FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits that were procured last year were not nearly expired. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that the COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits have a six months shelf life. "Nung panahon na iyon, lahat po...
The Las Pinas City government announced that 24/7 COVID-19 hotline numbers are now open to serve residents and help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said residents who exhibit the symptoms of the virus can call the COVID-19 hotline number for a free phone...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 21, that the RT-PCR test is still considered as the gold standard in detecting the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The DOH emphasizes that RT-PCR testing remains to be the gold standard for confirming the presence of...
While it strongly stands by the integrity of the results issued by its molecular laboratories, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 21, acknowledged the possibility of false positive results “since no test is 100 percent accurate.” (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año remained mum on Vice-President Leni Robredo's criticism that the department is more focused on scare tactics on individuals who refused to undergo coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) swab test than convincing them to do...
Budget-airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) said that all Hong Kong-bound passengers need to undergo antigen testing at the airport before their scheduled flight. 0917 TBB for HKG According to CEB, the airline has began the Test Before Boarding (TBB) program for Hong Kong-bound passengers as part of the its...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that positive results from rapid antigen tests are not yet included in the daily tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. “Pinag-aaralan pa ito ng mas maayos. Soon, sana maayos na at madagdag na sa counts natin...
KABUL, Afghanistan – Having conquered Afghanistan, the Taliban now face the formidable task of keeping the peace within their own ranks and running a country on the brink of ruin, experts say. Members of the Taliban walk inside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul on September 16, 2021. (AFP)...
Individuals with symptoms or in close contact with COVID-positive patients who refused to be tested for the virus risk themselves of imprisonment or other appropriate penalties, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned. DILG Sec. Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) DILG Sec....
The second overseas internet voting test run will be held from Sept. 18 to 20. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold the test run this time involving the system of Smartmatic. In an online press briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 15, Comelec Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) Director...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), will resume the subsidized reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for approved domestic tourists in Metro Manila starting Wednesday, Sept. 8. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This, after...
Civic leaders in San Juan City have launched the first of a series of swab testing for public transport drivers to keep residents safe from the ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. San Juan City- Swab The Rotary Club of San Juan Del Monte District 3800 selected tricycle drivers in the city as the...
