Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Monday, July 26 expressed hope President Duterte will move to make COVID-19 testing free or at least affordable for the people. Garin, a former health secretary, aired her expectation as Duterte addresses the nation in his last State of the Nation...
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is prepared to provide full security for President Duterte and help ensure the smooth and safe conduct of his State of the Nation Address (SONA) this Monday. Members of the Presidential Security Group secure the presidential helicopter as part of the simulation...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) warned the public on Monday, July 19, against a false website claiming that its medical personnel are conducting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests for a certain fee. The false website that claims PCG medical personnel to conduct coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Contractual workers strongly rejected on Monday, July 19, the practice of having their coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) swab tests done only in the facilities chosen by the companies they are applying at. Factory worker Paul Suarez of Bulacan claimed that the swab test in the company-accredited...
With the “successful and smooth” conduct of its Career Service Examination Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in some regions on Sunday, July 18, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is hoping to hold another test before year ends. CSE-PPT at the Mindanao State University- Tawi-Tawi College of...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Friday, July 16 urged health facilities to lower the cost of their swab tests to encourage more people to travel and hasten the recovery of the tourism industry from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero/ File...
DAVAO CITY - The city government of Davao will still require inbound flight passengers to show an RT-PCR negative test requirement even as local government units were given by the prerogative by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to utilize...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has postponed the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) initially scheduled on July 18 in 18 testing centers in selected regions as a precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Civil Service Commission (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The...
Following concerns from experts and local government units (LGUs), the national pandemic task force has allowed LGUs to keep requiring a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result for fully vaccinated travelers but said vaccination cards were still a sufficient...
After receiving reports of unauthorized booking sites circulating online, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, July 8, urged the public to be more vigilant when it comes to booking for their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. Philippine Red Cross asks the public to beware of booking...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) launched an “aggressive” prevention campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid to provide accurate information to different sectors and establishments, which will jumpstart the reopening of the economy. (OVP/Facebook) In a Facebook post,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, July 6, pushed for regular coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) relaxed its restriction by not requiring Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for interzonal travel for fully-vaccinated...
