Think and verify first before you share Aside from giving cash aid and speeding up the testing of PUIs and PUMs, the recently-signed Bayanihan Heal as One Act has a provision punishing those spreading fake news about COVID-19. Under the said provision, those who create or spread false information about the crisis will be punished […]
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Low-income families to receive as much as Php 8,000 in cash aid As part of the government’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. The bill declares the Philippines in a state of national emergency, granting Duterte 30 powers. Under the bill, Duterte will be […]
They want to reduce strain on internet bandwidth as well Netflix is not the only streaming platform that is downgrading its stream quality: YouTube will reportedly reduce streaming quality globally as well, defaulting to standard definition (480P) quality, according to a report by Bloomberg. Like Netflix, YouTube is doing this to reduce strain to internet […]
It’s all for the response against COVID 19 UPDATE: In a follow-up article by Inquirer, Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo clarified that the letter they sent to Congress is only asking President Duterte “to carry out urgent measures to implement the national emergency,” and not to ask for emergency powers. “Nothing there says emergency powers,” Senate […]
All hands on deck to fight this virus With consumer sales slumping because of the worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19, Canon is leaping to the challenge of creating a rapid diagnostic test to combat the new disease. Canon Medical Systems Corporation has begun the development of a rapid genetic testing system for the novel coronavirus. […]
Here’s how you can contribute to the fight Feeling helpless against the pandemic caused by COVID-19? Well, there’s actually a way you can help – NVIDIA is appealing to people with gaming-capable PCs to download the folding@home application to donate their PCs spare clock cycles to advancing our knowledge of the coronavirus. PC Gamers, let’s […]
Preventative measures for the new virus Grab is helping to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus by suspending its GrabShare service starting tomorrow, March 13 at noon. The suspension covers both Metro Manila and Cebu, and in support of the social distancing recommendation of Philippine health officials to combat the spread of the disease. […]