Malacañang recognized the need to add more funds to improve the capacity of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to trace the different coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (RTVM Screenshot) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
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...
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...
(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...
Two lawmakers on Monday, July 26 vowed to pursue a legislation that would strengthen the capacity of the country's lone genome center to help detect new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants and improve the government's response capabilities during a pandemic. Senator Sonny Angara, who earlier filed...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo The Theta (P.3) variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer part of the list of “variants of interest” of the World Health Organization (WHO), an official of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said. PGC Director Dr. Eva...
(PIXABAY) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma on Wednesday, July 7, said it is difficult to say now if Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the next few months. "Whether or not we are Delta resilient, mahirap po...
(PIXABAY) The new Lambda variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has so far spread to 30 countries, has been declared a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma said the Lambda variant has become "an...
FILE PHOTO The Beta variant is the most "common" variant among the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive samples that were subjected to genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “ na po ang pinaka karaniwan ngayon na nakikita sa biosurveillance, umaabot po ng 21.1 percent...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is hoping to increase its whole genome sequencing capability to better track the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants across the Philippines. PGC Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma said they can...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) urged Wednesday, June 23, the government to tighten its response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic amid concerns on the Delta variant. The proper implementation of the different measures on COVID-19...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) on Monday, June 21, said it has not yet seen a community transmission in the country brought by the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant first detected in India. "Sa ngayon, meron tayong 17 all-in-all na mga...
