Balitang Pinoy
Tiger Woods injured after accident
US golf star Tiger Woods was injured after an accident. According to Los Angeles police, Woods was driving his car as it rolled around the border of Rolling Hill Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. The golf star was immediately taken to the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the…
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,…
COVID vaccine program bill has been approved in the Senate
Senate Bill 2057 or Covid Vaccination Program Bill has passed the third and final reading in the Senate. According to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, 22 members of the House voted in favor of the bill, without opposition and without abstaining. The purpose of this measure is to ensure the proper purchase, distribution, vaccination…
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…
Phl bet Rabiya Mateo has already started training for Miss U coronation?
Following the launch of the 69th edition of Miss Universe this year, it seems that Miss U PH Rabiya Mateo has also started training. Through the so-called IG Story, reposted by the 24-year-old half Indian beauty native of Iloilo, some of the posts of some of her friends include fashion designer Bessie Besana. There is…
‘Auring,’ landfall in Northern Samar – Pagasa
In Northern Samar, typhoon Auring landed at 9:00 am. According to Pagasa, the change of track is due to its poor circulation. The epicenter was reported 30 km northeast of Catarman, Northern Samar. It is moving northwest north at a speed of 15 kph. It has a wind speed of 45 kph and a gust…
Summer in the country, it could possibly be delayed – PAGASA
The cold weather in the country caused by the breeze will last until the second week of March. According to PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) weather specialist Raymond Ordinario, the Philippines is currently experiencing a dry dry season and there is a possibility that the dry season will be short. At around…
‘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…
In-depth investigation, ordered after the arrest of a law firm employee who extorted Chinese from the BI compound
Following the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrest of a law firm employee within the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for allegedly facilitating entry visas of Chinese who are still in China, that the Immigration bureau to conduct a more in-depth investigation into such incident. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said it immediately issued a directive for…
Extensive water crisis continues to be experienced in Texas; power supply restored to 2-M residents
The people of Texas are still in trouble due to the water crisis after the power supply was restored to nearly two million households. The 13 million Texans were first notified, which is equivalent to about half of the state’s 29 million residents to boil water before drinking.