NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Starlink of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is now live in the Philippines. We are the first country in Southeast Asia to enjoy Starlink’s services that is expected to provide download speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The activation of Starlink...
The first commercially available vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral hog disease devastating swine industries around the world since its resurgence in 2018, will soon be available in the country with only one injection needed to protect growing pigs, a local agricultural product...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
The Precinct Finder of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be available this week, an official of the poll body said on Wednesday, April 20. Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO “Within this week po ay puwede niyo nang malaman mula sa aming Precinct Finder –sa atin pong website—‘yun pong...
The city government of Manila announced on Tuesday, Nov. 23, that it has already received the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antiviral drug, Molnupiravir. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Around 40,000 capsules of Molnupiravir were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital...
COVID-19 vaccine certificates may be available to the general public in October, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Usec. Manny Caintic said Tuesday, Sep. 7. Following the soft launching of "VaxCertPH," the country’s online portal issuing certificate for individuals...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) is choosing between extending the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila beyond August 20 and shifting it to the less restricted modified enhance community quarantine (MECQ), Department of the...
How did Sinovac become the first vaccine to be available in the Philippines? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana On June 1, 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the inclusion of Sinovac (Coronavac) in its COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The EUL is a list of vaccines reviewed by...
Globe Telecom Inc. has to date activated its Voice Over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) service in at least 25 provinces nationwide. Globe-Telecom_CNNPH (3) Now, more postpaid customers can access the service to improve their voice call experience. The VoLTE service is available in Bataan, Batangas,...
