Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas Filipino (ROFs) who will test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country are welcome to stay at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH). Mayor...
The Manila city government inaugurated the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine and Robotics Center in Sta. Ana Hospital on Monday, Jan. 17. The newest facility will focus primarily on providing physical therapy and rehabilitation to patients suffering paralysis. Screencap taken from Isko...
A total of 510 healthcare workers in Tala Hospital in Caloocan City are under quarantine due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the hospital said Monday, Jan. 17. Tala Hospital (Photo from DJNRMHS / DOH) In a virtual public briefing, Tala Hospital Director Dr. Alfonso Famaran Jr....
The Navotas City Hospital is set to complete its expansion and renovation this year, the hospital said on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Established in 2014, the Navotas City Hospital became the first-ever public hospital in the city that has served thousands of residents. “Habang patagal nang patagal,...
Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said Wednesday, Jan. 12, that vaccines are the "game-changer" in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Of course, the vaccination is probably the game-changer. The vaccination the...
A lot more health workers are currently infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) compared to the previous surge, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) director said Wednesday, Jan. 12. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC Philippines, Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said there are now 973...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon personally handed out 470 IV fluid bottles to diarrhea patients in medical tents just outside Siargao District Hospital, the organization said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (UST) is offering cheaper swab tests for its students, faculty members, and alumni anew. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, USTH announced that the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests will be discounted for its...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) clarified on Monday, Jan. 10, that only health workers who will test negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be allowed to work. (Unsplash) In an interview with CNN's The Source, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario made the clarification after...
The Navotas City Hospital will limit its services after several hospital staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Dahil apektado po ng COVID-19 ang ilan sa ating mga kawani sa Navotas City Hall, mas malilimitahan po ang mga serbisyong maaari nitong maihandog sa ngayon...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Spokesperson appealed to the Filipinos to stay home for at least two weeks to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think ang dapat talaga ay tighter implementation. Kahit...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will start limiting admissions of non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid manpower woes as the number of virus patients increases, its spokesperson said Sunday, Jan. 9. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) In an...
