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Healthcare workers from various government agencies are being deployed to assist public hospitals amid the continued rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the deployment is on top of the augmentation provided by the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Philippine National Police in vaccination sites and primary care facilities. "Ngayon po, humihingi tayo ng karagdagan at ito po ay idedeploy natin sa mga medical tents.... para karagdagang workforce sa ating mga hospital (We have requested additional healthcare workers and we will deploy them in different medical tents in hospitals for their additional workforce)," Vergeire said during her regular media briefing on Monday. She added that...

kmjs The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday said it recently facilitated the replacement of nearly P50,000-worth of hard-earned yet termite-*******ed savings of a 70-year-old ice delivery man. In a statement, the BSP recalled how Adonis Buemia, who has been delivering ice for a living for 30 years, was able to buy a house, a brand-new tricycle, and even save close to P50,000 from his P300 daily income. Despite being a solo parent and a primary caregiver to a special child, the central bank said Buemia managed to save P100 or one-third of his daily income, which he tucked away inside a cabinet in his home. However, his savings almost disintegrated in the cabinet after termites feasted on them. Desperate to save his...

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Former Budget undersecretary Christopher Lao was grilled Thursday over his alleged involvement in the Philippine Navy frigate project. During the House committee on public accounts inquiry over the Department of Health's utilization of COVID-19 funds, panel chairperson Representative Jose Bonito Singson raised and inquired about the national government's acquisition of two frigates from South Korea. Singson asked Lao if he had any involvement in the procurement of the two frigates given his former post at the Presidential Management Staff. "Did you have any participation during this time regarding the transaction involving the two frigates?" Singson asked. Lao denied that he was involved in the said transaction: "No, Mr. Chair."...

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Sen. Risa Hontiveros THE Liberal Party (LP) named its first five possible senatorial bets, as part of its support for a "unified opposition" for the 2022 elections. During the first Chapter General Assembly on Friday, former Ifugao Rep. and Party Vice President for Internal Affairs Teddy Baguilat said three incumbent senators were seeking the same post. "Sa ngayon meron po tayong tatlong incumbents na up for re-elections. Dalawa sa kanila ay Liberal Party members, at isa naman ay dati na nating kaalyado: We have our Party President Sen. Francis Pangilinan, si Sen. Leila de Lima, at si Sen. Risa Hontiveros." (For now, we have three incumbent senators who are up for re-elections. Two of them are Liberal Party members, while the other...

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has been working with the government and the private sector to push for increased vigilance against the highly infectious Delta variant of the COVID-causing virus as, if left unchecked, it could prevent the Philippines from having a merrier Christmas this year. Concepcion stressed during the recent joint meeting of the Senate committees on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship and economic affairs that the Delta and the Delta plus variants were “the most serious variants” that could “really throw a curveball and destroy entire plans” to reopen more sectors of the country’s battered economy. “So we have to be careful in opening up...

NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point in his seven-month presidency amid the rise in Covid-19 cases and the chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a new poll by broadcaster NBC. The poll, conducted from August 14 to 17 and released on Sunday, found 49 percent of respondents approve of Biden's job performance - sliding below 50 percent for the first time while 48 percent disapprove. An NBC poll in April found 53 percent of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. Other polls last week also found Biden's approval rating slipping with a CBS survey putting it at 50 percent, Ipsos, 46 percent and YouGov at 44 percent. For his handling of the campaign against Covid-19...

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Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country—has partnered with TeaM Philippines Energy Corporation (TPEC), a subsidiary of TeaM Energy Corporation, for a solar panel installation in Coca-Cola’s Davao del Sur plant. “Our collaboration with TeaM Energy has allowed us to reach yet another sustainability milestone. We remain committed to our energy efficiency goals, a big aspect of which is the integration of more renewable energy into our operations,” says Gareth McGeown, CEO and President of CCBPI. “We follow the highest safety and quality standards for every single bottle of Coke that we make.” To date, over 65% of Coca-Cola’s total energy consumption is being sourced from renewable and...

Japan suspended the use of more than 1.6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine Thursday following reports of contaminated vials. Unspecified foreign matter was spotted in about 40 unused vials across eight vaccination sites in Japan over the last 10 days, according to local public broadcaster NHK. Some doses from the contaminated lot have been administered to Japanese residents, though no safety concerns have been reported. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suspended the use of more than 1.6 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Thursday following reports of contaminated vials at multiple vaccination sites there.Takeda Pharmaceuticals, which distributes the vaccine in Japan for Moderna, said it notified the ministry...

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)-Western Visayas (WV) on Thursday cited its performance as one of the best among regional offices after the mayor of Iloilo said he is mulling filing charges against the state insurer over unpaid claims to hospitals. PhilHealth Regional Vice President Valeri Anne H. Hollero, in a statement, said their office “has processed the most number of claims among regions. For 2021 alone, the Region has processed 591,148 claims.” She also said their office’s “average turnaround time for payment of good claims is 27 days from time it is filed by the health care institutions, making it the second fastest among all Regions.” Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, in a statement on Wednesday, said he has...

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Wednesday his proposal to create “safer bubbles” for vaccinated individuals was meant to help the country emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns that hurt the economy. “We are trying to present a solution to lockdowns. I believe that this is the way forward to allow the economy to run,” Concepcion said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay online forum. “We have no choice but to (re)open the economy safely. And the only way to do it is to allow the vaccinated to spur the economic movement.” Concepcion earlier said he was coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the possible deployment of buses for fully vaccinated passengers to protect them from getting infected by...

+ The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on incomes and livelihood has made millennial and Generation Z (Gen Z) Filipinos aware of their financial health, pushing them to save for future needs, according to a survey conducted by Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines). “What we found through the study is that the pandemic, actually, has been a game changer for these two generations. They have become much more financially conscious because their top stressor, or their number one worry during this time, is running out of money,” said Melissa Henson, Manulife Philippines chief marketing officer, in a press briefing on Wednesday. The survey also shed light on the financial product types that the...

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Those who will report a social media influencer who does not pay taxes could receive up to PHP 1 million in reward from the government, said tax expert and former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) examiner Mon Abrea. “‘Yun ‘yung hindi masyado alam ng publiko. Tayo mismo pwede kumita…’pag sinabi natin o tinuro natin ‘yung mga kasama natin na mukhang hindi nagbabayad ng buwis. (That’s what people don’t know much about. We can actually earn, when we report fellow citizens who seem to be evading taxes),” Abrea told One News. The Republic Act No. 2338 of Informer’s Reward Law was enacted to help the BIR and Bureau of Customs (BOC) run after tax cheats, tax evaders, and smugglers. This law awards 15% of the amount recovered to any person...

Teen who had heart attack after vaccine dose to receive $225,000 SINGAPORE — The 16-year-old teenager who suffered a heart attack six days after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible for a one-time financial assistance of $225,000. This will be provided under Singapore's Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme (VIFAP), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (16 August) in a press statement. It added that medical investigations have found that the youth had developed acute severe myocarditis which led to the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. "The myocarditis was likely a serious adverse event arising from the COVID-19 vaccine he received, which might have been aggravated...

Up we go PayPal is to allow users in the UK to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through the payment platform for the first time. The firm said it would allow customers to choose from four types of cryptocurrency – bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash – and that the service would be available via the PayPal app and its website. A crypto tab will be added to the platform, showing real-time currency prices as well as offering educational content to help answer common questions and learn more about cryptocurrencies, including the potential risks, PayPal said. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/23/paypal-uk-buy-sell-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-ethereum-litecoin

Para sa mga di pa nabibigyan ng covid vaccine, register na kayo dito: Https://Paranaquecity.ph/solairevax Kahit taga saan ka basta kaya mong puntahan yung Vaccination site pwede ka dito. Pili na lang kayo ng kahit anong barangay sa Parañaque kahit di kayo taga Paranaque. After nyo magregister hintayin nyo yung text nila at email. Sa akin 3days bago ko natanggap. May ipapadownload sa inyo na ezConsult app magllogin kayo gamit yung email nyo at password na tinext nila. Then hintayin nyo yung text at email ulit nila para sa schedule at QR code nyo. Bring government Id at QR code sa vaccination site. Vaccination site: Nayong Pilipino Foundation Drive thru, harap ng OKADA. Eto naman taga bulacan pa ito ganito ginawa nya: Mabilis ang...

Mga lodi ang dating Action movie star na si Senator Lito Lapid tests positive for COVID-19 Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/800409/lito-lapid-tests-positive-for-covid-19/story/ #Stay safe everyone😷

US troops withdrawing? Allowing China to exploit Afghanistan's Rare Minerals Worth Up To $3 Trillion? LOL! Something fishy going on!

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Three new conditions reported by a small number of people after vaccination with COVID-19 shots from Pfizer (PFE.N) and Moderna (MRNA.O) are being studied to assess if they may be possible side-effects, Europe's drugs regulator said on Wednesday. Erythema multiforme, a form of allergic skin reaction; glomerulonephritis or kidney inflammation; and nephrotic syndrome, a renal disorder characterised by heavy urinary protein losses, are being studied by the safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), according to the regulator. Pfizer, by far the biggest supplier of COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union, and Moderna did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Just over 43.5 million doses...

Hindi inaasahan ni Honesty Salazar, 26, na dahil sa kanyang Facebook post na "Ang kwento ng 300k" noong July 31, 2021, na na-feature naman ng 24 Oras ng GMA News noong August 3. ay marami ang makaka-misinterpret sa kanya. Malungkot na sambit ni Honesty, "Sinasabi po nila na may 300 thousand pesos naman daw po. Yung iba daw po, walang-wala. At di ko daw po deserve ma-feature..." Nakapanayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Honesty noong August 11, 2021 sa pamamagitan ng FB Messenger. Siya ay nagtapos ng BS Medical Technology sa Cavite State University-Main Campus, at nag-aaral ng Doctor of Medicine sa Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU). Graduating student na siya ngayong August, at kasalukuyang post graduate intern ng...

Famous vlogger pair Jayzam Manabat and Camille Trinidad have decided to delete their YouTube channel with over 12 million subscribers. The couple is known on social media as JaMill and was arguably the most popular vloggers in the Philippines. Camille Trinidad on Twitter announced the deletion of their channel. She explained that their relationship is more important than producing content on the platform about their past problems featured on Raffy Tulfo’s program. Jayzam doesn’t want their followers to get lonely over the decision and instead be happy that they enjoyed their videos. “Sobrang saya [ng] na-experience namin sa YouTube pero this time mas priority na namin ang relasyon naming dalawa. Gusto namin habang buhay talaga kaming...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The Department of Health (DoH) has started an investigation of the death of four family members who died separately shortly after allegedly getting Janssen jabs, a health official here said on Friday. Dr. Jerry Calingasan, chairman of the Misamis Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force Covid-19, said the DoH is yet to release official results of the cause of death of the family members composed of two couples. The two couples lived in separate houses in a compound along a coastal village in the municipality of Laguindingan, about 35 kilometers west of here. Calingasan said the first couple (the daughter and husband son-in-law) were allegedly jabbed with Janssen vaccine on July 26, 2021 while the parent-couple also...

The Cebu government’s message to PUV drivers and conductors is clear: Put on a personal air purifier, or face the consequences. According to a report by SunStar Cebu, PUV drivers and conductors caught without the wearable device will be issued a traffic citation by enforcers starting Wednesday, August 25. During a recent checkpoint inspection, Cebu governor Gwen Garcia said that these citations will be issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Central Visayas. The official added, however, that the provincial government will give compliant drivers wearable air purifiers and vitamins. "Kahibaw man sad ko nga naningkamot gyud ang atong mga bus and minibus operators, that’s why ato ganing gi-move ang deadline to...