John Dela Vega
Respected pageant producer and queenmaker John De La Vega did his final farewell walk yesterday when he expired of cardiac arrest at the World Citi Medical Center in Quezon City at half past 4 in the afternoon. He was 40.
De La Vega was among three of the country’s most highly
Published January 16, 2021, 3:01 PM
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is a good example of what science can do for people, the Department of Science and Technology’s top official said Saturday, Jan. 16.
“It was indeed a very timely decision that DOST and the University of the Philippines (UP) with the help of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) partnered in putting up the Philippine Genome Center within the UP System way back in 2009,” DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said in a Facebook post.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña
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OCTA Research: UK virus variant already in Philippines but not widespread TED CORDERO,GMA News Warnings from the mayor, social distancing signs and measures, and even the presence of law enforcers are useless against the throng of tightly packed shoppers on Ylaya Street in Divisoria on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. DANNY PATA Days after a coronavirus variant initially discovered in the United Kingdom has been detected in the Philippines, a fellow of OCTA Research Team said the new variant could have been in the country already but is not widespread. “Feeling namin nakapasok na ang bagong variant pero hindi lamang agad kumalat o hindi lamang gaano karami ang kaso,” Dr. Guido David, University of the Philippines–Institute of Mathematics professor and OCTA research fellow, said in an interview on Dobol B sa News TV.
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File photo January 15, 2021 THE Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has further extended travel restrictions imposed on over 30 countries with B.1.1.7 coronavirus cases for another two weeks until January 31, 2021.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, is still not on the list. The first B.1.1.7 case in the Philippines had traveled to Dubai, UAE.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said it will be President Rodrigo Duterte who will make the announcement if the recommendation to include the UAE is approved.
“The President will be the one to declare that, if ever. [The] list is for extension of restrictions and not for new,” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.
Philippines extends travel restrictions due to new coronavirus variant VIRGIL LOPEZ,GMA News Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jan. 12, 2021 The Philippines has extended until January 31, 2021 the travel restrictions on foreign travelers from over 30 countries to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant. In a statement Friday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the extension was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Thursday. Covered by the travel restriction are travelers from the following countries: United Kingdom The entry ban was supposed to expire on Friday. The government first imposed the travel restrictions last December 24 covering only the UK, where the more transmissible variant was initially detected. It was then expanded to other countries.