“Most NCR hospitals at a critical stage,” “Mindanao hospitals run out of COVID-19 beds,” “Patients treated in vehicles as hospitals are now full; other facilities also reach full capacity.” More
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (SLF), the parent company of Sun Life Philippines headquartered in Canada, donated funds to support Sun Life Foundation’s implementing partners ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc. (ALKFI) and Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC), as efforts to further mitigate the effects of the ongoing pandemic continue. More
SM Mall in San Jose del Monte City in partnership with the Local Government Unit (LGU) has successfully achieved the 100% vaccination status across employees, agency staff, and tenant partners. More
Never has it been more important to ensure clean air than now, a time when the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is spreading in every corner of the world. People have been largely confined to their own homes in a bid to prevent the continuing rapid spread of COVID-19, especially with the emergence of more infectious […] More
FWD Life Insurance announced the inclusion of COVID-19-related coverage reward through affordable and digitally accessible insurance plans that provide life, accident and critical illness protection. In partnership with Pacific Cross Insurance, the reward covers in-patient treatment of diagnosed COVID-19 illness or complications from COVID-19 vaccinations. More
Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), the exclusive licensor of 7-Eleven in the Philippines, has commenced the vaccination of its employees and their dependents against COVID-19. The vaccination drive began on July 28 and is being rolled out nationwide. More
Metro Manila is experiencing another “serious surge” in COVID- 19 cases according to the OCTA Research Group and has advised the government to impose a two-week lockdown to head off a deadly surge caused by the more transmissible Delta variant. We are now on our 3rd round of ECQ since the pandemic. New infections in […] More
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has set up a COVID-19 quarantine facility for its employees and their immediate family. More
Two teams from the Philippines, GiveSight and World MAQI, are selected by the United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as global finalists for the all-virtual Earth Observation Dashboard Hackathon held last June 23-29. More
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) ensures that no one gets left behind with the roll-out of its vaccination program last July 17, 2021 to help protect its over 5,000 employees, including those from subsidiaries CitySavings Bank and UBx. More
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches the #FullyVaxxed Package under Shopee Bayanihan, to provide fully vaccinated Filipinos a special bundle they can use for personal needs and encourage others to complete both doses. Starting today until September 26, 2021, fully vaccinated Filipinos can qualify for the exclusive package that includes […] More
Having claimed the lives of millions worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way people value the air they breathe. And while staying indoors helps protect people from the coronavirus, even the cleanest room can be filled with invisible particles that could be harmful to their health, like dust, pollen, bacteria, mold, and viruses. More