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DOH shuns Duterte’s criteria on vaccine pick
By Fernan Angeles IF they had their way, the Department of Health would consider safety and effectiveness of the potential vaccine against COVID-19, if and when the country opts to buy them from foreign countries. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire’s statement is far from the criteria earlier hinted at by President Rodrigo Duterte who is…
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Clint Bondad comes out clean
Controversial Filipino-German model and actor Clint Bondad came out fresh and clean today, Sept. 9, sharing on social media a new photo of him without a beard. “I love this thankless job,” said Bondad on Instagram. For full details, click: https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/09/clint-bondad-comes-out-clean/
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Regine Velasquez-Alcasid reveals son’s No. 1 complaint and how he solved it
Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid debuted on YouTube this morning, Sept. 9, her channel “Kuwentong Nanay,” revealing the No. 1 complaint of her eight-year-old son Nathaniel James and how he unlocked the solution. “Nate would complain his hair is so stiff. ‘Mom, why is my hair so stiff? It’s so hard. and whatever I do it’s…
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Kris Aquino: ‘My hoped for TV comeback isn’t happening’
It’s confirmed. Kris Aquino broke on Instagram around 12 midnight Sept. 9 that she’s not doing any TV shows for now after the producers chose somebody else more viable than her. For full details, click: https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/09/kris-aquino-confirms-my-hoped-for-tv-comeback-isnt-happening/
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‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ is over
After 14 years, the popular American reality show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” is officially over. This was announced by media personality Kim Kardashian on Instagram September 9. For full details, click: https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/09/kim-kardashian-announces-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-is-over/
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Las Pinas COVID-19 laboratory now open
The COVID-19 testing laboratory which will serve patients in Las Pinas City is now opening its doors and starting operations to help improve the country’s testing capacity and recovery rate for the new coronavirus disease. A team of experts went to the COVID testing facility of the Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center…
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Gov’t may enforce ban on home quarantine
By John Clifford Lintao TOP government officials who would be infected with COVID-19 would soon be joining hundreds or thousands of ordinary citizens in government-designated quarantine facilities as the Department of Health underscored the need to immediately effect the proposal of COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force to prohibit home quarantine for COVID-19 patients and their close…
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Mancao is back, named cyber-security top man
By Fernan Angeles THE controversial former police officer Cezar Mancao is back on center stage doing what he does best – stalking. Mancao has been appointed as executive director of the Department of Information and Technology’s Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center, an office dealing with the country’s cybersecurity. Created by the Cybercrime Prevention Act of…
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Bronze award
For its innovation in the local human resource management system, the Civil Service Commission has conferred the prestigious Bronze Award to the Binangonan local government for achieving a process-defined personnel management under the commission’s enhanced Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in human resource management. Shown in photo is Binangonan Mayor Cesar Ynares attending the…
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Dr. Mario Guiang Jr. educates public on dental health via TikTok
There are many ways to educate the public on dental health. For celebrity dentist Dr. Mario Guiang Jr., TikTok is among them. So far, Guiang has already earned 4.5 million likes for his TikTok videos where he dances and lip-syncs, among others. “When I introduced the TikTok video where I wore personal protective equipment (PPE),…