If not enough countries will band together and commit to vaccine equity, COVID-19 will continue to evolve and humanity may be consigned to a never-ending pandemic. It’s a race against time. While the first generation of vaccines has demonstrated high levels of efficacy, these need to be...
Providing world-class customer experience is a local telco's best bet to stay on top of the game. "By 2030, we hope to continue being the leader in customer experience," said PLDT Chief Revenue Officer and Smart Communications President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio. "We also ought to be more digital...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced last April 8 that it has “adopted the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for individuals aged below 60 years old, following recent reports of rare cases of blood clots with low...
The central bank’s Monetary Board is not expected to move the key rate when it meets for its first policy review for 2021 on Thursday, according to Moody’s Analytics Asia Pacific. “The Philippines’ central bank is expected to keep its key policy rate unchanged at two percent at its...
K-pop groups SHINee’s Minho, 28, and Infinite’s Dong-woo, 29, were officially discharged today, Nov. 15, from the military after serving for one year and seven months. The two K-pop stars enlisted on April 15, 2019 with Minho serving in the Marine Corps and Dong-woo as an active duty soldier in...
Korean stars and the public are mourning the death of 35-year-old comedian Park Ji-sun and her mother. The two were found dead at their home in Mapo-gu, Seoul at about 1:44 p.m. Korean time (12:44 p.m. in the Philippines) on Nov. 2. The comedian’s father contacted the police after he could not...
