Higit 1 milyong Pinoy nabakunahan na vs COVID-19

Higit 1 milyong Pinoy nabakunahan na vs COVID-19
(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Mahigit na sa isang milyong Filipino ang nabigyan ng bakuna laban sa COVID-19, ayon sa Malacañang.

Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na nasa 132,228 ang nabigyan ng second dose ng bakuna samantalang sa kabuuan ay umabot sa 1,39,644 na maituturing aniyang isang mahalagang “achievement.”

Karamihan sa mga nabigyan ng bakuna ay nasa National Capital Region, sinundan ng Central Luzon Region, CALABARZON, Central Visayas, Davao Region,Ilocos Region, Northern Mindanao at Western Visayas Region.

Sa mga A1 health frontliners – 965,169 ang nabakunahan; ang first dose ay 848,986; second dose ay 116,183… Read More

5 Koreano, 4 Pinoy na umano’y sangkot sa hacking at phishing, arestado sa Angeles City

5 Koreano, 4 Pinoy na umano'y sangkot sa hacking at phishing, arestado sa Angeles City
(ABS-CBN) Arestado ang 5 Koreano at 4 na Filipino na sangkot umano sa hacking at phishing operations sa Angeles City Lunes.

Inaresto ang 9 na suspek sa tatlong magkakaibang operasyon ng mga awtoridad.

Naaresto si Lee Sungbo, alyas Seven, sa Barangay Amsic. Nakuha mula sa kaniya ang 11 SIM cards, 7 cellphone, laptop, CPU, desktop computer, 3 SD cards, flash drive, 11 assorted bank/payment cards, unit bill counter, keyboard, monitor at iba pang gamit.

Sa Barangay Malabanias naman, nahuli sina Yoon Yoensu, Lee Junguk, Alyssa Payabyab Lee, Maiko De Luna Natividad, John Patrick Sotto Gonzales at Bong Baja Garcia.

Nakuha rin sa kanila ang iba’t ibang mga kagamitan tulad ng SIM cards, cellphones, desktop at laptop computers at mga notebook na may mga nakasulat na account details.

Arestado rin sina Lee Jaehun at Song Gil Sung sa hiwalay na operasyon.

Sangkot umano ang 9 na suspek sa hacking at phishing activities, kung saan binibiktima nila ang mga kapwa Koreano at US citizens… Read More

Pinoy boat ‘inobserbahan lang, di hinabol’ ng China coast guard: AFP-WESCOM

Pinoy boat 'inobserbahan lang, di hinabol' ng China coast guard: AFP-WESCOM
(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Naniniwala ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM) na hindi naman hinabol ng Chinese vessels ang bangkang Pinoy sa West Philippine Sea na nakuhanan noong isang linggo ng ABS-CBN News.

Sa video ng insidente, nakalagay sa GPS tracking kung gaano kabilis ang takbo ng lantsang Pinoy para umiwas sa China coast guard pero halos 1 oras pa rin itong binuntutan.

Sabi ni AFP Western Command commander Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, inobserbahan lang ng mga Tsino ang Pinoy…. Read More

How do you get tetanus? It’s not just from rusty metals

How do you get tetanus? It's not just from rusty metals
(GMA News) It is commonly believed that a person can get infected with tetanus if they have a wound and come into contact with rusty metals.

But according to an episode of “Pinoy MD,” Clostridium Tetani, the bacteria which causes tetanus, can be found practically anywhere.

“It can be found in sand, soil, you can get it from animal bites. And basically everywhere around nature,” said Dr. Geminn Louis Apostol, a public health doctor.

According to the Mayo Clinic, tetanus disease is known as “lockjaw” and affects the nervous system. It can impede breathing… Read More

Thirsty Pinoy

Thirsty Pinoy
(Manila Standard) MANILA, Philippines – A man fills empty containers with water along Mel Lopez Avenue in a residential area of Manila on April 11, 2021. About 8.4 million Filipinos still have no access to clean drinking water, according to a report by the World Health Organization… Read More

Villar still richest among Pinoy billionaires

Villar still richest among Pinoy billionaires
(The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines — Real estate tycoon Manuel B. Villar Jr., the so-called brown taipan with a noteworthy rags-to-riches story, has gone a long way even in the country’s billionaire rankings, staying as the richest man in the country for the third straight year from only 12th place in 2016.

Villar, whose business empire has expanded since 2016 with bigger telecommunications and water businesses, has overtaken the usual crop of Spanish-Mestizo and Filipino-Chinese billionaires on the list and leads 17 tycoons in the country who made it to the latest Forbes global billionaires roster.

The Forbes’ 2021 Rich List, unveiled last week, saw 660 more billionaires compared to a year ago and with 86 percent richer today than last year, despite the COVID-19 global health crisis… Read More

Fragrance company survives pandemic by converting perfumes into scented candles

Fragrance company survives pandemic by converting perfumes into scented candles
(ABS-CBN‎) MANILA — Working from home was a dream come true for most. But after a year into the pandemic, many found themselves more stressed after the setup erased the boundary between their work hours and personal life.

To help relax, re-energize, and cope with the unprecedented circumstance, a rising number of consumers turned to self-care products such as scented candles. In Asia, the interest in the item often used for aromatherapy soared by 236 percent during the lockdown period, e-commerce aggregator iPrice reported.

Among the business-minded Filipinos who took advantage of the growing trend to keep afloat was fragrance company Simoy Ng Haraya. The local business managed to significantly increase its sales amid the global crisis after transforming some of its best-selling perfumes into soy candles.

“We used to sell candles way back in 2015 but had very few users,” Lala de Leon, founder of the artisanal brand, recalled… Read More

‘There’s hope’ if ECQ is extended – OCTA Research Group

‘There’s hope’ if ECQ is extended – OCTA Research Group
(Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines — The independent OCTA Research Group on Saturday said the strictest lockdown measure imposed in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces over the past two weeks helped bring down the growth rate of the coronavirus.
It said the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was effective in reducing the growth rate… Read More