Published December 15, 2020, 9:28 AM
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao de Oro on Monday said 43 employees of a mining company operating in Maco town have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The 43 additional cases were among the 46 new cases recorded in the province last December 12.
In a statement, the provincial government said 338 employees of the mining company underwent swab testing last December 10. After two days, the results were released and 43 specimens turned out positive.
Of the 43 employees, 34 are from the municipality of Maco, seven from Mawab town, and one case each from the towns of New Bataan and Compostela.
Published December 16, 2020, 5:00 AM
Globe Telecom Inc.’s new site installations and site upgrades benefitted at least 32 million customers in the past 11 months.
The telco’s tower installations and site upgrades improved call and data experience in 1,098 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and 80 provinces, from Sulu, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi, Apayao, Abra to Compostela Valley.
Quezon City has the most new site builds with 99 new installations.
Some 20 cities and towns in NCR, South and North Luzon have new site installations as well.
The new site builds and upgrades have improved the mobile experience of customers in these areas.
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Globe Telecom upgrades voice, data services for 32 mln customers in 80 provinces Tuesday 15 December 2020 | 16:44 CET | News Philippines operator Globe Telecom has announced that its builds and network improvement in the past 11 months benefitted 32 million customers, who can now use voice call, SMS and data services. Globe also reports that its tower installations and site upgrades have upgraded voice and data services for more than 1,098 cities and municipalities located in Metro Manila and 80 provinces nationwide, including Sulu, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi, Apayao, Abra, and Compostela Valley.
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Rep. Strike Revilla
The brother of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. relinquished his former position as chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development to become deputy speaker.
The total number of speakers now stand at 30, the most in Congress history since the position was created in 1995 by then Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr.
A debate on the real number of deputy speaker continues to rage as it could not be ascertained whether or not Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar is still considered one. She declined the appointment hours after it was called out on the floor last month.
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