By Faith Argosino A close encounter with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 can be inevitable, especially for people who need to work or run errands outside their homes. That’s why the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Disease (IATF) requires people to use face mask,...
And so accessible, too! Regular testing to check if COVID-19 has infected any of our loved ones is a must, and we know all too well how important it is to do this on a constant basis. Watsons now sells FDA-certified COVID-19 antigen test kits with price points ranging from P399 to P500, and is...
Bohol, Roxas, Mandaue and Cebu cities have joined the list of destinations which scrapped RT-PCR or Antigen testing as a travel requirement. filipino-airline-offers-covid-cover Effective Oct. 25, fully-vaccinated travelers bound for the Province of Bohol may just present a Vaccination Certificate...
The provincial government of Aklan is planning to lift the RT-PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated tourists visiting Boracay Island by next month, Governor Florencio Miraflores said on Friday, Oct. 22. Kids swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday, Oct. 22 welcomed the result of the investigation of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on the reported 48 “false positive” patients that were tested at the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chapter in Subic. In a 28-page report sent to the PRC last...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is batting for relaxed quarantine protocols for Filipinos visitors originating from North America. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has tweaked the rules for the so-called "green lanes" for passengers arriving from abroad effective Oct. 14, 2021. Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Philippine's main gateway (Photo from PNA) Harry Roque,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) donated on Tuesday, Oct 12, a total of 1,500 Abbott Panbio coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Ag Rapid Antigen Test Kits to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR). Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to meet with representatives from various government agencies in the health sector to discuss the possible inclusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests in the reimbursable costs of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). (FILE...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 8, the development of test kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Central Luzon. (Photo from Freepik.com/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the project was funded by DOST-III...
Fully vaccinated individuals from Metro Manila, regardless of age, are now allowed to travel in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Kids swim at the famous beachfront of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
The registered examinees of the cancelled March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in the National Capital Region (NCR) have until October 31 to file their Request for Refund Form (RRF), and that the payout will be conducted until Dec. 31 this year. Civil Service...
