The Geminids, which will be best viewed at midnight to dawn, will peak the night of December 13 until the morning hours of December 14, said PAGASA. Compared to other meteor showers, the Geminids do not originate from comets as it came from the asteroid 3200 Phaeton.
Shellfish Bulletin No. 1 issued on January 15 by BFAR claimed that laboratory samples taken from the city bay show that all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang are still not safe to consume.