’s Moderna vaccine stocks
None of the country's Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are contaminated, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Saturday.
This came after Japan suspended the use of about...
Microsoft puts in place improved cybersecurity measures
Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a...
Cusi hopes Go to reconsider running under PDP-Laban
The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing headed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is hoping Senator Christopher “Bong” Go would reconsider their...
Duterte ousted as PDP-Laban chairman
The faction led by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III within the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) ousted on Sunday President Rodrigo Duterte as the party chairman.
Duterte is part of the faction whose members...
COA flags dialysis machine deal of previous Manila administration
A joint venture agreement (JVA) between a private company and the Manila City government under the previous administration for dialysis treatment equipment was found...
Expert says 40% of Filipino workforce needs reskilling
As industries embrace automation with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), more than 40 percent of the Filipino workforce needs reskilling and upskilling.
During the...
