The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) launched its 99th blood facility on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that has the capability to cater to the blood needs of fourteen barangays in Novaliches. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tumitigil ang pangangailangan ng dugo (The need for blood does not...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking to open vaccination sites in various transport terminals such as rail lines, airports, and seaports nationwide as part of efforts to encourage more people to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 'WE VAX AS ONE' —...
In a move that will make the quarantine process less tedious for returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has allowed quarantine hotels to function, too, as isolation facilities for those who will test positive for the...
Malacañang said it was up to the discretion of the local government units (LGUs) whether to bring an entire family hit with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to a facility or let them undergo quarantine in their own house. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Hotels that serve as quarantine facilities for individuals who recently returned from abroad aren't completely absolved from legal action despite President Duterte's statements, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Ralph Darabos/ Unsplash) Nograles, the acting...
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) established a state-of-the-art facility to monitor radiation exposures in the human body in a bid to ensure the safety of nuclear workers and radiotherapy patients. (PNRI/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST...
A third COVID-19 quarantine facility in Marikina City was recently opened in preparation for the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, Jan. 3, Teodoro said the facility, which was previously closed when cases began to...
The Philippine Red Cross has inaugurated a new blood collecting unit in Nasugbu, Batangas on Monday, Dec. 20. Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon led the inauguration of the blood station facility which will serve the municipalities of Taal, Lemery,...
A boat repair facility funded through a foreign military financing grant was recently constructed at the Naval Station Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) The facility will be utilized by the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Assault Boat Battalion. It was...
The first-ever face mask production facility in Northern Luzon has been launched, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said Safetech by Modulhaus Incorporated, in partnership with DOST I,...
The Philippine environment department has led other Asian countries in the second climate fund replenishment talks as they sought funding support for developing countries to meet the 2030 international environmental goals. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy Cimatu said...
Since its establishment in October 2020, the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “1st Science for the People-Smart Food Value Chain Facility and Manufacturing Village” in Tuburan, Cebu has benefited 250 farmers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST said its first ever on-site...
