[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A dispute between tech giants heated up Thursday when Apple’s CEO hinted that Facebook’s business model promotes disinformation and violence, while the social network prepares an antitrust lawsuit against Manzana.The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing control of its App Store by requiring third-party app developers, such …
Read More »Davao Oriental city placed under two-week GCQ
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 28) – Lupon, Davao Oriental switched to a stricter general community quarantine on Friday due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the municipality in recent weeks, the local government said. The GCQ statement will be until February 10. “The municipality of Lupon has …
Read More »Brazilian researchers find people infected with 2 different variants of coronavirus
[ad_1] BRASILIA – Researchers in southern Brazil said they have discovered patients infected with two different variants of the new coronavirus simultaneously, reflecting concern about the growing number of mutations in the country. The researchers, who published their findings Wednesday on the medical website medRxiv, said their study would be …
Read More »Rumors, fear of the canine government’s plan for a vaccination campaign
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – According to a rumor circulating in the Philippines, the coronavirus vaccine will allow President Duterte to kill people with the push of a button. In other parts of the country of 108 million, memories of a dengue vaccine that has been banned locally are driving people …
Read More »Voting for the NBA All-Star is open from now until February 16.
[ad_1] Discussions about a possible NBA All-Star game are ongoing. But while we may not know what the league’s midseason showcase would look like, Utah Jazz fans still know what an NBA All-Star looks like. Now is your chance to let the rest of the NBA, the country and even …
Read More »BSP searches social media to measure sentiment
[ad_1] The Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, Benjamin E. Diokno – BLOOMBERG THE CENTRAL BANK is considering analyzing internet articles and social media posts as an indicator of sentiment to drive policy-making, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. The BSP economics research team …
Read More »Philippine GDP shrinks a record 9.5% in 2020
[ad_1] Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 9.5% in 2020, the worst in the history of the Philippines. – PHILIPPINE STAR / MICHAEL VARCAS By Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY hisffrecorded its worst annual contraction on record in 2020, even after gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at a slower …
Read More »PH ranked 79th in response to COVID-19 out of 98 countries – Australian think tank
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a vendor at Pritil’s public market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, on October 8, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was ranked 79th out of 98 countries rated for its …
Read More »PBA suspends East Asian Super League season
[ad_1] San Miguel during the EASL. Photo by Tristan Tamayo / INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – For the past two years, the PBA has been well represented in the East Asian Super League sending several teams to the continental match to compete with the best clubs in the region. With the …
Read More »Government Approves Emergency Use of AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine
[ad_1] The LOCAL Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine in the Philippines, the second approval after Pfizer, Inc. Evidence and data show that it is reasonable to believe that the vaccine could be effective against coronavirus disease 2019. (COVID-19), FDA Director …
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