Aiming to vaccinate 500 individuals, the “Bakuna Buses” of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) drive to Brgy. Binabag, Bogo City and Mabitac, Laguna on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “Safe at mabisa ang lahat ng mga bakuna dito sa Pilipinas (All vaccines here in the...
To say that medicine as a science and as a profession is essential in a time of pandemic is a huge understatement. It arms us against possible illnesses that could be worsened by COVID-19. It calms our nerves and makes us feel safe and our loved ones protected. That’s why it is just right to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Sept. 13, deployed its “Bakuna Bus” in Cagayan and in Cavite in line with its efforts to support the government in its national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination initiative. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) PRC’s “Bakuna Bus” were...
Editorial Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and commercial airline flights in the United States that killed 2,996 people, Filipinos join the rest of the world in reflecting on the continuing threats posed by terrorism. In July last year, Congress passed...
The entire Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link Project that connects business hubs in the cities of Pasig and Taguig will be completed this September, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. SOON TO OPEN-- The entire Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road...
Esports may have already introduced itself as the next big thing as its true potential has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the continuing restrictions worldwide, Esports ascended meteorically from being the distant future of sports to the sports of the present – boasting...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has designated a new hospital chief at the Victoriano Luna Medical Center, the military's highest echelon of care and its premiere health facility. Col. Manuel Fidel Magtira (left) takes command of the V. Luna Medical Center, replacing Col. Fatima Claire...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Patients who have mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being offered home care packages amid the hospital bed shortage in the country. "Meron naman po tayong mga ino-offer sa government, may mga home care package doon po natin sila nire-refer kung...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wards and critical care units of St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) have hit full capacity. St. Luke's Medical Center (Wikimedia) In a statement on Monday, Sept. 6, SLMC urged people experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to look for other healthcare facilities as its...
Two modular hospitals intended for moderate to severe cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao City were recently built within the government-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) The additional facilities were turned over to the hospital located in...
(UNSPLASH) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma on Friday, Sept. 3, advised the public not to be alarmed over the emergence of a number of coronavirus variants. "From the scientific perspective and epidemiology, importante itong mga variants na ito kasi nata-track...
PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER WEBSITE Eighty-three percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) random samples sequenced and analyzed in August were found to be of the highly transmissible Delta variant, Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma said on Friday, Sept. 3....
