When are the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines really coming? Perhaps it would really need some presidential prodding – no less – to speed up the delivery of the vaccines, even as the entire country prepares to be placed under the less restrictive modified general community quarantine.
”Auring” has also strengthened further, and has reached severe tropical storm intensity as it heads to eastern Mindanao.
These are just some of the big stories we have curated for you quick perusal this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.
- No less than President Duterte has shown impatience over the delays that have marred the arrival in the country of precious coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, and he’s asking that the delivery process be moved faster.
- As it appears most likely that the whole country will soon be under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), find out what people should expect under such a less restrictive state that could eventually lead to the new normal.
- With the government determined to convince Filipinos that the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are safe, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has taken to popular app TikTok to dance his way into the minds of the people in a bid to persuade them to get themselves inoculated.
- Auring has further gained strength and reached severe tropical storm intensity on Friday, Feb. 19, as it moves slowly over Philippine Sea east of Mindanao, according to the 11 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
- Taal Volcano is becoming less restive as fewer tremors are recorded, but alert level 1 remains. Kanlaon Volcano continues to be in an “abnormal” state, according to the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)
- Private schools are asking the Department of Education (DepEd) if they could end the school year earlier than the public schools.
- Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta is mulling a return to the profession which holds a “special place” in his heart – teaching – after he retires from the Supreme Court on March 27.
- Public, beware! The Department of Justice’s Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) warned the public against scams involving text messages that are purportedly sent by banks and other financial institutions.