covid-19 update

UK COVID-19 variant is widespread in 6 regions – DOH

MANILA, Philippines – The UK COVID variant is in six regions in the country after samples of patients were subjected to ‘genome sequencing’, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH has identified these regions as: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), National Capital Region (NCR), Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao,…

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Pope Francis and Cardinal Tagle

Cardinal Tagle, appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Vatican central bank

Pope Francis appointed former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as one of the members of the powerful board that serves as the central bank of the Vatican. In a Vatican announcement, Tagle also appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana as members of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA). The said…

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Maya 2

‘Maya-2’: Fourth Pinoy-made satellites have been launched into space – DOST

MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has successfully launched a fourth satellite made by Filipino scientists. At 1:36 a.m. on Sunday, February 21, the International Space Station (ISS) launched the “Maya-2 CubeSat” developed by three Filipino student engineers. “To do something for the first time is great, but to be able to…

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