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PWU graduate tops July 2021 nurse licensure exam, as 5,008 pass

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 01:54 PM

PWU's Haydee Bacani topped the exams with a rating of 89.40 percent, followed by Liezl Tuazon from Angeles University Foundation (89 percent).  Read more »

Sinovac epektibo pa rin laban sa severe symptoms ng COVID: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 02:41 PM

Ito’y matapos lumabas ang mga report na may mga healthcare worker sa ibang bansa na bakunado ng Sinovac ang tinamaan pa rin ng COVID-19.   Read more »

2 Delta variant cases in Antique unvaccinated, no history of outside travel: health official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 04:11 PM

Dr. Maria Sophia Pulmones, a Region 6 health official, said both cases are considered local cases. Read more »

Richard Gomez, positibo sa COVID-19

Jenette Ruedas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 06:26 PM

Nagpositibo sa COVID-19 si Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez. Read more »

Biden says social media misinformation on Covid 'killing people'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 09:01 AM

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Friday that social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is "killing people" and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act. Read more »

'An underwater tomb’: Dumaguete reclamation would be a monumental ecological disaster - scientist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 02:19 PM

The proposed 174 hectare reclamation project in Dumaguete City is going to cause massive ecological damage and may affect the livelihood of fisherfolks, an ecologist said on Friday. Read more »

'No midnight deal': Dumaguete City mayor denies financial interest in reclamation project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:40 AM

Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo on Friday said he does not have personal dealings with the proponent of a reclamation project in the city. Read more »

Philippines gets 1.15 million more AstraZeneca doses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 10:45 AM

A China Airlines flight carrying around 1.15 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.  Read more »

Netflix signals gaming plans with video exec hiring

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 05:54 AM

Netflix has played with games before — the interactive "Bandersnatch" and also free mobile game spinning off its hit "Stranger Things" shows. Read more »

Malaysia to stop using Sinovac vaccine after supply ends - minister

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 15 09:17 PM

Malaysia's inoculation drive will be largely anchored by the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine moving forward, health minister Adham Baba told a news conference with other top ministry officials.   Read more »

Return to the US office? Ask the CEO

Jessica DiNapoli, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 15 09:39 PM

The questions of if, when and how often white-collar employees should again work in the office has been vexing corporate America ever since COVID-19 vaccinations became available.  Read more »

Palace declares July 20 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 05:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Tuesday, July 20, a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday. Read more »

Majority of students say they learned less under remote learning: survey

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 03:19 PM

MANILA— Majority of students believe they "learned less" under the remote learning setup, showed a survey released Thursday by a broad network of education experts and stakeholders.   Read more »

Shopee says online payments surged 4x due to pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 03:18 PM

The pandemic-induced shift in consumer behavior in the Philippines resulted in e-commerce growth as well as a surge in online payments, Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu said Thursday. Read more »

UAAP: After resignation as coach, Perasol asked to stay with UP management

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 10:25 AM

Bo Perasol's resignation was made official on Thursday morning, with the coach explaining that the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons need a "reboot" after four seasons with him in charge.   Read more »

Social media regulation threatens rights, UN warns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 08:03 AM

"We can, and should, make the internet a safer place, but it doesn’t need to be at the expense of fundamental rights," said Peggy Hicks of the UN Rights Office.  Read more »

UP releases 2021 college admission results

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 08:54 AM

The University of the Philippines released Thursday the results of applications for college admission for Academic Year 2021 to 2022. Read more »

European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps

Michel Rose, Polina Ivanova and Emilio Parodi, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 07:34 AM

Several people who have interacted with Russia’s Gamaleya Institute attribute the repeated failure to provide some information to lack of experience in dealing with overseas regulators.  Read more »

China becoming ‘evil empire’, warns US former VP Mike Pence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 15 07:24 AM

"In many respects, communist China poses a greater challenge to the United States than the Soviet Union ever did throughout the Cold War," said the former US vice president.    Read more »

Cannes Indies Short Awards singles out Filipino docu as best short film

Pablo A. Tariman, VERA Files
Posted at Jul 14 10:50 PM

A short documentary on a 15-year-old student trying to survive as a ballet dancer won the Best Short Documentary at the Cannes Indies Cinema Awards. Read more »