[ad_1] Groups have emerged as a key source of participation and a central part of the platform. But they have also come under fire for fueling polarization and extremism, as well as pushing people toward bogus medical cures. More than half of global Facebook users are members of five or …
Read More »US Coronavirus: Leaders in Several States Warn Residents to Be on Guard as Worrying Covid-19 Trends Emerge
[ad_1] The groups are a “stark reminder” that New Yorkers should be vigilant, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “Wear a mask, socially at a distance, follow public health guidelines, because this is not over,” Cuomo said in a statement. Top health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National …
Read More »7-Eleven Supports DOH’s Fight Against Covid-19
[ad_1] Philippine Seven Corp., owner of the main 7-Eleven convenience store franchise in the Philippines, said Thursday that it has partnered with the Department of Health (DOH) to bring the fight against Covid-19 to barangays across by BIDA Solusyon. Bell. The company said it installed a Covid-19 upgrade plate in …
Read More »When should we start testing COVID-19 vaccines in children?
[ad_1] With several coronavirus vaccines in advanced trials, adults could receive an approved vaccine within months. But even then, we probably don’t know if any of these vaccines work in children. Just a handful of coronavirus Vaccine trials currently include children as participants; one of them is an Oxford-AstraZeneca essay, …
Read More »Meralco starts to bubble with the first hit
[ad_1] Meralco starts to bubble with the first hit Norman Black, Meralco coach (PBA Images) Meralco coach Norman Black is delighted to see his players finally emerge from their hotel room and begin preparing for the PBA Philippine Cup restart on October 11 inside the bubble in Pampanga. The Bolts …
Read More »Minimum number of tourists in Boracay due to strict restrictions ‘expected’, says official
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 1) – Only 26 of the 95 booked tourists arrived on the first day of Boracay’s reopening and this is “expected” in regards to the strict restrictions the province has put in place at the famous destination, a local official said. Governor Florencio Miraflores …
Read More »PMA shooting suspect dies
[ad_1] The soldier who killed and wounded fellow soldiers before shooting himself inside the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) died Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2020, while in treatment. PMA spokesman Major Cherryl Tindog said Airman 2nd Class Christopher Lim passed away at 2:24 pm Wednesday. “Our personnel who opened fire and …
Read More »Soldier behind PMA shooting dies – The Manila Times
[ad_1] A soldier who was behind the shooting that killed one and wounded another inside the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) died from the wounds he sustained after pointing the gun during the incident. Major Cheryl Tindog, a PMA spokeswoman, said the suspect, who was identified as Philippine Air Force personnel, …
Read More »A DOJ official was asked to press charges this week against PhilHealth executives tagged in a corruption scandal.
[ad_1] ABS-CBN News file photo MANILA – A Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Thursday that he was instructed to press charges this week against executives at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for alleged widespread corruption at the agency. “The directive for me is to present [the complaint] within the …
Read More »Privatizing PhilHealth will send ‘wrong signal’ that government cannot be trusted, says Gierran
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 1) – The new head of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is against privatizing the agency, saying it will only send a “wrong signal” that people distrust government officials. During Thursday’s joint hearing of House committees on public accounts and good governance and public responsibility, …
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