Former Vice President Jejomar Binay slammed on Monday the government's decision to cut the proposed 2022 budget of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ex-Vice President Jejomar Binay "In the proposed 2022 budget, PGH was allotted P5.67 billion, lower than the...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is seeking volunteer health workers to augment its manpower, its spokesperson said Thursday, Aug. 26. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Dr. Jonas del Rosario bared challenges with their "finite manpower," noting the...
The closure of the emergency room at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will likely to last for a week, its spokesperson said Wednesday, Aug. 25. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hopefully po sa loob ng mga isang linggo. Meron po diyan mga pa recover nadin. (Hopefully in about a week....
(Photo from Philippine Red Cross) With the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) strongly encouraged the public to be vaccinated as soon as possible to “beat the invisible enemy.” On Tuesday, Aug. 24, PRC Chairman and Chief...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Tuesday, Aug. 24, announced that it will temporarily stop accepting patients in its emergency room amid "record-high" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admissions. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) As of Tuesday, the largest...
Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) Majority of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients admitted at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) are unvaccinated, according to the hospital’s data issued on Monday, Aug. 16. The country’s biggest COVID-19 referral...
About 90 percent of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) are unvaccinated, its spokesperson said Sunday, Aug. 15. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang nakikita ko, 90 percent pa rin unvaccinated na nasa critical...
The majority of children who contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were admitted at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) recovered from the viral illness, the hospital's spokesperson said Sunday, Aug. 15. Philippine General Hospital (PNA) As of Sunday, PGH, the country's largest COVID-19...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) said Saturday, Aug. 14, that it will temporarily close its outpatient department (OPD) amid the increase in the number of coronavirus patients at the hospital. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons / MB file photo) In an advisory, the PGH announced...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Saturday, Aug. 14, announced that it will temporarily stop accepting non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) "PGH remains the COVID-19 Referral Center, and due to the growing number...
The Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) has failed to construct a hospital for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases despite receiving the funds for the project two years before the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic struck. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine This was...
As the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases rises, Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Thursday, August 12, said the public should wait for the government’s decision on allowing minors or those below 18 years old to get their COVID-19 jabs. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Since...
