Concepcion: Omicron makes mandatory jabs crucial
THE emergence of the Omicron variant has highlighted the need to speed up and scale up the country's vaccination program, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd said on Tuesday. Concepcion made the statement as he expressed support for the government's decision to make Covid-19 tests mandatory for on-site workers as well as a proposal to make vaccination mandatory in the country. "With variants continuing to emerge, I believe it is time we aim for close to 100 percent vaccination in the country," Concepcion said in a statement. Concepcion said the national government's drive to vaccinate millions of Filipinos over three days during its National Vaccination Days is a proactive step that can help in slowing the spread of the virus. "I still believe while breakthroughs could increase with Omicron, vaccines can and will still prevent severe infections and hospitalization," he said.
Source:Manila Times
December 01, 2021 04:06 UTC
A new lifestyle experience awaits at Greenbelt 3
A new lifestyle experience awaits at Greenbelt 3Greenbelt 3 reopens with major flagship stores and first-in-the-Philippines retail concepts along its newly renovated wing. The year-end season brims with excitement as Greenbelt 3 reopens with several major flagship stores and first-in-the-Philippines retail concepts along its newly renovated wing. These include Bea Valdes’ “Hibla 02,” Inigo Elizalde’s Filipino-inspired rug designs, Olivia d’Aboville’s “Fields of Color” and Monica Delgado’s “Bliss.”An intriguing concept is also behind Bulgari’s Greenbelt boutique. Another maison to watch out for is Dior, which is opening its biggest flagship store in the country. Rediscover amazing as the country welcomes new flagship stores and first-in-the-Philippines retail concepts exclusively at the refreshed Greenbelt 3.
Source:Philippine Star
December 01, 2021 03:55 UTC
MoonXBT platform keeps traders, investors well-informed
MoonXBT platform keeps traders, investors well-informedMANILA, Philippines — Those who trade and invest in cryptocurrency know the platform they use makes a difference. There are many discussions about cryptocurrency these days, but it’s not easy to find an independent trading platform with an active community discussing the industry and keeping investors and traders well-informed. While on a global scale, MoonXBT provides contract trading, social interaction and one-click copy trading services for global traders, giving them an engaging trading experience. Lastly, they designed the MoonXBT trading engine to meet the highest industry standards for online trading. They invited some top-tier copy traders and many of their loyal followers to experience our Copy Trading feature.
Source:Philippine Star
December 01, 2021 01:33 UTC
PH still last in COVID-19 economic resilience ranking
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains listed as the worst place to be in during the COVID-19 pandemic in the latest international report that measures the resilience of economies to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ: PH still at bottom of COVID-19 economic resilience rankingThe indicators used in the report include vaccination coverage, virus containment, the severity of lockdowns, quality of healthcare, progress toward restarting travel, and the overall mortality throughout the pandemic. READ: PH logs 425 new COVID-19 cases amid low testing; active infections now below 16k-markBut local health experts have already warned about the dangers of the new Omicron variant, warning the public to get ready. READ: Omicron variant entry to PH only ‘a matter of when,’ says DuqueThe national government is also conducting a vaccination campaign nationwide that started on Nov. 29 and will run until Dec. 1. RELATED STORIESPalace blames vaccine shortage for tanking COVID-19 resilience reportPH not worst in COVID-19 resilience in the world, only among 53 countries — PalaceATMSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
December 01, 2021 00:59 UTC
Messi wins Ballon d'Or for 7th time
Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi reacts after being awarded the Ballon d’Or award during the 2021 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 (November 30 in Manila). AFP PHOTOPARIS: Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award. Messi also won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and in 2015. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in the final in Rio de Janeiro as Messi won a major title with his country for the first time. Between them, Messi and Ronaldo have won 12 of the last 13 editions of the Ballon d'Or with the exception coming in 2018 when Luka Modric claimed the prize.
Source:Manila Times
November 30, 2021 22:34 UTC
Cold war chill blows through summit
The "democracy summit" due to be hosted by US President Joe Biden next week is reminiscent of cold war mentality. Given that Taiwan is unable to join the United Nations, Biden is creating a broad platform to include it in the international community. Instead, Tsai has asked digital minister Audrey Tang and Taiwan's top representative in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, to represent Taiwan at the summit. Perhaps there is a trade-off between the US and Taiwan, fearing the summit would go too far to anger Beijing. The list includes not only names but also a cold war styled diplomatic manoeuvre aimed primarily at China.
Source:The Standard
November 30, 2021 21:32 UTC
WATCH: ‘Luzviminda’ fashion face masks honor COVID-19 frontliners
WATCH: ‘Luzviminda’ fashion face masks honor COVID-19 frontlinersMANILA, Philippines — To mark Bonifacio Day, Andres Bonifacio’s 158th birthday today, Philstar.com presents a fashion film featuring face masks that highlight Filipino artistry from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Titled “Luzviminda,” the fashion film features fashion face masks created by Philstar.com lifestyle and entertainment editor Deni Bernardo, who is also a fashion and accessories designer, using indigenous fabrics and beadwork from all over the Philippines:Philstar.com/Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo Fashion face mask made from Inabel, Bulacan burda, Cordillera textiles and Igorot resin beadwork from Luzon. Philstar.com/Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, Jazmin Tabuena A Tarsier replica hangs by the earloop of this fashion face mask made of Hablon, Piña, Bacolod silk cocoon, Boracay Puka shells, Samar Banig and Cebu guitar replica from Visayas. Jazmin (left) wears a Terno by National Artist for Fashion Ben Farrales, from Deni Bernardo's private collection. Philstar.com/Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo Mindanao is aptly represented in this face mask composed of T'Boli embroidery, T'nalak, Bagobo beading and even a miniature Vinta!
Source:Philippine Star
November 30, 2021 19:57 UTC
WHO: Premature to go back to face shields to curb Omicron risk
WHO: Premature to go back to face shields to curb Omicron riskMANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization is not backing the reimposition of the face shield rule in the Philippines despite the threat of Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant of concern. The country has yet to detect a case of the heavily mutated coronavirus variant, but officials said the government may again require the public to wear face shields for extra protection. The use of face shields is required only in areas under the most stringent Alert Level 5, and healthcare and quarantine facilities. Officials have since clarified that employers and commercial establishments may opt to require the use of face shields in their respective premises. The United Nations health agency is also not supporting the proposal to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory.
Source:Philippine Star
November 30, 2021 18:44 UTC
'Weak explosion' detected at Pinatubo
'Weak explosion' detected at PinatuboPhoto shows the crater lake at the Mount Pinatubo caldera in the Philippines. MANILA, Philippines — A “weak explosion” was recorded at Mount Pinatubo past noon, state volcanologists said Tuesday. “The Pinatubo Volcano Network recorded seismic and infrasound signals of a weak explosion at Mt. The agency added there has been "very low seismic activity" at the volcano in the past few days. In August, Phivolcs placed Mount Pinatubo under Alert Level 0, which means low-level unrest, due to continued decline in activity.
Source:Philippine Star
November 30, 2021 18:34 UTC
New IATF ruling won't affect arriving imports
IMPORTS ARE BACK The import-laden PBA Governors’ Cup is set to open on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Save for Justin Brownlee of Barangay Ginebra and Tony Bishop of Meralco, the rest of the PBA reinforcements have already arrived in the country and practiced with their respective teams. FILE PHOTOA new ruling on health protocols by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will not affect late-coming imports like Justin Brownlee of Barangay Ginebra and Tony Bishop of Meralco. The IATF has imposed a more strict procedure for foreigners coming from green and yellow countries with high Covid-19 cases. Aside from Brownlee and Bishop, other imports seeing action in the tournament are K.J.
Source:Manila Times
November 30, 2021 16:40 UTC
Eight arrested for selling products that contain illegal cannabis extract
Police on Tuesday arrested eight people for selling cannabidiol (CBD) products that contained a banned cannabis chemical extract -- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The substance THC is regulated by the drug conventions of the United Nations, and selling products containing any concentration level of THC in Hong Kong is illegal. However, since CBD is generally extracted from cannabis, CBD products may contain THC. They seized 50 products containing CBD, such as beer, chocolate, cakes, e-cigarette, skincare products and supplements for examinations to see if any THC was detected in these products. They were reportedly the operators and staff members of the shops that sell the five illegal products.
Source:The Standard
November 30, 2021 13:26 UTC
NPC probes telcos on fake jobs, investment schemes
NPC probes telcos on fake jobs, investment schemesIn a statement, the NPC yesterday said it ordered telcos Globe Telecom Inc., Smart Communications Inc. and Dito Telecommunity Corp. to submit documents and information on their data flows and transactions involving data aggregators within five days. MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has launched a probe into whether telecommunication companies (telcos) and payment platforms exercise due diligence and accountability in transacting with data aggregators in relation to text messages offering fake jobs and investment Schemes. It added that the data aggregators could be legal entities tapped by companies to deal with telcos in sending promotions and other messages to customers. The NPC said the telcos traced the smishing and text spams to China and India web-hosted companies. The NPC is pushing for call and text attestation to trace the owner of the number being used for calling or sending text messages.
Source:Philippine Star
November 30, 2021 10:37 UTC
Moderna CEO says vaccines likely less effective against Omicron–FT
SYDNEY — The head of drugmaker Moderna said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as they have been previously, sparking fresh worry in financial markets about the trajectory of the pandemic. we had with Delta,” Moderna Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel told the Financial Times in an interview. Bancel added that the high number of mutations on the protein spike the virus uses to infect human cells meant it was likely the current crop of vaccines would need to be modified. He had earlier said on CNBC that it could take months to begin shipping a vaccine that does work against Omicron. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 30, 2021 09:12 UTC
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Source:Philippine Star
November 30, 2021 08:15 UTC
Beijing draws line in sand on casino crimes
Authorities in Beijing have warned about a surge in casino-related crimes in the wake of the arrest in Macau of Suncity chairman Alvin Chau Cheok-wa. It was also pointed out that criminals have tried to disguise online card games and some apps as entertainment to hide illegal gambling and to draw people into rackets. Such crimes also accelerated capital outflows, the procuratorate said, and illegal gambling often involves money laundering, fraud and blackmail. Macau's secretary for security, Wong Sio-chak, told the Legislative Assembly yesterday that measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are set to begin. Wong also said police will stay fully tuned to gaming-related crimes, which will include surprise inspections being conducted at gambling venues.
Source:The Standard
November 30, 2021 07:08 UTC