FDA The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is now accepting applications for special certification of self-administered COVID-19 home test kits. “As of today, we announce that we are accepting applications for Special Certification for COVID-19 self- administered or the home...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday said President Duterte’s refusal to apologize to drug war victims comes as no surprise saying history shows that tyrants and mass murderers never apologized for their crimes. Thus, De Lima said only history would judge Duterte for his crimes against...
President Duterte praised the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their sustained anti-illegal drug campaign in the country, even as he hoped that the law enforcers would continue their efforts in the coming months. President Rodrigo...
Despite concerns raised by human rights groups on drug-related killings, President Duterte stood firm in his stance not to apologize to the deaths that resulted from his administration’s drug war. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Malacañang photo) In his...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday, Jan. 4 that there is no ongoing shortage of paracetamol and other drugs for flu-like symptoms. A sign has been posted at a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila notifying people of out-of-stock medicines due to a shortage in supply amid another...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, Jan. 2, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) should be flexing the long arm of the law on real criminals and not on members of the political opposition like her. De Lima made the remark after the recent dismissal of a drug trafficking case against Kerwin...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Thursday, Dec. 30 said that strong foreign liaisons is a must in the government's war against illegal drugs. Lacson said this was the formula that he used in his law enforcement days to coordinate with other countries in preventing the entry of...
A total of 6,221 illegal drugs personalities were killed while 13,996 drug suspects were arrested since President Duterte launched an intensified campaign against illegal drugs. In its July 1, 2016 to Nov. 30, 2021 “Real Numbers’’ data, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that...
Vaccination of children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet started, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday, Dec. 27. A minor getting vaccinated at Lakeshore Hall in Taguig on Nov. 2. (Ali Vicoy) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP stressed Friday, Dec. 24, that the organization will relentlessly pursue its goal of ensuring persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and their personnel are drug-free. Photo from Supt. Xavier Solda's Twitter account BJMP spokesperson Superintendent...
(First of three parts) Despite being down to his last days in office, President Duterte continued to be one of the country's biggest newsmakers of 2021 as he faced issues from becoming a social media trending topic to the country's pandemic response. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill developed by pharmaceutical company MSD (also known as Merck). “Ito po yung Molnupiravir na ang kaniyang brand...
