An official from the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said Tuesday, Sept. 14, the success of granular lockdowns which will be piloted on Sept. 16 in Metro Manila will depend on how well local government units can implement them. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZBB, PCP...
Opposition congressmen on Friday, Sept. 11 chided presidential spokesman Harry Roque for berating doctors on the controversy surrounding government’s alleged indecisiveness on community quarantine impositions. Spokesman Harry Roque Roque was reported to have scolded medical experts for appealing...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) The outburst of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque against medical doctors during a recent meeting of the government’s pandemic task force was uncalled for, an official of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said. PCP...
A group of Filipino physicians said on Saturday, Sept. 4, that an India-like surge is possible in the Philippines as hospitals all over the country continue to fill up amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Philippine...
Amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, a group of doctors is weighing the pros and cons of asking for another "timeout." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo on Thursday, Sept. 2, Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) President Dr. Maricar...
Hospitals have started seeing the impacts of rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and admissions as the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant looms, the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said Thursday, July 22. (Unsplash) In an interview over DZBB, PCP President Dr. Maricar...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) has urged the government to maintain the quarantine restrictions imposed over Metro Manila as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remains high. (JANSEN ROMERO/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) PCP President Dr. Maricar Limpin said the number of...
Citing the Philippines' low inoculation rate, a health expert on Wednesday, May 26, said fully vaccinated senior citizens should still stay home "and be more patient." A vaccinator from the Manila Health Department Office inoculates a Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 to a senior citizen inside her...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Tuesday, May 4, reiterated that quarantine measures alone such as enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will not curb coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over...
Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) reiterated on Monday, May 3, its opposition to the prescription or use of Ivermectin for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention or treatment before more evidence of its efficacy is available. Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) Dr. Mario...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) maintained that people should wait for the results of the clinical trials of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin before it can be used for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) PCP Vice President Dr. Maricar...
