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The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) stressed on Saturday, Dec. 11, urged laboratories in airports, ports of entry, and in various regions of the country to send additional samples for genome sequence given the imminent entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron. (Photo from the...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are committed to strengthen the country’s biosurveillance capacity. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña made...

Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday, August 1 urged the government to ramp up biosurveillance and genome sequencing to control the spread of new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants, particularly the Delta variant, which has wreaked havoc in at least two countries. With more cases of the Delta variant of...