Globe Telecom has provided 1,000 mobile phones preloaded with all network unlimited call and text to help the Philippines’ hospital workers and armed forces communicate with their teams and their families during the community quarantine.
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La Salle, Ateneo alumni raise 10.5 million support to Bayanihan Musikahan for health workers, urban poor
De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) alumni have joined together to raise 10.5 million pesos to support the Bayanihan Musikahan fundraiser for the urban poor affected by the community quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Thermal Scanner AI drone developed by FEU, DOST-ASTI to test in Quezon City, Caloocan
A no-contact thermal scanner assisted by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drone is being readied for pilot testing in Quezon City and Caloocan City within April.
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Ateneo shows compassion, gives out Pass mark to all students, refunds tuition, lab, dorm fees
Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) is giving all students Pass (P) marks and will refund lab and dorm fees, as the Loyola school’s act of compassion at this time of suspended classes during the community quarantine.
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Marian Rivera uses family heirloom recipe for homecooked meals given to COVID-19 frontliners
Frontliners stationed at the Quezon City General Hospital were treated to homecooked meals from TV and movie actress Marian Rivera’s family heirloom recipe.
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UP Visayas students stranded in lockdown volunteer to make improvised face shields for health workers
University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas students, who were unable to go home due to lockdowns and canceled flights, volunteered to make improvised face shields to be used by health professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Iloilo.
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Philippine companies show compassion with new policies and donations amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Philippine companies are showing compassion amidst the COVID-19 that has affected thousands of lives and lifestyles in a matter of months.
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HAPPENING NOW: UP-DOST COVID-19 rapid test kit approved for commercial release as nation readies for mass testing
The first Philippine-made COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit developed by the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) and financed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for commercial release beginning today.
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Pinoy kids are sending get well cards to cheer up COVID-19 patients
Filipino kids are doing their share to lift up the spirits of COVID-19 patients by sending homemade greeting cards.
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Learning COVID-19 safety tips from Minecraft gamers
I made a hospital for coronavirus disease patients. It’s big but doesn’t have a lot of stuff yet. I think you should see it for yourself! But I still don’t know how to make my servers fully public without whitelisting, which is a shame.
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3D-printed vacuum-sealed Face Shields for health workers fabricated by Batangas State University
Face shields for health workers fabricated by a Batangas State University (BatStateU) laboratory using 3D printing technology have been optimized through a vacuum forming method that reduced production time to just 6 minutes per item.
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Real-life angel rescues health workers, provides sleeping quarters in stylish airconditioned tents
Actress and humanitarian aid worker, Angel Locsin, has been called a real-life angel for rescuing health workers by providing them tent sleeping quarters as the frontliners have been reporting for work even during the community quarantine to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines.
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