THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is readying health and safety protocols to make sure that next year’s electoral exercise will push through even in the midst of another Covid-19 surge.The commission “will do its best to conduct the elections despite any possible adversities such as a Covid-19 surge in the time of the elections,” Comelec…
SIGNED The Manila Times seals a partnership agreement with DZRH radio station on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, to bring news about the elections next year. Those who signed the memorandum of agreement were (from left) TMT Chairman Emeritus Dante A. Ang Sr., TMT Chairman and CEO Dante ‘Klink’ Ang 2nd, Manila Broadcasting Co. President Ruperto…
Outbound passengers seen anew queueing to the check-in counters of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on November 27, 2021. PHOTO BY: RENE H. DILAN THE government has reimposed stricter quarantine protocols for travelers to the Philippines amid the rising threat of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.The point-of-arrival controls were tightened…
AMC is extending its fondness for the blockchain to the freebies you get with ticket pre-orders. The theater chain and Sony Pictures are giving away 86,000 NFTs to Stubs Premiere, A-List and Investor Connect members who buy or reserve tickets for Spider-Man: No Way Home showings on December 16th. Redeem a code through a special…
You might get a surprise boost in computing power if you buy a Tesla Model Y, at least in China. Electrek has learned Tesla is shipping the electric crossover in China with an AMD Ryzen processor running the infotainment system instead of the usual Intel CPU. Performance variant owners have noticed the swap so far,…
Australia could soon make life difficult for internet trolls — if at a significant cost. Reuters reports Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled plans for legislation that, in some cases, could force social networks to reveal the identities of trolls and others making defamatory comments. A complaint mechanism would require online platforms to take these…
By TimesLIVE – 28 November 2021 – 20:48 President Cyril Ramaphosa updated the country on SA’s response to Covid-19 on Sunday night. File image Image: Cyril Ramaphosa via Twitter No new Covid-19 restrictions will be imposed but the government has set up a task team to explore the possibility of mandatory vaccines, President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Six Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing the total fatalities to 89,797 to date.The majority of new cases on Sunday are from Gauteng (81%), followed by the Western Cape accounting for 5%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 3%; Limpopo accounted for 2%; and Eastern Cape, Free State and…
Though Omicron seems to spread quickly, medical experts are so far seeing mild symptoms in sufferers of the new Covid-19 variant. The B.1.1.529 variant identified this week has been blamed for the sharp rise in cases as the fourth wave rolls into the country.SA Medical Association chair Dr Angelique Coetzee said Omicron has not been shown…
National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula lashed out on Saturday night against travel restrictions imposed on SA and other African countries after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant this week. Mapisa-Nqakula was speaking at the 7th Brics Parliamentary Forum which was held on the sidelines of the 143rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Madrid,…
