President Duterte is supporting moves to accelerate the improvement of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) and this has been discussed numerous times during the meetings of the Task Force against COVID-19, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. said on Wednesday, August 4. Galvez made the remark...
The St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has been seeing a "steady" increase in admissions due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), its chief medical officer said Wednesday, Aug. 4. (Photo from Unsplash) In an interview with CNN Philippines, SLMC Chief Medical Officer and Vice President Dr. Benjamin...
Three modular hospitals intended to accommodate severe and critical cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Lung Center of the Philippines will soon be completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. OPENING SOON--Three modular hospitals meant to accommodate severe...
The East Avenue Medical Center's (EAMC) hospital bed utilization rate as of Tuesday, Aug. 3, is between 75 to 80 percent. East Avenue Medical Center (Photo from EAMC) The EAMC is seeing an increase in admissions due to COVID-19. "Two weeks ago our bed utilization rate was at 40 to 50 percent, now...
Malacanang on Monday said the government is now taking steps to expand the country’s genome sequencing capacity in response to reports that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is seeking at least P100 million to conduct wider sequencing operations in the Visayas and Mindanao. “While I will agree...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines continues to extend a helping hand ORMOC CITY - CCP BOOK DONATION Like many of the public schools in the country, the teachers and staff of Ormoc City High School have been dealing with the immense challenges brought by the ongoing pandemic, particularly the...
DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of people calling the government's One Hospital Command Center to seek medical assistance is rising once again amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. The One...
The mission to realize a 12-minute travel time between the business hubs in the cities of Taguig and Pasig continues as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to complete the entire BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road by the third quarter of the year. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH)...
The Blas Ople Policy Center (Ople Center) believes that the Duterte administration will be appreciated retrospectively for its efforts against modern slavery, particularly on how it has affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has announced that a research and development center which seeks to increase competitiveness of the country’s garlic and other agri-food...
(MB/FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said it needs at least P100 million to expand its genome sequencing capacity in Visayas and Mindanao. “Itong ating prinopose ngayon ay para magkaroon ng sequencing sa ating ibang regions (What we are currently proposing is in order to have...
Indie and Alternative music this time! On July 23, The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) staged another concert billed as “The PPO Spotlight: Virtual Pocket Performance,” which streamed through the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) website. Ayesa Cruz on Violin and Madeline Jane...
