Senatorial aspirant Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, Jan. 16, appealed to the national government to provide one RT-PCR machine per province as this will only cost around P10 million per unit. Senatorial aspirant Sorsogon Gov. Francis Escudero speaks during Vice President Leni...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 14 that it is looking to lower even more the price of its RT-PRC tests despite being the cheapest one around. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Right now we offer the best-priced RT-PCR test in the country,” PRC Chairman and Chief...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa has increased to more than 2,400 with the Department of Health saying that the likelihood that the highly transmissible Omicron variant is already in communities is very high. Data from the Muntinlupa City government showed...
A Chinese national was rescued from his kidnappers by a traffic-aide who heeded his shout for help Tuesday, Jan. 11, in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City police chief, identified the victim as Zhong Yanglei, 32, web-designer, and a resident of JAZZ Residences Tower A, Barangays Bangkal,...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and opposition senatorial bet Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Tuesday, Jan. 11, called on the Duterte government to provide free mass testing to Filipinos as the country suffers from the worst surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. Vice...
The Las Pinas City local government is still offering free COVID-19 testing to residents who want to determine whether or not they are infected with the virus. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government is offering free RT-PCR and antigen tests from Monday to Friday at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m....
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) of the Department of Tourism's (DOT) on Monday, Jan. 10, announced that it would stop processing the applications for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR test subsidy with Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) amid the increasing...
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed some of its personnel in Metro Manila to assist in the swab testing of people suspected to be carrying the deadly virus. A member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Task Group...
Two years into the pandemic should have been enough for the Philippine government to prepare for mass testing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Jan. 9. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “Iyong sa akin...
The Makati City local government on Friday, Jan. 7, announced the guidelines for free Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) COVID-19 test of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU). The local government made the move due to the increasing demand for free swab testing....
The Muntinlupa City government said it will require vaccination cards or negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results from people who want to visit city government offices. Muntinlupa Administrator Engr. Allan Cachuela issued a memorandum ordering security...
It was a reunion of some sort for Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters as they posed for their first family photo to celebrate the new year after they were placed under quarantine. COVID-FREE—Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters have reunited after completing their...
