By: Alex Brosas, INQUIRER.net, October 18, 2020 The Liza Soberano red-tagging saga continues, but more and more people continue to speak up to defend the actress. Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas was the latest to defend the Kapamilya star against a certain vlogger named Maui Becker. The vlogger took a swipe at Soberano after the…
Oct 21, 2020/ Sofia Tomacruz, Rappler.Com MANILA, Philippines Here’s what you need to know about the process of approving clinical trials, when a COVID-19 vaccine might be rolled out, and who might receive it first Over 8 months into the pandemic, scientists around the world continue their search for a viable COVID-19 vaccine as countries…
By: Lito B. Zulueta, Philippine Daily Inquirer / October 19, 2020 For the Franciscans lately, it has been a case of good news-bad news. The good news is that their ancient Church of San Pedro Bautista in Del Monte, Quezon City, has been elevated to a minor basilica by Pope Francis. But the bad news…
Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 21, 2020 While the internet was always perceived as important, its impact to our lives has never been more highlighted than in the situation we are currently in. Who could have imagined that we can effectively work, learn, and play without going outside of our homes, right? It’s this reason why…
By: Ador Vincent Mayol – Senior Reporter, Inquirer Visayas/October 21, 2020 CEBU CITY –– Pope Francis has appointed a 36-year-old priest from Cebu City as a papal chaplain and member of his household at the Vatican. As “Chaplain to His Holiness,” Fr. Jan Thomas Limchua, a young church diplomat, will carry the title “monsignor.” Although…
By: Consuelo Marquez – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — One more Filipino abroad has contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), raising the number of infected Filipinos abroad to 11,146, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Twitter Saturday. “Today, the DFA received a lone report from Asia and the Pacific,…
Oct 20, 2020, Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany Mossack Fonseca founders Juergen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, suspected of tax evasion and associating with criminals, will be arrested if they enter the European Union, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports Germany has issued international arrest warrants for the two founders of the firm at the center of the…
Agence France Presse, 16 Oct 2020 US drugmaker will seek go-ahead for emergency use after reaching ‘safety milestone’ WASHINGTON” The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer expects to file for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in late November, around two weeks after the Nov 3 US presidential election, it said on Friday. The company said…