The highly transmissible Delta variant is overtaking other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants in the Philippines, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported Thursday, Sept. 2. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "In the beginning of months of April to May the vast majority of sequence of SARS-CoV...
A familiar personality from the local and international esports scene will be among the voices of the upcoming Collegiate Center for Esports (CCE). Caisam Nopueto, better known as 'Wolf', will be one of the three shoutcasters for the breakthrough CCE, a campus-based esports league which streams on...
Ninety-seven percent of Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) intensive care unit (ICU) beds were in use, its spokesperson said Tuesday, Aug. 31 as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to soar. (Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, LCP spokesperson Dr....
The Philippines has tapped international agricultural think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and its partners for the international benchmarking of the country's livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. 3 - Other than raising goats and...
The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) on Sunday, Aug. 29, denied that its health workers will be taking part in a mass walkout on Monday. (Photo from CGHMC's official Facebook page) CGHMC said the circulating news in some media outlets of a looming protest by their employees are...
The health workers of Tondo Medical Center (TMC) held a snake rally and noise barrage inside the hospital premises to air their disappointment at the Department of Health (DOH) and the government over lack of concern and gross negligence for the well-being of healthcare personnel. (Photo from AHW)...
DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of patients calling the government's One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) continues to increase as it is now receiving at least 500 calls daily, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Last July, the OHCC was only...
DOH/MB The government has already approved the P295.7 million budget for the expansion of operations of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Health (DOH) said. With this development, the DOH said that it is “now closer to strengthening the country’s...
St. Luke’s Medical Center (Photo from SLMC) The St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) clarified on Friday, Aug. 27, that the number of resignations among its healthcare workers “is not at alarming levels.” The SLMC issued the clarification after one of its official said in an interview that the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday, Aug. 26, that a new core facility at the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is expected to be inaugurated next month. (PGC Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the public can expect the inauguration of...
The temporary closure of the St. Luke's Medical Center's (SLMC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wards is mainly due to the lack of manpower in the facility, its official said Thursday, Aug. 26. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO "It's mainly on manpower. The rooms, 'yan pwedeng i-extend, pero 'yung...
Health workers from Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, held a noise barrage in front of their hospital lobby to call for the release of their withheld coronavirus disease (COVID-19) benefits. (Photo from AHW) JRRMMC Employees Union-Alliance of Health Workers...
